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Music & Arts
The crate diggers over at music blog, Bodega pop have put together a collection of songs from Hoang Oanh, the “Saigon Siren,” produced between 1960 and 1975, the Golden Era of Vietnamese pop.
Development
Well, that only took 7 years. According to Vietnam Investment Review , Vietnam Airlines has finally announced its official IPO for this September.
Culture
During the Golden Age of Tibetan Gupta rule, strict guidelines were created for how one should draw Buddha. And they’re insanely specific.
Saigon
Very few foreign tourists ever set foot there and it seems that only those living in the area know of their existence. But the pioneering Phú Thọ Hòa Tunnels in Hồ Chí Minh City’s Tân Phú District played an important role during the First Indochina War and served as the prototype for their more more famous counterpart at Củ Chi.
Saigon
A fire roared through a District 8 parking lot on Saturday afternoon destroying hundreds of motorbikes, leaving a scene that resembled a warzone with hundreds of burnt out bike frames littering the scene.
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City releases 450,000 fingerlings to nature [Vietnam Plus] Saigon Hub co-working space shuts down, unclear if it will be able to reopen [TechinAsia] Nick Vujicic returns to Vietnam [SGGP]
Heritage
Saigon is a city of turnover; colonial buildings have given way to skyscrapers, canals to streets and train stations to parks. As the city enters a period of modernization, on it’s way to becoming an international metropolis, it leaves many yearning for a better understanding of what Saigon used to be.
Saigon
Hey folks! Saigoneer is resurrecting its short-lived series on the street signs of Saigon with a weekly column called Street Cred . Saigon is filled with history and we see signs of it everywhere. Street Cred is the rear-view mirror by which we’ll explore the meaning behind the signs. Look for it every Friday. Enjoy!
![[Video] Hilariously Awesome Vietnamese Remix of The Avengers/Unstoppable](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/vbTT9AUb.jpg)
Culture
In Vietnam, where the concept of ‘copyright’ is as foreign as queuing in line, we’re bombarded by faux Western products on a daily basis. While these knock-offs generally carry a reputation for cheap quality, every now and then, the local copy culture creates something spectacular like this Vietnamese remix of The Avengers and Unstoppable .
Travel
After finding all the Pokemon using Google Maps, take a break to visit Angkor Wat .
Vietnam
Vietnam’s GDP could grow 13.6% in 2025, says Harvard professor [VietNamNet] Vietnam Electricity promotes energy saving solutions [SGGP] Central Vietnam featured in ancient Japanese scrolls [Tuoi Tre]
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Saigon
Supermarkets are becoming increasingly popular in Saigon but traditional markets still reign supreme. They act as the lifeblood of neighborhoods, where farmers from all over Southern Vietnam bring their goods, providing a (usually) fresh source of produce for the city’s residents. This has been the case for hundreds of years for Saigon which, even before French occupation, was the site of the region’s central wet market .
Vietnam
A 2009 government decree requiring overseas Vietnamese to register their Vietnamese citizenship by July 1, 2014 is coming under criticism as only a small number of eligible Viet Kieu have completed the necessary paperwork to retain it, reports Thanh Nien .
Food Culture
You probably just finished lunch but this list of 10 iconic dishes from Hue should get you appetite going again. Food Republic ’s Laurie Woolever recently visited Vietnam’s imperial capital on the lookout for the city’s best dishes and came up with a strong Top-10 list.
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Music & Arts
While most foreigners in Vietnam seem to be intimidated by the tonal nuances of Vietnamese, Kyo York, an American expat living in Vietnam for over 4 years, seems to have the language down pat.
Health
Farmers in Vietnam are using an increasing amount of pesticides to boost productivity and meet food security targets. As Vietnamese consumers become increasingly wary about the safety of produce in their local markets, some are turning to the internet to find safe alternatives, according to Voice of America .
Vietnam
Vietnam nurse admits killing newborns [Bangkok Post] Vietnam Mekong Delta Rice Production Hurt by Drought, Salinity [Oryza] Vietnam economy to expand 5.6 pct in 2014: ADB [Thanh Nien]
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Culture
In many developing countries, motorbikes are the main method of transportation for not only people but also, well, everything else. To illustrate this, the Global Post recently published an article, “37 motorbikes carrying everything, including crocodiles,” with a few originating from our beloved Vietnam.
Asia
The air quality in Vietnam’s cities may be worsening at a rapid pace but unlike China, we haven’t reached Spaceballs levels quite yet. In the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, residents lined up to breathe sweet mountain air as part of a promotion from a local tourism company, reports the Wall Street Journal .
Travel
With over 3,200 kilometers of coastline, Vietnam offers a seemingly endless number of beach options, making them one of the country’s strongest tourist attractions. Rough Guides , an international travel resource has released their list of the top 20 beaches in Vietnam. Do thier rankings match yours?
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Development
The City Garden Towers luxury condominium apartment complex is located in Binh Thanh District within the midst of a seemingly endless maze of the typical low-rise high-density buildings and small bodies of water.
Development
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the European Union (EU) have pledged up to $1 billion over the next 6 years to help Vietnam improve state governance, healthcare, social welfare, and agent orange/dioxin treatment, reports Tuoi Tre .
Vietnam
Vietnam IPOs of State-Owned Companies Struggle [Wall Street Journal] Vietnam's southern hub looks to establish tourist police [Thanh Nien] Quality scandals erode Vietnam consumer trust in supermarkets [Tuoi Tre]
Music & Arts
French street artist, Mademoiselle Maurice , learned the art of origami when living in Japan in 2011. After mastering the craft, she began a quest to stimulate positive emotions by adding some color to the streets of city’s around the globe, including Hue.
