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Music & Arts
Da Nang is Vietnam's posterboy for urban development, sporting everything from free public WIFI to a dragon bridge . Surrounded by rolling hills and pristine beaches, the city attracts plenty of local and foreign tourists and recently made the New York Times ' “ 52 Places to Go in 2015 ” list.
Travel
A circular that took effect on Sunday seeks to partially address the inconveniences caused by chronically late departures in Vietnam by requiring local airlines to offer compensation for passengers whose flights are significantly delayed.
Vietnam
China remains top trade partner [Vietnam Net] HCMC leads country in FDI capital [SGGP] World Bank approves 100 mln USD credit for Vietnam’s poverty reduction [Vietnam Plus]
![[Video] This Cannon Can Assemble And Cook A Dumpling In Under 3 Seconds](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/UTgCa7eb.jpg)
Food Culture
After unleashing the Prawn Cannon on unsuspecting audiences last year, Docomo, Japan’s largest mobile communications company, has released another explosive food-related video to push their 4G services.
Asia
Historians at a museum in the Netherlands made an unexpected discovery when they began to restore a millennium-old Buddha statue last year – the mummy of a meditating monk. But it wasn’t until after performing further tests that another surprising find was made.
Development
The area between Bến Thành Market and the Saigon Opera House is undeniably the epicenter of changes to the city’s urban fabric with the construction of pedestrian promenades , subway stations , a new administrative center and office towers underway. But downtown Saigon isn’t the only area that may look unrecognizable in 10 years.
Saigon
Though now little more than a rat-infested sewer, the former canal Bonard was once a busy waterway which made an immense contribution to the economic prosperity of Chợ Lớn. As work begins to restore this sole surviving inner-city canal to its former glory, Tim Doling looks at its history.
Travel
You’ve probably already spent a fair amount of your travel fund over Tết, but AirAsia’s new Asean Pass may have you digging a bit deeper into your pockets.
Vietnam
District in central Vietnam to reward those reporting littering, tourist bothering [Tuoi Tre] Two Vietnamese entrepreneurs on Forbes’ list of 50 most powerful Asian businesswomen [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam's HCM City to host Ao Dai festival [Global Post]
Vietnam
Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.
Vietnam
Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.
Food Culture
This stop motion video made by Triet Le Thanh uses 1,146 individual photos to show how a traditional bánh mì is assembled.
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Culture
In Vietnam, the land of product copycats, imitation iPhones and Louis Vuitton handbags are par for the course. But now, a new and impressive trend seems to be taking off – modding ordinary cars into "Rolls-Royces."
Development
This small but impressive home in Saigon's Nhà Bè District was built on a premise of “open but introverted space.” The structure, designed by i.House Architecture and Construction , features an intricate natural ventilation system, is packed to the brim with verdant gardens and even houses a playground on the ground floor.
Music & Arts
One issue photographers often face in Vietnam is taking pictures of people wearing the traditional nón lá, Vietnam’s signature conical hat. It covers so much of the face that your subject may look underexposed, while the hat itself will be overexposed as it is receiving a lot of light. Here are a few tips if you'd like to snap a nice portrait of your neighbor wearing her nón lá.
Vietnam
Vietnam plans to sell operating rights for airports [Thanh Nien] Abused, imprisoned Vietnamese slave away in UK's cannabis farms [Thanh Nien] Mekong Delta authorities instructed to stockpile rice [Vietnam News]
Music & Arts
Saigoneer's arts & culture guru, Zelda, highlights some of the best art being displayed and exhibited around town this month.
Saigon
A bus carrying 20 foreigners and overseas Vietnamese nearly fell into the waters of the Tàu Hủ Canal yesterday afternoon due to a flat tire.
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Asia
While Vietnam may boast an impressive amount of entertaining signage , it looks like China has it beat in this category thanks to what appears to be an over-reliance on Google Translate.
Travel
Local photographer, Ryan Deboodt , recently paid a visit to Hang En Cave, the third largest ever discovered, with his camera-mounted drone.
Music & Arts
When sustainable fashion designer, Danica Ratte, traveled to the far-flung corners of Vietnam, she was immediately taken with the weaving culture of the country’s ethnic minorities.
Vietnam
Why Vietnam’s agriculture industry is unsustainable [Vietnam Net] HCMC to complete traffic projects this year [SGGP] HCMC borrows US$1.08 billion for anti-flooding [SGGP]
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Vietnam
This six-minute compilation of footage offers a rare view of life on the streets of Hanoi prior to 1954.
Development
Hàng Bàng Canal, formerly known as Canal Bonard, will soon receive a massive US$100 million renovation in a bid to return the narrow brackish creek into a clean, manicured waterway.