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Morning News Roundup: 31% of Vietnamese Women Fake Climax: Survey

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. HCMC apologizes after foreign tourist robbed in downtown [Thanh Nien] Vietnamese ...

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Morning News Roundup: Nha Trang to Demolish Buildings to Return Beach to Public

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. EU free trade deal will trap Vietnam in low-wage, low-skill cycle [Euractiv] Live ...

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Weekend News Roundup: HCMC to Crack Down on Panhandling

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Vinalines Tries to Sell Its Run-Down $22m Floating Dock for $1m

After millions in investment, state-run shipping company Vinalines has proposed to sell its massive floating dock for just VND34.8 billion (US$1.56 million).

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[Video] Vietnamese Navy Inaugurates Its Fancy, State-of-the-Art Pirate Ship

 On Thursday, naval officers in Nha Trang donned their dress whites, assembled the marching band and celebrated the inauguration of Vietnam's brand-new, state-of-the-art pirate ship.

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[Video] Bus Drives the Wrong Way for 20km Down Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway

We all color outside the lines every now and again. On an especially busy day, you might zip through a red light or charge into oncoming traffic to shave a few seconds off your morning commute. Time, ...

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Morning News Roundup: Miss Vietnam’s Image Appears on Japanese Porn Website

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam Navy launches new training vessel [VOV] Traffic safety shortcomings blamed...

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Morning News Roundup: Silicon Valley's 500 Startups Starts Fund in Growing Vietnam

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Hanoi will need $20 billion to fix its ‘alarming’ congestion [Thanh Nien] Silicon ...

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FC Barcelona Partners With Local Bank, Expected to Visit Vietnam in 2017

Vietnamese football fans will likely welcome members of FC Barcelona to the country in 2017.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Women Still Expected to Sacrifice Career for Family: Study

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. HCMC offers ‘instant’ business registration [Vietnam News] Cold spell to hit north...

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Vietnam's New Adultery Law Could Put You in Jail for Cheating

Cheaters, beware: starting this summer, marital infidelity in Vietnam will be punishable by law.

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Bridge Collapse Feared in Hai Duong After Boat Collision

National rescue teams are hard at work in Hai Duong province after a 3,000-ton vessel got stuck beneath a bridge on Sunday.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Internet Speed Stands at 12th in Asia

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Hanoi begins tree pruning ahead of monsoon season [DTI News] Burger King still fac...

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Saigon to See Solar Eclipse on March 9

Saigon residents will be able to see the first solar eclipse of 2016 on Wednesday, March 9.

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Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Woman Names Son Born Mid-Air After Captain

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Morning News Roundup: HCMC to Suffer 3-Year Road Excavation for Canal Cleanup

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Google Play carrier billing comes to Vietnam and Kuwait [Android Police] HCMC to s...

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We're All Getting 2 Long Weekends in April

 If you're struggling to adjust to reality after the month-long celebration that is Tet, good news is on the horizon: another holiday season is just around the corner.

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[Video] Vietnam's First Auto Racetrack to Open This Month in Long An

Vietnam’s first professional racing circuit is set to open this month, 30 kilometers away from Saigon.

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[UPDATED] Undersea Cable Maintenance to Slow Internet This Weekend, Ruin Everything

[UPDATED] Maintenance on the Asia America Gateway cable has been canceled, according to Thanh Nien. We're not sure if this is good news or bad given the section of cable linking Singapore and Vietnam ...

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Morning News Roundup: YouTube Terminates VTV Channel Over Copyright Infringement

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. HCMC develops street food into tourist attraction [Vietnam Net] Da Nang sends vuln...