Details: Published on 15 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

Though it won't be happening any time soon, Vietnam may one day have a high-speed railway line that runs the length of the country.

Search Continues for Missing Fighter Jet Pilot off Coast of Nghe An

Details: Published on 15 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

The search continues for one of the two Vietnamese fighter jet pilots who went missing yesterday morning after their plane went down off the coast of Nghe An province.

Morning News Roundup: Man Arrested for Pretending to Be Cop to Rob Foreigners in HCMC

Details: Published on 15 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.

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Vietnam's north-south train services to be restored this month [Thanh Nien]

Chinese fruit loses grip on Vietnam’s supermarket shelves but not street carts [Tuoi Tre]

Hẻm Gems: Maison Marou: The House That Chocolate Built

Details: Published on 14 June 2016; Written by Brian Letwin. Photos by Lee Starnes.

Across from Ben Thanh Market sits a massive, open pit that will eventually serve as the base for a set of gleaming, modern towers housing the likes of a six-star Ritz-Carlton Hotel. But just beyond the cranes and construction site ambiance sits a modest, two-story art deco structure home to Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat’s latest creation.

[Video] 30 Days in Vietnam

Details: Published on 14 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

In the abundance of Vietnam travel videos available online, there are a few surprises. Take, for instance, this entrancing clip featuring outtakes from an instant noodle commercial or the tear-jerker of a travel video that combines vivid snapshots of Vietnam with a poetic voiceover.

Vietnam Is Heineken's 2nd Most Profitable Market Worldwide

Details: Published on 14 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

Vietnamese beer drinkers are helping Heineken rake in profits as it moves to expand its Asia Pacific business.

[Photos] Hanoi Home Seeks to Be One With Nature

Details: Published on 14 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

It seems like most of the modern residential architecture in Vietnamese cities is focused on reconnecting with nature. A’s House Project in Hanoi is no exception.

Saigon Cab Company to Begin Electric Taxi Trial

Details: Published on 14 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

A Saigon-based cab company is planning to replace its fuel taxis with electric vehicles.

Morning News Roundup: Tourists Banned From Sightseeing on Deck

Details: Published on 14 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.

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Vietnam tops productivity growth in ASEAN [VOV]

Da Nang to commence key projects [Vietnam News]

At Angkor Wat, Groundbreaking Research Upends Cambodian History

Details: Published on 13 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.

Today, all eyes in the archaeology world are on Cambodia, as new evidence suggests a lost city near Angkor Wat which upends many of historians' assumptions about Southeast Asian history.

[Video] Co To: Vietnam's Best-Kept Island Secret

Details: Published on 13 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

Three hours from northern Vietnam's Cai Rong Port, Co To Island is one of the few island attractions which remains a mystery to most Vietnamese travelers.

[Photos] Binh Tan Residents’ Lives Disrupted by 3km Brick Wall

Details: Published on 13 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

A number of Saigon residents’ livelihoods are threatened by a flood wall project that is drastically altering the surrounding landscape.

Saigon's Earliest Museums

Details: Published on 13 June 2016; Written by Tim Doling.

One of the last museums to be set up in French Indochina, the Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City was over 60 years in the making.

Vietnam Looks to Its Mountains for Oil

Details: Published on 13 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

State-owned PetroVietnam is scouring the country’s northwest mountains in an effort to uncover new oil and gas sources.

Weekend News Roundup: 30 Tons of Frozen Fish in Central Vietnam Found to Contain Toxic Substance

Details: Published on 13 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer.

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Saigonese seek jobs in other provinces [Tuoi Tre]

Why bamboo is the ‘green steel’ of 21st-century Asian architecture [FT]

Hanoi World’s Greatest City for Food: Telegraph

Details: Published on 11 June 2016; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.

While the international press has been fawning over Vietnamese cuisine long before US President Barack Obama shared a few bowls of bún chả with Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi a few weeks back, the visit may have helped catapult the Vietnamese capital to the top of the Telegraph’s “World’s best cities for food” list.