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Vietnamese Petrol Prices Continue to Climb

Vietnam

Vietnamese Petrol Prices Continue to Climb

The days of filling up your petrol tank on the cheap are officially over as the ministries of finance and trade-industry have approved a 6% price hike.

SaigoneerMay 22, 2015
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam's Road Network Collapsing

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam's Road Network Collapsing

Vietnam to Sign Free Trade Deal With Russia-Led Trade Bloc Next Week [The Moscow Times] Vietnam's road network collapsing [DTI] Japanese investment in Viet Nam tops $37.5 billion as of April's end [Vietnam News]

SaigoneerMay 22, 2015
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Vietnam Bans Romance Novels For Being “Poisonous,” “Filthy”

Vietnam

Vietnam Bans Romance Novels For Being “Poisonous,” “Filthy”

Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture has ordered local publishers to stop publishing romance novels amid reports that the steamy literature is “poisoning” the minds of the country’s young.

SaigoneerMay 21, 2015
Can You Solve This Math Puzzle For Vietnamese 8-Year-Olds?

Culture

Can You Solve This Math Puzzle For Vietnamese 8-Year-Olds?

While Vietnamese students performed very well when it came to math and science in the recent OECD education rankings , some of the local curriculum is next-level difficult, stumping even those with PHDs in economics and mathematics.

SaigoneerMay 21, 2015
FPT Launches US$3M Seed Fund That Could Put Vietnam’s Startup Scene On The Map

Vietnam

FPT Launches US$3M Seed Fund That Could Put Vietnam’s Startup Scene On The Map

While plans are in the works for a Vietnamese version of Silicon Valley, an even more promising piece of tech news broke this week.

SaigoneerMay 21, 2015
[Video] Samurai Isao Machii Is A Real Life Fruit Ninja

Food Culture

[Video] Samurai Isao Machii Is A Real Life Fruit Ninja

In this SoftBank commercial, modern samurai, Isao Machii, is attacked by three assassins – an orange, a fried shrimp and a glowing ball.

SaigoneerMay 21, 2015
Vietnam’s Internet Speeds Ranked 99th Globally In New Report

Tech

Vietnam’s Internet Speeds Ranked 99th Globally In New Report

The latest “ State of the Internet ” quarterly report found that while Vietnam ranks toward the back of the pack when it comes to internet speeds, things are looking up.

SaigoneerMay 21, 2015
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Begins Free Music Programs At Airports

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Begins Free Music Programs At Airports

Remittances to HCM City hit US$1.4 billion in four months [VOV] Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific to operate code-share flights [Vietnam Net] Power saving cartoon contest wraps up [Vietnam Plus]

SaigoneerMay 21, 2015
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[Photos] The Majestic Sheep Of Ninh Thuan

Culture

[Photos] The Majestic Sheep Of Ninh Thuan

Considered the Vietnamese province with the harshest, driest weather, Ninh Thuan has found its niche as a home for the country’s largest herds of sheep. Brought to Vietnam by the French over 100 years ago, the animals have thrived in the province ever since.

SaigoneerMay 20, 2015
Future Saigon: The Gold View

Development

Future Saigon: The Gold View

District 4’s waterfront is about to get a major addition with a sprawling mixed-use complex across from downtown Saigon.

SaigoneerMay 20, 2015
New Tata Deal Could Drop Car Prices To US$2,500 In Vietnam

Development

New Tata Deal Could Drop Car Prices To US$2,500 In Vietnam

While high prices put cars out of reach for the majority of Vietnamese, the emergence of low-cost “city cars” could soon make the four-wheeled dream a reality for the masses.

SaigoneerMay 20, 2015
How To Make The Perfect Gỏi Cuốn

Food Culture

How To Make The Perfect Gỏi Cuốn

On a hot summer day, nothing feels better than eating something light and crisp. Here's a recipe for Gỏi Cuốn (Summer Rolls) with an unconventional twist.

NNancy TruongMay 20, 2015
Nguyen Hue Street to Get Free Wi-Fi Network

Saigon

Nguyen Hue Street to Get Free Wi-Fi Network

Visitors to Nguyen Hue’s new pedestrian promenade will soon have access to a free WIFI network.

SaigoneerMay 20, 2015
Morning News Roundup: Cameras Used To Combat Prostitution In Ho Chi Minh City 'Red Light Districts'

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Cameras Used To Combat Prostitution In Ho Chi Minh City 'Red Light Districts'

Uncle Ho documents to go digital [VOV] Vietnam detains 2 South Koreans in scaffolding collapse [Yahoo] Hang En to appear in movie Peter Pan [DTI]

SaigoneerMay 20, 2015
[Photos] Vietnam Airlines' First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Almost Ready For Delivery

Travel

[Photos] Vietnam Airlines' First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Almost Ready For Delivery

Vietnam Airlines’ first of 28 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners has received its first paint job at Paine Field, Washington and is almost ready to be delivered.

SaigoneerMay 19, 2015
New Ho Chi Minh Statue Unveiled In Saigon

Saigon

New Ho Chi Minh Statue Unveiled In Saigon

The new statue of Ho Chi Minh has finally emerged from its blue cocoon in front of Saigon’s People’s Committee Building.

SaigoneerMay 19, 2015
[Video] 90 Days In 90 Seconds: Life On The Mekong River

Travel

[Video] 90 Days In 90 Seconds: Life On The Mekong River

Associated Press photographer, David Guttenfelder, recently traveled to the Mekong Delta on an assignment for National Geographic .

SaigoneerMay 19, 2015
Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - People In The Capital City

Development

Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - People In The Capital City

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 fourth chapter: People in the capital city.

AAstrid SchulzMay 19, 2015
33% Of Foreign Tourists Return To Vietnam: Survey

Travel

33% Of Foreign Tourists Return To Vietnam: Survey

A recent survey conducted by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) found that the number of international visitors who have returned to Vietnam twice or more has reached 32.98%.

SaigoneerMay 19, 2015
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Raises Compensation For Flight Delays, Cancelations

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Raises Compensation For Flight Delays, Cancelations

US is Vietnam’s largest importer [VOV] Vietnamese, Chinese armies to promote border links [VOV] Nha Trang Bay beach under threat from developers [DTI]

SaigoneerMay 19, 2015
[Video] Would You Take On This Phở Burger?

Food Culture

[Video] Would You Take On This Phở Burger?

A few months ago, Youtuber Richie Le uploaded a video of the phở burger , a natural follow-up to the phở burrito , the phở cocktail and the phở dumpling .

SaigoneerMay 18, 2015
Old Saigon Building of the Week: 136 Ly Tu Trong

Saigon

Old Saigon Building of the Week: 136 Ly Tu Trong

Owned during the colonial era by the Roman Catholic Church, the two-storey French villa at 136 Lý Tự Trọng in District 1 is one of just a handful of surviving French villas on that busy street.

TTim DolingMay 18, 2015
Da Nang Is 'Vietnam’s Singapore': Bloomberg

Development

Da Nang Is 'Vietnam’s Singapore': Bloomberg

A recent article in the Bloomberg paints a very rosy picture of Da Nang, going as far as to call it “Vietnam’s Singapore,” due to its good governance, business-friendly policies, strong IT backbone and modern infrastructure.

SaigoneerMay 18, 2015
[Photos] A Rare Glimpse of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago

Travel

[Photos] A Rare Glimpse of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago

Tensions appear to be escalating over thousands of disputed islands in the East Sea with reports surfacing last week that the Pentagon is considering deploying U.S. military assets to the area in a direct challenge to China’s steadily increasing hegemony.

SaigoneerMay 18, 2015
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