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Travel
Numerous cases of stolen property have been reported at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport, prompting VietJet to lodge a complaint with airport authorities and an increasing distrust among passengers.
Vietnam
Half of Vietnam’s population infected with parasitic worms: doctor [Tuoi Tre] 3,000-Year-Old Axes Found in Vietnam [Archaeology] Vietnam seen becoming more competitive regionally [VOV]
Development
With the approval of a US$124 million World Bank loan, it looks like things are finally coming together for Saigon’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system.
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Heritage
We’re back with another set of our “Then and Now” photos which contrast old images of Saigon with their present day counterparts. For a much larger collection, head over to the Saïgon-Chợ Lớn Then & Now Facebook group , a collaboration between Saigoneer and Historic Vietnam .
Development
As Vietnam continues on its long, arduous path toward nuclear power, experts have highlighted the need for a sound nuclear waste disposal policy.
Development
Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor of the Hà Nội: CAPITAL City photo book. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll be giving you an overview of the book's fantastic photos and stories. Today, we’ll take a closer look at the final chapter: Soul of the capital city.
Saigon
The World Records Association (WRA) has completed the verification process and officially confirmed Saigon’s 122-year-old Nguyen Thi Tru, as the world’s oldest woman.
Vietnam
Vietnam probes child trafficking after Guardian's shocking exposé [Thanh Nien] Vietnam’s “chaebols”: The rich and mysterious family of Vingroup [Vietnam Net] WB to help Vietnam’s economic hub with greener transport [VOV]
Saigon
Before Saigon begins to demolish the 150-year-old French-built sewers that lie under the streets of District 1, it looks like the city is allowing select camera crews into the leaky, cockroach-infested caverns.
Food Culture
Vice’ s food-focused arm, Munchies , recently profiled banh mi in Hanoi and presented a set of sandwiches that made us tremble with jealousy. While we’re neither accredited banh mi connoisseurs nor frequent visitors to the capital, it sure looks like Hanoi has us beat when it comes to the country’s best banh mi.
Asia
US surveillance imagery taken last month found two pieces of Chinese artillery deployed on one of the artificial islands the country is developing in the East Sea.
Saigon
With so many old buildings being destroyed in the name of development, it's encouraging to learn that one of the city's oldest communal houses, the Đình Tân An at 26 Bis Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm in Đa Kao, has recently been given a second chance.
Saigon
Last week, customs officers at Saigon’s Cat Lai Port found millions of dollars worth of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of wood pallets from South America.
Vietnam
Female DJs overcome prejudices to play music, earn living in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam’s int’l tourist numbers down for 12th straight month [Tuoi Tre] US defense secretary to ask Vietnam to end land reclamation [Washington Post]
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Environment
Last Tuesday, residents living along Saigon’s Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe canal woke up to the foul odor of dead fish.
Travel
Pancake-flat roads criss-cross the Mekong Delta’s intricate water world of swamplands and paddy fields. Littered with exotic fruit orchards, sugar-cane groves and sleepy roadside cafés, it is a perfect landscape for touring cyclists. Away from the bustling traffic of Highway 1A, linking Saigon to Can Tho, the pace of life slows considerably and shady coconut palms beckon.
Vietnam
A new reinforced concrete bridge that spans the 28th Canal in Long An Province collapsed on Wednesday, 14 days after it opened.
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Culture
If you’re unfamiliar with On the Roofs (OTR), a group of Russian photographers who double as adrenaline junkies, you need only know one thing – they’re not afraid of heights.
Travel
As Vietnam suffers from nearly a year of decline in international tourists, local tourism officials have called on the government to grant visa waivers for all nationalities from July to December.
Vietnam
Vietnam, China back South Korea’s opposition to Japan’s UNESCO bid [Japan Times] Vietnam puts the squeeze on counterfeit goods [DTI] Viet Nam needs more apartments for low-income individuals [Vietnam News]
Music & Arts
Oscar Wilde, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Samuel Beckett, Rajiv Joseph and now Tennessee Williams - those are some of the figures whose literary works have been brought to Saigon by the only professional English language theatrical company in town, Dragonfly Theater Company .
Development
Local architecture firm, 07Beach , has become the go-to choice for many of Saigon’s best Japanese restaurants. After the completion of the minimalist 4P’s Bar and Ramen Bar Suzuki , the firm’s main designer, Joe Chikamori, is back at it, transforming a typical Vietnamese building into a slick-looking sushi bar in District 1.
Culture
While smart addiction has become rampant across the globe, the scourge seems to be particularly acute in Vietnam.
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Asia
If you thought the Saigon heat was bad, take solace in the fact that you don’t live in Southern India where a recent heat wave has resulted in over 1,000 deaths and melting streets.
