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Vietnam Releases Code of Conduct Regarding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Vietnam

Vietnam Releases Code of Conduct Regarding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Vietnam has taken the first step to address its weak sexual harassment laws with the release of its first-ever code of conduct on Monday.

SaigoneerMay 28, 2015
Morning News Roundup: Street Vendors Fined For Overcharging Foreign Tourists In HCMC

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Street Vendors Fined For Overcharging Foreign Tourists In HCMC

Vietnam pulls plug on resort part of project that threatens Nha Trang ecosystem [Tuoi Tre] Ho Chi Minh City in $66mn profit sharing dispute over Phu My Hung [Tuoi Tre] CAAV plan seeks to tighten baggage security [Vietnam News]

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SaigoneerMay 28, 2015
Saigon Will Evacuate 250,000 People For Level 10+ Storms

Saigon

Saigon Will Evacuate 250,000 People For Level 10+ Storms

Saigon officials have authorized an evacuation plan that calls for the evacuation of 250,000 residents ahead of violent storms.

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015
[Photos] How Saigonese Flew In 1965

Saigon

[Photos] How Saigonese Flew In 1965

These photos taken by American photographer, Bill Eppridge, in 1965 capture a day in the life at Tan Son Nhat Airport’s civilian terminal. The original airport, little more than a landing strip, was built by the French in the 1930’s near the village of Tan Son Nhat which was, at the time, far outside of the city limits.

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015
Vietnamese Tech Firm Unleashes 'the Best Smartphone in the World'

Tech

Vietnamese Tech Firm Unleashes 'the Best Smartphone in the World'

Vietnamese tech company, Bkav has unveiled the Bphone, a smartphone that the firm’s CEO has ambitiously dubbed “the best smartphone in the world.”

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015
[Video] Deteriorating Saigon Highway Has Become A Potential Death Trap

Saigon

[Video] Deteriorating Saigon Highway Has Become A Potential Death Trap

Peaks and valleys. This may be the best way to describe the condition of Saigon’s East-West Highway that has become a potentially deadly obstacle course for drivers.

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese People Spend Over US$12 Mil Daily On Car Imports

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese People Spend Over US$12 Mil Daily On Car Imports

'Stop Using Rhino Horn' denies link with stats on horn buyers in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam should give visa fee waiver to all tourists in Jul-Dec: official [Tuoi Tre] 8 foreign companies caught using pirated software in Vietnam: report [Thanh Nien]

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015
Vietnam's Undersea Internet Cable Down Yet Again

Vietnam

Vietnam's Undersea Internet Cable Down Yet Again

Hopefully you enjoyed the last 14 days of unfettered internet access because Vietnam’s notoriously fragile section of the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) cable has faltered once again.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015
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Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - Urban Transport

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Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - Urban Transport

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 fifth chapter: Urban Transportation.

HHenning HilbertMay 26, 2015
[Video] What Happens When Vietnamese Try to Use a Condom for the First Time

Health

[Video] What Happens When Vietnamese Try to Use a Condom for the First Time

You know sex education in Vietnam is lacking when a group of 20-somethings struggle mightily to unfurl a condom.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015
Vietnamese Are the Most Frugal Consumers in the World: Nielsen

Vietnam

Vietnamese Are the Most Frugal Consumers in the World: Nielsen

According to a report released last Wednesday by market research company, Nielsen, Vietnamese consumers are the world’s thriftiest.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015
[Photos] Dong Nai Farmer Breeds Mussels That Produce Buddha And Jesus-Shaped Pearls

Music & Arts

[Photos] Dong Nai Farmer Breeds Mussels That Produce Buddha And Jesus-Shaped Pearls

When we talk about humans harnessing nature, it is often on a macro scale, such as dams, solar arrays and reservoirs. One Vietnamese farmer has found a more subtle, but nonetheless impressive way of bending nature to his will - Buddha And Jesus-shaped pearls.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015
Delegation Of U.S. Senators To Visit Vietnam This Week

Vietnam

Delegation Of U.S. Senators To Visit Vietnam This Week

John McCain And Jack Reed will lead a delegation of American senators to Vietnam later this week to meet with government officials.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015
Morning News Roundup: HCMC All Set For Illegal Street Racing Season

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: HCMC All Set For Illegal Street Racing Season

Thailand's Amata nears key approval for $500 mln Vietnam project [Reuters] Three sites suggested for new nuclear reactor in Vietnam [Vietnam Net] River-encroaching project poses threat to Ho Chi Minh City water supply safety [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015
Nha Trang To Be “More Beautiful Than Hawaii," "More Developed Than Hong Kong": Official

Development

Nha Trang To Be “More Beautiful Than Hawaii," "More Developed Than Hong Kong": Official

Officials have big plans in store for Nha Trang, presenting an urban development plan that they claim would make the coastal city “more beautiful than Hawaii” and “more developed than Hong Kong.”

SaigoneerMay 25, 2015
Saigon To Demolish 150-Year-Old Sewer In District 1

Saigon

Saigon To Demolish 150-Year-Old Sewer In District 1

When the French turned Saigon into an urban center towards the turn of the 19 th century, they used the most modern infrastructure technologies available at the time. After 150 years, one of their greatest urban achievements, the city’s sewer system, has fallen into a state of disrepair and sections of it will soon be demolished.

SaigoneerMay 25, 2015
London’s Little Barrie Returns to Saigon

Music & Arts

London’s Little Barrie Returns to Saigon

Rock and R&B band, Little Barrie , will return for the second time in as many years this Wednesday at Cargo Bar. The three-piece band - Barrie Cadogan (Primal Scream), Vigil Howe and Lewis Wharton - was one of the first bands introduced to Saigonese audiences by the restless and resourceful organiser Loud Minority .

SSeamus ButlerMay 25, 2015
Report Finds 77% Decrease in Vietnamese Rhino Horn Buyers

Environment

Report Finds 77% Decrease in Vietnamese Rhino Horn Buyers

It looks like the anti-rhino horn campaigns are finally paying off in Vietnam with a new report finding that there has been a 77% decrease in domestic buyers and a 66% drop in the number of people who think the horns possess medicinal value.

SaigoneerMay 25, 2015
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Rejects Copycat Claim On Design Of $18.7bn Airport

Vietnam

Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Rejects Copycat Claim On Design Of $18.7bn Airport

Tracking shisha trading rings in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam rejects copycat claim on design of $18.7bn airport [Tuoi Tre] Ho Chi Minh City ordered to fix dangerous defect on multi-million dollar road [Thanh Nien]

SaigoneerMay 25, 2015
Saigoneer Sunday Rewind

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Saigoneer Sunday Rewind

Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.

SaigoneerMay 24, 2015
[Photos] Inside Vietnam's Only Nuclear Reactor

Tech

[Photos] Inside Vietnam's Only Nuclear Reactor

Vietnam has operated a nuclear reactor on-and-off since 1963 when the Americans helped create the Da lat Nuclear Research Institute. There, a General Atomics-built TRIGA-Mark II reactor was installed and operated until the outbreak of the American War when it was dismantled.

SaigoneerMay 22, 2015
Walk Through Son Doong Cave With These Incredible 3D Panoramas

Travel

Walk Through Son Doong Cave With These Incredible 3D Panoramas

Amidst the live telecasts and drone videos of Son Doong Cave that have been making international headlines in recent months, National Geographic has quietly released an insane set of 3D panoramas that basically serve as a subterranean version of Google Street View.

SaigoneerMay 22, 2015
Fake Rice Made With Plastic Has Allegedly Made Its Way To Vietnam

Health

Fake Rice Made With Plastic Has Allegedly Made Its Way To Vietnam

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about when it comes to local food safety, reports have surfaced that fake, plastic-based rice may have found its way into our food supply.

SaigoneerMay 22, 2015
[Photos] New Renderings Of Binh Thanh District’s Central Park Complex

Development

[Photos] New Renderings Of Binh Thanh District’s Central Park Complex

Between the Saigon and Thu Thiem bridges in Binh Thanh District sits a large plot from which steel skeletons are slowly emerging. If things go according to plan, by 2017, a massive, dense urban area will rise from this space, centered around a 81-story tower.

SaigoneerMay 22, 2015
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