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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . UAE eyes Vietnam’s untapped potential [The National] Vietnam becoming a magnet for technology firms, but problems persist [Thanh Nien]
![[Video] Filmmaker Explores the Fading Tradition of Vietnamese Funeral Singers](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/4jCklutb.jpg)
Film & TV
Trapped among Vietnam's fast-fading cultural markers is its funereal music. Passed down for generations, these slow, melancholy songs are a mainstay at Vietnamese funerals, ushering the dead comfortably into the afterlife. As the saying goes: “The living need light, the dead need music.”
![[Photos] New Golden River Renderings Show Saigon Waterfront's Future](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/LbDUbOpb.jpg)
Development
The historic Ba Son Shipyard and its colonial warehouses have officially been wiped off the map, leaving Vinhomes with a blank canvas for its massive Golden River development. Recently, the real estate giant laid out the broad strokes of the waterfront development in a new set of renderings.
Development
Saigon city officials are mulling a VND122 billion (US$5.35 million) project to fully revamp Binh Tay, the 88-year-old market in the heart of District 6’s Chinatown.
Vietnam
Government officials will announce the official cause of central Vietnam's mass fish death on Wednesday, June 29.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Ghenh Bridge opens to traffic, resumes North-South railway [SGGP] Protecting Vietnamese children from online abuse [Vietnam News]
![[Photos] Saigon Loses Another Centenarian Villa](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/WjXZcvSb.jpg)
Heritage
Yesterday morning, another turn-of-the-century colonial villa met its demise.
Asia
A disturbing new report compiled by journalist Ethan Gutmann, human rights lawyer David Matas and former Canadian politician David Kilgour suggests China is harvesting the organs of its political prisoners.
Development
Hanoi's government is seeking over US$14 billion in investment to renovate and rebuild 10 old apartment buildings.
Eat & Drink
When Starbucks first opened its doors in Vietnam in 2013, a slight panic was in the air. From abroad, news outlets wondered whether the global coffee giant could adapt to Vietnam's unique coffee culture; at home, alarmists worried about being taken out by a bigger, stronger outfit, while larger local coffee moguls like Trung Nguyen remained unfazed .
Film & TV
VICE , the snarky, millenial-focused media outlet, is going global.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese entrepreneur wins first place in US competition [Vietnam News] Manchester United players to visit HCMC [SGGP]
Asia
As the Japanese government struggles to spur the country's marriage rate, even resorting to matchmaking in some cases, Japan's wedding industry is flourishing thanks to foreign couples.
![[Photos] Form and Function: Dong Nai's LT House](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/smUEDGJb.jpg)
Architecture
In Dong Nai province's residential Long Thanh District, the LT House is a modest dwelling where form and function come together to create a practical and aesthetically pleasing space out of simple materials.
Asia
Amid pressure from animal rights activists, China’s southern city of Yulin commenced its 10-day dog meat festival on June 21.
![[Photos] #WeAreSaigoneer: Instagram Shots of the Week](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/5YvABPlb.jpg)
Arts & Culture
From Saigon market vendors to sunsets on the shores of Con Dao, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Development
In an effort to decrease traffic congestion near Tan Son Nhat International Airport, city officials are considering the construction of a VND15 trillion (US$672.6 million) overpass.
![[Photos] 57 New Caves Discovered in Quang Binh](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/dhGDm6Yb.jpg)
Travel
A team of international experts has uncovered a slew of new caves in Vietnam, adding to the country’s already impressive subterranean collection.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
You can really stretch a dollar in this country. That's two cà phê sữa đá or two bánh mì , a couple liters of bia hơi , a xe ôm ride, a well-bargained souvenir, enough snacks to constitute a meal or a steaming hot bowl of phở .
Asia
Six Vietnamese men have been arrested in Japan for melon theft.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam, Laos boost cooperation in scientific research [VietnamNet] Small size, low-cost Indian auto imports skyrocket [SGGP]
![[Photos] Saigon's Convenience Craze: How Corporate Chains Are Creating New Space for Civic Life](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/g6RudG7b.jpg)
Culture
In little more than a few years, convenience store chains have taken the city by storm. You can now find a Circle K, Vin Mart, Family Mart, B’s Mart or Mini-Stop on almost every street in the city packed with brightly colored snacks and fluorescent-lit refrigerators.
Asia
In 2015, some 9,000 people in Vietnam died in traffic accidents. Our Thai neighbors, however, faced even greater danger on the road last year with a traffic-related death toll of 24,000. As a result, the Thai government has come up with a rather macabre way to rectify this problem: sending drunk drivers to the morgue.
![[Video] Americans Fail at Eating Vietnamese Food, Love It Anyway](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/ZMIWOYXb.jpg)
Food Culture
There are a handful of universal truths in life. For instance:
