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[Video] China’s Hair Highway

Asia

[Video] China’s Hair Highway

In China, human hair is a renewable resource, where it is fused with natural resins to mimic everything from tortoiseshell to polished horn to exotic hardwoods.

SaigoneerSep 17, 2014
Passengers On Delayed Flights In Vietnam To Receive Compensation

Travel

Passengers On Delayed Flights In Vietnam To Receive Compensation

Starting December 1, Vietnamese airlines will be required to give passengers compensation in the form of meals and accommodation if their flights are delayed or canceled, reports Sài Gòn Giải Phóng .

SaigoneerSep 17, 2014
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[Photos] Typhoon Kalmaegi Causes Death, Destruction In Northern Vietnam

Vietnam

[Photos] Typhoon Kalmaegi Causes Death, Destruction In Northern Vietnam

Typhoon Kalmaegi touched down in Vietnam last night, uprooting trees, destroying homes and sparking mass evacuations.

SaigoneerSep 17, 2014
[Video] Take A Virtual Ride On Saigon’s First Metro

Development

[Video] Take A Virtual Ride On Saigon’s First Metro

Saigon’s metro system won’t be inaugurated for another 4 years or so, but while you wait, take a virtual ride on the Bến Thành–Suối Tiên line.

SaigoneerSep 17, 2014
34 Of The Oldest Known Photos Of Saigon

Saigon

34 Of The Oldest Known Photos Of Saigon

Hanoi architect, Đoàn Bắc, and his father, Đoàn Thịnh, are known for their collections of old Vietnam photos. Among them is a set taken in Saigon, some of which date back to 1860 (the newest are from 1900), making them some of the oldest known pictures of the city .

SaigoneerSep 17, 2014
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Unemployment Rate One Of The Lowest Worldwide

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Unemployment Rate One Of The Lowest Worldwide

Vietnam’s unemployment rate one of the lowest worldwide [Vietnam Net] Northern localities brace for storm Kalmaegi [Nhan Dan] Fire in Ho Chi Minh City kills seven [Vietnam Plus]

SaigoneerSep 17, 2014
[Photos] A Look At The Bygone Era Of “New” Cambodian Architecture

Architecture

[Photos] A Look At The Bygone Era Of “New” Cambodian Architecture

In the 1950s and 60s, Cambodia was developing a unique architectural style, one which blended aspects of the Modern Movement with traditional features found at Angkor. This movement, known as “New Khmer Architecture,” flourished until 1970 when Lon Nol led a military coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk.

Brian LetwinSep 16, 2014
Asia-America Gateway Cable Broken Again

Vietnam

Asia-America Gateway Cable Broken Again

If you’ve noticed particularly slow Internet speeds for international websites today, you’re not alone. According to Zing , the Asia-America Gateway cable (AAG) has broken down yet again in what is becoming a reoccurring inconvenience.

SaigoneerSep 16, 2014
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Lê Văn Tám Park – The Former Massiges Cemetery - Part II

Saigon

Lê Văn Tám Park – The Former Massiges Cemetery - Part II

Cleared in 1983 to create the Lê Văn Tám Park, the former Massiges or European Cemetery (Cimetière Européen) was the most famous French cemetery in Saigon. To coincide with the release of hitherto unseen pictures of the cemetery taken in 1970 by Frederick P Fellers (Indianapolis, USA), Tim Doling takes a look at the history of this old Saigon institution.

TTim DolingSep 16, 2014
[Photos] The Simple Differences Between Hanoi And Saigon

Culture

[Photos] The Simple Differences Between Hanoi And Saigon

As Hanoi and Saigon are constantly compared to one another, graphic designer, Nhat Le, created this illustration book, The Difference Between Hanoi and Saigon .

SaigoneerSep 16, 2014
Vietnam, SE Asian Countries Take A Step Closer Towards Single Visa Policy

Travel

Vietnam, SE Asian Countries Take A Step Closer Towards Single Visa Policy

At the 10 th International Travel Expo last week in HCMC, tourism officials from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar agreed that a single visa policy should be put in place to ease travel restrictions and boost tourism to SE Asia, reports Vietnam Briefing .

SaigoneerSep 16, 2014
Vietnamese Consume Over 5 Million Dogs Per Year

Vietnam

Vietnamese Consume Over 5 Million Dogs Per Year

At a conference on animal welfare in HCMC last weekend, Le Duc Chinh, coordinator of the Asia Canine Protection Alliance (ACPA) Vietnam, said that each year, 5 million dogs are killed for their meat in Vietnam.

SaigoneerSep 16, 2014
Morning News Roundup: Hanoi's Old Quarter To Get New Food Street

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Hanoi's Old Quarter To Get New Food Street

Old Quarter to get new food street [DTI] Giant suspension cable through Ha Long Bay to be built next year [Nhan Dan] Vietnam among top three foreign investors in Laos [VoV]

SaigoneerSep 16, 2014
Vietnam Airlines Announces New IPO Date (Again)

Vietnam

Vietnam Airlines Announces New IPO Date (Again)

Vietnam Airlines CEO, Pham Ngoc Minh, recently announced that the company would be issuing public shares for the first time this November, offering 5% of shares to investors in order to raise $70.6 million, reports the Wall Street Journal .

SaigoneerSep 15, 2014
Lê Văn Tám Park - The Former Massiges Cemetery - Part I

Saigon

Lê Văn Tám Park - The Former Massiges Cemetery - Part I

Cleared in 1983 to create the Lê Văn Tám Park, the former Massiges or European Cemetery (Cimetière Européen) was the most famous French cemetery in Saigon. To coincide with the release of hitherto unseen pictures of the cemetery taken in 1970 by Frederick P Fellers (Indianapolis, USA), Tim Doling takes a look at the history of this old Saigon institution.

TTim DolingSep 15, 2014
Powerful Typhoon On Course To Hit Vietnam

Vietnam

Powerful Typhoon On Course To Hit Vietnam

After triggering evacuations and flight cancelations in the Philippines yesterday, Typhoon Kalmaegi is on track to hit Northeastern Vietnam on Wednesday, reports Tuoi Tre .

SaigoneerSep 15, 2014
[Video] Marou Chocolate’s Quest for Vietnam’s Best Cacao

Food Culture

[Video] Marou Chocolate’s Quest for Vietnam’s Best Cacao

When it comes to beans, Vietnam is best known for the mass-cultivated, coffee variety. On the other end of the spectrum is the cocoa bean, the central ingredient in chocolate, which is grown throughout the country’s Southern provinces.

SaigoneerSep 15, 2014
KFC, Pizza Hut Operator Launches US Bánh Mì Chain

Food Culture

KFC, Pizza Hut Operator Launches US Bánh Mì Chain

While many U.S. sandwich shops have caught onto the magic that is bánh mì, it is still a relatively unknown dish to many Americans. One of the world’s largest fast food companies is seeking to change that, reports the Huffington Post .

SaigoneerSep 15, 2014
Nguyen Hue Street To Add Massive Pedestrian-Only Promenade

Development

Nguyen Hue Street To Add Massive Pedestrian-Only Promenade

It may be hard to believe given the current state of the area , but Nguyen Hue Street’s future is paved with granite sidewalks, 3D art and electric trams.

SaigoneerSep 15, 2014
Weekend News Roundup: More Than 1 Mil. Vietnamese Children Not Attending School

Vietnam

Weekend News Roundup: More Than 1 Mil. Vietnamese Children Not Attending School

More than a million Vietnamese children not attending school, survey says [DTI] HCMC short of high quality human resources [SGGP] Top Vietnamese designers ready for spotlight in Italy [Nhan Dan]

SaigoneerSep 15, 2014
[Video] An Giang - Back To Motherland

Music & Arts

[Video] An Giang - Back To Motherland

Produced by Tam Bui and Tung Phan, this ode to the northwestern Mekong Province of An Giang should help you escape the stresses of life for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

SaigoneerSep 12, 2014
23 Rare Photos of 1990 Hanoi

Vietnam

23 Rare Photos of 1990 Hanoi

Between 1990 and 1993, German photographer Hans-Peter Grumpe traveled across Vietnam, taking about 1,600 photos in 20 provinces around the country. One of his stops was in a developing Hanoi where he was able to capture images of the city’s people and lifestyle.

SaigoneerSep 12, 2014
Why the TPP Agreement Could Be Huge for Vietnam

Vietnam

Why the TPP Agreement Could Be Huge for Vietnam

If agreed on, the groundbreaking Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact, currently being negotiated by 12 Asia-Pacific countries, will not only result in skyrocketing Vietnamese GDP, but reduced economic reliance on China, according to The Diplomat .

SaigoneerSep 12, 2014
Modernization Of A Holiday: The Mid-Autumn Celebration In Saigon

Culture

Modernization Of A Holiday: The Mid-Autumn Celebration In Saigon

Today’s Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Festival) has become a “modernized” affair with plastic lanterns vendors and mooncake shops sprouting up on every corner, selling their wares a month beforehand. But there was a time when the holiday was characterized by family gatherings, children’s toys and fine, hand-made lanterns, few of which can still be found on Saigon’s streets.

DDang BuiSep 12, 2014
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