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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . City chairman: Economy back to stable growth [Saigon Times] HCM City to spend VND 50 billion on pagoda restoration [DTI] Logistics upgrade a must to integrate [Vietnam News]
Saigon
The Artists' Pagoda (Chùa Nghệ Sĩ, also known as Nhựt Quang Tự or Phật Quang Tự) and Cemetery in Gò Vấp is the last resting place for practitioners of cải lương ("Reformed Opera"), a popular form of traditional music theatre from the south. It currently has over 350 graves and nearly 500 columbarium compartments for cremation ashes.
![[Photos] The Bike Blanket is Taking Hanoi by Storm](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/GJwudaDb.jpg)
Culture
While Vietnamese people are well versed in sun protection gear , a new niche product has become an increasingly common sight on Hanoi’s roads – the bike blanket (think Snuggie for motorbikes).
Music & Arts
Ngo Van Sac presents a fragmented and polarized reality in his latest solo exhibition In Opposite 2 . Magic and reality, tradition and capitalism, nature and fabrication are the opposing elements that Sac uses to establish a symbiosis between man and nature.
![[Photos] Massive 70kg Mushroom Found In Nghe An, Expected to Sell for $5,000](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/7ZFAps8b.jpg)
Vietnam
A huge Lingzhi mushroom was found by a lumberjack in Nghe An Province's Tuong Duong District and is expected to sell for a hefty sum of US$5,000.
Vietnam
Earlier this month, the vice chairman of Saigon's Culture and Sports Department, Ton Thanh, announced that the city is considering a proposal to protect parts of the historic Ba Son Shipyard .
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . HCM City leads in FDI projects [DTI] Airbus wants aircraft parts factory set up in VN [Vietnam Net] PM Dung arrives in Paris for UN Climate Change Conference [VoV]
Saigon Hẻm Gems
Walking into this temple of bún bò Huế , I was surprised the lady recognized me from my last visit from quite a while back. Even with my attempt at growing a beard for no-shave November, god has blessed her with a good memory and some serious cooking skills.
Travel
Vietnam’s tourism sector has had a strong showing in November with 723,740 international arrivals, a 12.9% increase over October and 20.4% compared to the same time period last year.
![[Video] This Animated MV Made by Local Artists Will Give You All the Feels](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/lJ2sKg5b.jpg)
Music & Arts
Animated with beautiful black and white watercolor illustrations, the music video for 00:00 not only provides a stimulating visual experience, but also shows off the creative skills of a group of young Vietnamese creatives - Dat Phan, Tuan Jerry, Nguyen Hao, Nguyen Kei and Pham Tran Phuong, singer/songwriter of 00:00 .
Saigon
It will be a bit harder than usual to navigate District 1 Saturday morning as Saigon will be holding a major fire drill necessitating the closure of a number of major streets.
Health
Agent Orange contamination , along with unexploded ordnance (UXOs), have proven to be the two most harmful legacies of the American War in terms of public health. While experts say it could take an estimated 300 years to clear 800,000 tons of UXOs in Vietnam, Japan may have just found the key to cleaning up soil tainted by Agent Orange, the chemical defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program.
Saigon
When enjoying a hot pot there are plenty of ingredients one can expect to pull from its murky broth. A rat, however, is not one of them.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Vietnam's Jan-Nov FDI inflow to hit record high of $13.2 bln [Reuters] In Vietnam, public servants, unskilled workers drink alcohol, beer most [Tuoi Tre] HCMC to borrow US$800 million for three big projects next year [SGGP]
![[Video] Vietnamese Director’s Animated Film Makes Oscar Shortlist](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/xtIbhcMb.jpg)
Film & TV
Saigon-born, Paris-based director Nguyen Phuong Mai has struck gold with her professional cinematic debut. Her short film, My Home will compete with nine others for an Oscar nod this year.
Food Culture
With all the talk of tainted noodles in Saigon , we’re always on the lookout for alternative sources of bún . One Japanese textile company is experimenting with a technology that may provide such a substitute.
Vietnam
These 18 old postcards of Da Lat provide a flashback to the early twentieth century, a time when healthy pine trees shaded the town’s valleys and streets, while magnificent villas graced its hills.
Vietnam
Though the scourge of sexual harassment is well documented in Vietnam (to the point where Hanoi has considered launching gender-specific busses ), its ugly cousin, domestic violence, is an even more serious problem, according to a joint United Nations and Vietnamese govenment report.
Culture
Vietnam seems to play second fiddle to its more developed SE Asian neighbors when it comes to sporting events. In what is hopefully a signal of this trend’s reversal, the World Skateboarding Federation (WSF) has announced that Da Nang will host the first-ever Southeast Asia Skateboarding Championships in 2016.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Punishment for bad customs officials urged [DTI] Decree eases foreign investment red tape [DTI] Tale of Kieu published in Nom script [Vietnam News]
![[Photos] The World’s Fattest Cat May Live in Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/8GIAakIb.jpg)
Vietnam
Vietnam already boasts the world’s oldest woman and largest cave . Well, now you can add Miu, the fattest cat in all the land to the country's record list.
Vietnam
In addition to setting its sights on the Vietnamese market, Google has added a bit of local flavor to its sprawling Mountain View, California headquarters.
Travel
In what may be a push to compensate for poor mixed airport rankings earlier this year , Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a proposal that will allow Vietnam’s international airports to install slot machines to entertain waiting passengers.
Food Culture
If your fantasies involve droves of white-clad socialites showing up to a secret location to dine and drink, Le Dîner en Blanc should be right up your alley.
