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Year’s Best Meteor Shower on Display in Vietnam TONIGHT!

Vietnam

Year’s Best Meteor Shower on Display in Vietnam TONIGHT!

Tonight is the best night of the year to catch a meteor shower according to Nguyen Duc Phuong, from the Vietnam Space Observatory Association.

SaigoneerDec 13, 2013
Sava: An Epicurean’s Paradise in District 2

Food Culture

Sava: An Epicurean’s Paradise in District 2

Sava the Gourmet is located in a beautiful villa located in the heart of district 2. Although the company used to focus on wholesale products, it has recently extended its retail arm, bringing gourmet products to those living outside of downtown Saigon.

AAlfredo de la CasaDec 13, 2013
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Slideshow: Spectacular Color Photos of 1914 Hanoi

Culture

Slideshow: Spectacular Color Photos of 1914 Hanoi

Over the next 2 weeks, Hanoi-based French Culture Centre (L’Espace), will be holding a “Hanoi Colour” exhibition, featuring 60 color images taken by French photographer, Leon Busy, between 1914 and 1917.

SaigoneerDec 13, 2013
Hanoi Liquor Producer Closed, Staff Arrested After Deaths

Health

Hanoi Liquor Producer Closed, Staff Arrested After Deaths

After 6 people died last week from drinking methanol-laced rice wine from a Hanoi liquor producer, the distillery has been closed and its director has been arrested:

SaigoneerDec 13, 2013
Castaway (Lost Island) New Years Party Presented by Mc Sorley's, DeciBel Lounge and Saigon Outcast

Culture

Castaway (Lost Island) New Years Party Presented by Mc Sorley's, DeciBel Lounge and Saigon Outcast

From the organizers: Dear Saigon, It’s been an amazing year, and the only way to end it is with an even more amazing party. This year forget lines, forget dress codes. Forget everything you think you know about NYE.

SaigoneerDec 13, 2013
Christmas Eve Potluck Dinner + Secret Santa @ Saigon Outcast

Culture

Christmas Eve Potluck Dinner + Secret Santa @ Saigon Outcast

From the organizer: Everyone is welcome to Christmas potluck dinner and secrete Santa at Saigon Outcast on Tuesday, December 24, 2013, for our special edition of eating-too-much and enjoying a a Xmas themed music video.

SaigoneerDec 13, 2013
Morning News Roundup: Nationwide Hunt for Owner of Gucci-Milano Store in HCMC

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Nationwide Hunt for Owner of Gucci-Milano Store in HCMC

Vietnamese, 2 Malaysians jailed for credit card fraud in HCMC [Thanh Nien] Nationwide hunt for owner of Gucci-Milano store in HCMC [SGGP] Internet business to earn VND100 trillion in 2018 [Vietnam Net]

SaigoneerDec 13, 2013
Video: Just Some Guys Doing the 'Chicken Dance' on a District 1 Rooftop

Culture

Video: Just Some Guys Doing the 'Chicken Dance' on a District 1 Rooftop

As you may be aware, the Vietnamese 'Chicken Dance' craze has been sweeping through the country over the past month. The dance which tells you to "Lên nóc nhà" (go to the top), instructions that were taken literally by Dumbo Poreotics, a local dance group.

SaigoneerDec 12, 2013
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Tastes Like Chicken Brings the Funk to Cargo

Music & Arts

Tastes Like Chicken Brings the Funk to Cargo

From the organizer: Tastes Like Chicken are the funkiest band in Saigon. This 8 piece line up of bad ass funksters will definitely get you dancing. Their Chicken stinks of funk and is served with lashings of James Brown and some Afro Funk sides.

SaigoneerDec 12, 2013
How to Use Fish Sauce (Nước Mắm) in Western Dishes

Food Culture

How to Use Fish Sauce (Nước Mắm) in Western Dishes

While fish sauce is a staple in many Asian countries, in the West, most prefer its cousin, ketchup. To break down some culinary walls, Asian food expert, Andrea Nguyen just published a great article in the Wall Street Journal about how to employ fish sauce in non-Asian cuisine.

SaigoneerDec 12, 2013
Report: 7-Eleven Coming to Saigon in 2014

Saigon

Report: 7-Eleven Coming to Saigon in 2014

Like McDonalds , 7-Eleven has been eyeing the Vietnam market for years. Now that Circle K, Family Mart and Shop & Go have softened the market for convenience stores, the ubiquitous brand is set to open its first Vietnam location within the next 3 months.

SaigoneerDec 12, 2013
Vietnam’s Wild Elephants Are on the Verge of Extinction

Environment

Vietnam’s Wild Elephants Are on the Verge of Extinction

“Vietnam will probably be the first country in Asia to lose its wild elephant.” This was the dire prediction from Barney Long, Director of the Species Program at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) when speaking to National Geographic last month. If funding and law enforcement resources are not assigned to protecting elephants, this prophecy may soon come to pass.

SaigoneerDec 11, 2013
Airplanes Blamed for Damaged Roofs in Go Vap

Saigon

Airplanes Blamed for Damaged Roofs in Go Vap

There are many quality of life issues for residents living next to airports – pollution, noise and even increased blood pressure to name a few. But some residents in Go Vap District are encountering another problem, missing roofs.

SaigoneerDec 11, 2013
Morning News Roundup: EVN Power Monopoly to be Short-Circuited

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: EVN Power Monopoly to be Short-Circuited

Kerry to tour typhoon-hit Philippines, Vietnam [Bangkok Post] Local authorities recall deadly spurious liquor [SGGP] Vietnam, UK share atomic energy experience [VoV]

SaigoneerDec 11, 2013
Fashion Meets Communication Event @ Plan B

Culture

Fashion Meets Communication Event @ Plan B

From the organizer: This time, we are going to bring a fresh air to our regular event with a Fashion Show. This is to support young and talented fashion designers - a brand new inspiration for Communications Networking Event. This event is going to be a great opportunity for people to meet up and share experience with more than 200 professionals from different industries, a wonderful chance to broaden your business network, to meet up with young models and talented designers and explore the newest fashion trends.

SaigoneerDec 10, 2013
Lam Boutique

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Lam Boutique

‘Lam’ is a little jewel of a fashion boutique hidden away on the first floor of a building in Le Loi street.

SaigoneerDec 10, 2013
Video: Motorbike Meditation? Vietnam Man Shows off his Impressively Dangerous Skill

Culture

Video: Motorbike Meditation? Vietnam Man Shows off his Impressively Dangerous Skill

We're kind of in awe by this video which shows a Da Nang man speeding down the highway while standing on his motorbike. This is not an endorsement to try it yourself (this position likely takes years of disciplined training to master) since it's insanely dangerous.

SaigoneerDec 10, 2013
Morning News Roundup: Banner Slamming Beer Looters Hung at Scene

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Banner Slamming Beer Looters Hung at Scene

No students, no money, many universities to be closed [Vietnam Net] Vietnam Tightens Land Seizure Law After Farmers Protest [Bloomberg] Vietnam's trade deficit to China surges to near $20 bln [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerDec 10, 2013
UK Man Releases Album in Vietnamese

Music & Arts

UK Man Releases Album in Vietnamese

For us many of us non-native Vietnamese speakers, learning the local, tonal language is a tall order. But while most of us are satisfied learning ‘get by’ vocabulary, there are those who take their study of Vietnamese a bit more seriously, like Lee Alexander Kirby.

SaigoneerDec 9, 2013
Images of Vietnam in 1992

Vietnam

Images of Vietnam in 1992

We may post a lot about Saigon's pre-war past but, for a number of reasons, images from the 1980s and 1990s are hard to come by. Fortunately, VNExpress just published a collection of photos taken by French journalist and director, Raymond Depardon in 1992.

SaigoneerDec 9, 2013
Vietnam Will Soon be Home to Asia’s Biggest Brewery

Vietnam

Vietnam Will Soon be Home to Asia’s Biggest Brewery

Czech firm, BTG Holdings, has announced plans to build Asia’s biggest brewery in Vietnam’s Hoa Binh Province. The brewery, with a total investment of US$116 million, should be completed by 2017 and produce 190 million liters of beer per year (mainly Budweiser) for export to Korea, Japan and China in addition to domestic consumption.

SaigoneerDec 9, 2013
What the Phở Happened Last Weekend? 10 Stories You May Have Missed

Vietnam

What the Phở Happened Last Weekend? 10 Stories You May Have Missed

Hundreds loot capsized beer truck [Tuoi Tre] High global test scores don’t mean Vietnam’s schooling is OK [Thanh Nien] Per capita income in Vietnam reaches almost USD2,000 [Vietnam Net]

SaigoneerDec 9, 2013
Exhibition Opening: Laurent Judge & Ayano Otani

Music & Arts

Exhibition Opening: Laurent Judge & Ayano Otani

From the organizer: Laurent Judge, a French artist painter and graffiti artist, has re-formatted his original paintings, and printed them on wood. Laurent will be pleased to present a limited series of his works at deciBel.

SaigoneerDec 8, 2013
Old Saigon Picture of the Day: Rue Kitchener (Nguyen Thai Hoc Street)

Saigon

Old Saigon Picture of the Day: Rue Kitchener (Nguyen Thai Hoc Street)

When Saigon was still a sleepy French backwater, the city's streets were full of 1 and 2 story colonial buildings, lined with lush, green tress.

SaigoneerDec 6, 2013
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