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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese man wanted by Interpol on smuggling charge [Vietnam News] Vietnam tuna auctioned in Japan at high prices [Vietnam Net] EVN boosts implementation of nuclear power plant projects [Hanoi Times]
Asia
In university classrooms across Taiwan, students are beginning to opt for Vietnamese language courses in an effort to further their careers.
Health
As the world's second largest consumer of instant noodles – Vietnam chows down on 5.2 billion packs of the pre-cooked blocks every year – this may be hard news to swallow, but studies show that consuming instant noodles regularly can increase your risk of metabolic changes linked to heart disease and stroke.
Music & Arts
Between Christmas and Tet, everything slows down in Saigon's art world, but a few venues have still found time to put on new shows. Here is some of our favorite work from the holiday season's exhibitions.
Vietnam
As the capital's metro construction continues, Hanoi will say goodbye to more of its trees.
Film & TV
For his first-ever feature film, Truong Minh Quy spent two months waiting around for it to rain.
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Asia
In a strange, true-life version of Lars and the Real Girl , regional carrier Thai Smile airways recently began permitting its passengers to purchase airline tickets for their “child angel” dolls, only to have the decision reversed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
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Architecture
Saigon's buildings come in every configuration imaginable. Whether squeezed into impossibly small spaces or built on misshapen plots of land, the city's tube houses present a unique and interesting challenge to local architects.
Saigon
Good news for the selfie-takers of Saigon: free WiFi will be available at several locations across the city during Tet's holiday festivities.
Saigon
This week was off to a strange start, what with snow blanketing northern Vietnam and Nghe An and Isaac Newton's brief stint as a Vietnamese alchemist .
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Culture
Oh, YouTube. You have brought us such joy: from turtle sex to the “apparently” kid , countless bad lip readings to one Antoine Dodson , the entertainment never ends. And now, through the power of your magical, mystical online library of user-generated content, there is a Vietnamese-language cover of Drake's “Hotline Bling”.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
There are three kinds of people in this world: early birds, night owls and the perpetually tired. Try as I might to adapt, I am the third.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Almost 2,000 cattle die in cold weather in northern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Strong FDI inflows to drive Vietnam's economy this year: forecast [Thanh Nien] AirAsia launches Penang-HCM City direct flights [VoV]
Travel
With one five-star train already in service, Saigon Railway Transport JSC recently added a new set of high-end trains to the country's north-south line.
Tech
In what some believe is a last-ditch attempt to offload its remaining stock, Vietnamese tech outfit Bkav is offering local smartphone users the opportunity to trade in their old Apple, Samsung and HTC products for a brand-new Bphone.
Eat & Drink
Set foot inside the newly opened southern branch of Cong Caphe and you'll instantly feel like a giant. The endless array of tchotchke lining its concrete walls and wooden shelves – transistor radios, chipped tin cups and a forest worth of vintage books – shrink the retro space. Above the crowded bar and main cafe area, a creaky wooden loft houses low-rise folding chairs, their seat cushions covered in a bright, '70s-style floral pattern, and each distressed wooden table looks like it's been around since the war era.
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Travel
In addition to a pretty impressive 3D rendering of Hong Kong's skyline , courtesy of Google, armchair travelers can now experience the city from up above.
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Vietnam
While it wasn't completely out of the ordinary for Sapa tourists to celebrate the mountain town's recent snowfall , last weekend's biggest weather-related surprise turned out to be in the north-central province of Nghe An, where residents experienced the area's first snowfall on record.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Foreign sailor saved in Ba Ria – Vung Tau [Vietnam Net] Saudi Arabian legislator to visit Vietnam [VoV] Vietnam index posts biggest jump in nearly 4 years [Reuters]
Vietnam
Physicist, mathematician, alchemist: all three of these words have been used to describe 17th-century Englishman Sir Isaac Newton .
Health
In an effort to quash the potentially fatal illness for good, billionaire Bill Gates and British finance minister George Osborne are pledging £3 billion (US$4.28 billion) to fight malaria around the world.
Arts & Culture
Last month, Cambodia opened the doors to a brand-new Angkorian attraction.
Development
As downtown progress on the Saigon Metro inches along , Dong Nai officials are hoping to extend Line 1 beyond the city limits.
Saigon
In an effort to clear crippling traffic, Saigon's Department of Transportation has agreed to a proposal set forth by airport officials that will begin treating Tan Son Nhat's roads – including the paths which run to and from each terminal – in the same manner as regular city streets, reports VnExpress .
