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Morning News Roundup: Da Nang Officials Fine 2 Stores That Refuse to Serve Vietnamese

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Da Nang to dig its first river tunnel [Vietnam News] Google sees Vietnam as key market...

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Drivers Should Leave Headlights on at All Times: Traffic Officials

In an effort to decrease the number of lives lost to traffic accidents each year, the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) is proposing that motorists keep their headlights on at all times – both ...

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Morning News Roundup: Man Summoned by Police Over Rumor of Mermaid Caught in Central Vietnam

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam joins Interpol’s fight against fake medicine [Vietnam Net] City to get tough o...

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Brangelina “Secretly” Visited Vietnam This Week

Since adopting their Saigon-born son Pax in 2007, Brangelina have become perhaps Vietnam’s most popular foreign celebrity couple.

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Vietnam Among Top Remittance-Receiving Countries in the World

Vietnam is among the top 15 remittance-receiving countries in the world, with overseas Vietnamese sending back US$12.5 billion to the country so far this year.

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Morning News Roundup: New Cave Systems Close to Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay Unveiled

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Officials Slow to Act on Fake Coffee Sold in Saigon, Buon Ma Thuot

Around the world, humans seem to have a strange fixation with coffee beans that have been pulled out of another animal's poop. But just because you like coffee that comes from shit doesn't mean that c...

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29 Russian Tourists Saved From Sinking Ship in Nha Trang

After a long period of declining arrivals, Russian tourists have been returning to Vietnam en masse in recent months. Many have returned to the beachside city of Nha Trang, long a favorite destination...

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Google CEO Meets Vietnamese Startups in Hanoi Today

Today, 300 people will gather in Hanoi to meet Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the first time a senior executive from the company has visited Vietnam.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Aims to Halve Traffic Death Toll by 2020

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Weekend News Roundup: Transport Ministry Sells Vinamotor, Auto Industry’s Fate In Doubt

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Morning News Roundup: New Surveillance Cameras in HCMC

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Morning News Roundup: Dike Construction to Protect Hoi An Begins

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s First Buddhism Museum Opens in Da Nang

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam ranks second in global spam [DTI] 1,300 join anti-terrorist drill in northern ...

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Vietnamese Are Spending $3bn on Overseas Education

Vietnamese students and their families send roughly US$3 billion out of the country each year for overseas education.

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Report: 9,000 People Died in Traffic Accidents This Year

This year, nearly 9,000 people died in traffic accidents in Vietnam.

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Weekend News Roundup: Packed Cities, Empty Villages: Vietnam’s Migration Dilemma

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Largest jack-up drilling rig launched in Ba Ria-Vung Tau [Vietnam Plus] Out-dated vehi...

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Morning News Roundup: Hanoi Streets Become Even More Confusing to Residents

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Mon Hue Aims to Raise $100m on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Huy Vietnam Group, owner of the popular restaurant chains Com Express, Mon Hue and Pho Hung, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) next year.

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Don't Miss Monday's Spectacular Meteor Shower

This coming Monday, you'll want to find a good view of the night sky as the annual Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight from December 14-15.