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Vietnam
Vietnam border guards shoot out tires to stop Lao drug traffickers [Thanh Nien] No abnormalities found in Chinese mushrooms in Vietnam: official [Tuoi Tre] Jet Airways to start flight to Vietnam [Business Standard]
Saigon
As the Trần Nguyên Hãn an Quách Thị Trang statues that sit in front of Bến Thành Market continue their slow deterioration, the HCMC People’s Committee has agreed to remove, repair and relocate the pieces, reports VTV .
![[Video] Taiwan's Motorbike Waterfall](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Ihm16Rpb.jpg)
Asia
If you thought your morning motorbike commute was bad, check out what it’s like in Taiwan.
Sports
A marathon through the hills of Sa Pa is set to take place on September 20 and 21 with more than 450 athletes from 43 countries having already registered.
Travel
Last week, the users of International travel publication, Rough Guides , were called upon to vote on the world’s most beautiful counties. After tallying thousands of votes, Vietnam found itself in the top 20 (at #20 to be exact).
Saigon
A new fleet of tourist boats is set to replace the notorious, soviet-era hydrofoils that ran between HCMC and Vung Tau before being banned earlier this year after a series of breakdowns and fires .
Saigon
As the French began to heavily influence Vietnam, first indirectly with missionaries and later with full-scale colonization, large public buildings began to pop up in the country’s cities, no more so than in Saigon. Even as the city undergoes rapid development, some of these 18th and 19th century gems have survived.
Vietnam
Vietcombank earns VND2.7 trillion for first six months [Nhan Dan] 90,000 students join in 2014 Green Summer Campaign [SGGP] UAE becomes fifth largest Vietnam export market [Gulf News]
Vietnam
Binh Duong Province police are investigating a case wherein a drunken foreigner stole a Mai Linh taxi on July 12.
Food Culture
While the cities of Vietnam become hooked into the global supply chain, their culinary tastes are becoming more homogenous. From pizza to shopping in supermarkets, our diets are slowly moving in line with the rest of the world. But this is not the case in the Mekong Delta where residents still rely on local sources for food and is home to markets that offer everything from scorpions to rats.
Vietnam
Based on a recent report by The Mercer Human Resource Consulting (UK), which ranks cities across the world based on cost of living, even without Starbucks or McDonald's, Hanoi is a pricier place to live than Saigon.
Vietnam
At a meeting at the end of June, officials decided to loosen the controversial conditions for foreigners to obtain work permits in Vietnam.
Vietnam
Taking advantage of the elderly will inevitably result in some bad karma, a lesson a Dong Nai man quickly learned after attempting to rob Vo Thi Bai, a 104-year-old woman.
Vietnam
Authorities seek to control viral internet series [DTI News] Hanoi water pipeline breaks 9th time [DTI News] Official: Progress made on reducing HIV transmission [SGGP]
Culture
Israel is (yet again) attempting to bomb Palestine back into the stone age . At the time of writing, the Palestinian death toll is at least 98 (the Israeli death toll is 0), which leads me to suspect that perhaps Netanyahu has turned Stalin’s purported observation that one death is a tragedy, but a million deaths is a statistic into actual Israeli policy. It is perhaps a good time, then, to briefly reflect on the history of relations between Vietnam and Palestine.
![[Video] How Poverty Is Stopping Vietnamese Girls From Obtaining An Education](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/lqOpYVLb.jpg)
Development
From doing chores around the house, running a ferry service to harvesting crops, for many young girls in Vietnam, bringing in income for the family trumps education. This video captures the reality of life for these girls who face many barriers in their quest to go to school.
Travel
Called Văn Lan during the reign of the Lýs, Bội Lan under the Minhs, Văn Quán under the Nguyễn’s and finally Bắc Sơn after 1945, this mountainous region in north Veitnam is the home to 6 of Vietnam’s ethnic groups including the Tày, Kinh, Dao, Nùng and H’Mông.
Development
A World Bank report released earlier this week found that the number of super-rich, has rapidly increased over the last 10 years . I guess this explains the fugly castle phenomenon .
![[Video] Thief Receives Epic Beating After Failed Motorbike Theft](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/go1Fy6Pb.jpg)
Vietnam
We’ve seen plenty of videos of things being stolen on Vietnam’s streets, from motorbikes to iPhones. While the thief seems to execute his caper successfully more often than not, the video below is an exception with not only a failed motorbike robbery, but an epic beating to boot.
Vietnam
While the last streetcar disappeared from Saigon’s streets in 1959, Hanoi held on to theirs until 1989. By the time service ended, the city’s light rail system was completely dilapidated after years of economic stagnation. As Hanoi (very slowly) moves ahead with its modern metro system, let’s take a look back at the French-built rolling stock.
Development
The new Eximbank Tower may be bringing some much needed greenery to Saigon’s skyline but Singapore’s new Tree House condominium building, which has set a Guinness World Record for largest vertical garden in the world, raises the bar to a whole new level.
Stories
Vietnamese youth shortest compared to peers in nearby countries: expert [Tuoi Tre] Aussie man dies in Vietnam motorbike accident [Tuoi Tre] Excessive arsenic content found in water of Hanoi residential area [Thanh Nien]
![[Photos] Propaganda Postage Stamps From North Vietnam (1965 – 1972)](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/BMh4N1rb.jpg)
Music & Arts
With the American War escalating in the 60s and 70s, North Vietnam produced its famous propaganda posters (which have become popular purchases for tourists) to win the hearts and minds of the people.
Vietnam
On Tuesday, a Chinese man was caught stealing $5,000 from 2 Japanese passengers on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Jakarta to HCMC, reports Tuoi Tre .
