Saigoneer's Long Weekend Event Picks
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- Published on 29 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Sticking around Saigon for the long weekend? Check out our favorite events happening over the holiday.
Woman Swallows 10cm Spoon While Drinking Lemonade in Central Vietnam
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- Published on 29 April 2016
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A young woman in central Vietnam is recovering after doctors removed a 10-centimeter-long steel spoon from her intestine earlier this month.
[Video] Hẻm Gems: D5's Drop-Dead Delicious Xôi Mặn
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- Published on 29 April 2016
- Written by Dana Filek-Gibson. Top photo by Lee Starnes.
Saigon street food tastes best when the whole experience feels like a secret. Head to some of the city's most successful street carts and there are no place names or proper business hours, no phone numbers, no signage, no menus. In almost mafia-like fashion, all you can do is show up during the designated window of time and hope to find food.
[Photos] Saigon Backpacker Brings His Furry Travel Companion to Phu Quoc
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- Published on 29 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Traveling with friends can be difficult. While the old adage suggests that opposites attract, what might be a beautiful, blossoming friendship in your home city can quickly turn into a disaster when you venture outside your comfort zone.
South Korea's Latest Drama Is a Hit...in North Korea
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- Published on 29 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Thanks to the unstoppable power of Hallyu, South Korea's latest drama, Descendants of the Sun, is fast gaining a worldwide audience. The 14-episode series has become a sensation not only in its home country but also in the place you'd least expect: North Korea.
Morning News Roundup: Experts Stunned as Vietnam Officials Deny Link Between Taiwan Firm and Mass Fish Death Disaster
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- Published on 29 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Alberto Prieto.
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Experts stunned as Vietnam officials deny link between Taiwan firm and fish kill disaster [Thanh Nien]
Vietnam is being crippled by its worst drought in nearly a century [South China Morning Post]
World Bank Enlists Grab and Uber to Create Open-Source Traffic-Monitoring Platform
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- Published on 28 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Ever since apps like Grab and Uber came to the country, Vietnam's urban transportation has been turned upside down. On one hand, consumers are thrilled to be paying less for car rides in cities like Hanoi and Saigon, and drivers are clearly fine with cashing in on a sharing economy. On the other hand, taxi companies are hemorrhaging money as a result of these new services.
[Video] Officials Find No Conclusive Link to Formosa in Mass Fish Deaths
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- Published on 28 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
As droves of marine creatures continue to wash up on the shores of central Vietnam, the cause of the region's mass fish deaths remains unknown.
Work Begins on $4bn Hoi An Resort
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- Published on 28 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Last Sunday, central Vietnam's Quang Nam province began its biggest development project to date.
[Photos] Inside Taiwan’s Premier Fish Market
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- Published on 28 April 2016
- Written by Brian Letwin. Photos by Brian Letwin.
Taiwan has plenty to be proud of: it sports an efficient public transportation network, some of the highest food safety standards in the world, an abundance of nature and incredible seafood.
After Elephant Dies, Petition to End Cambodia's Elephant Rides Reaches 56,000 Signatures
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- Published on 28 April 2016
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An online petition which aims to put a stop to elephant rides in Siem Reap has garnered more than 56,000 signatures after the sudden death of an elephant at Angkor Wat last week.
Morning News Roundup: Locals Cash in on Poisoned Dead Fish
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- Published on 28 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Alberto Prieto.
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Seafood vendors protest ban on Vung Tau beaches [Thanh Nien]
Saigon bus route linking international airport, downtown area proves effective for passengers [Tuoi Tre]
[Photos] Life in a Saigon Cemetery
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- Published on 27 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
When her youngest son was six months old, Kieu Thi Anh Lien's husband disappeared. They were never officially married but the couple had lived together for years, until one day the father of Lien's three children went home early from work. By the time she returned to their house, he was gone.
Thai Retailer Buys Zalora's Vietnam and Thailand Businesses
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- Published on 27 April 2016
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Earlier this week, Germany-based Rocket Internet announced the sale of its online retailer, Zalora, to Thai giant Central Group.
[Photos] Nature Takes Over Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village
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- Published on 27 April 2016
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On tiny Gouqi Island, one of the 394 Shengsi Islands at the mouth of China's Yangtze River, lies Houtou Wan, a long-lost fishing village which now sits abandoned.
[Photos] 'Da Nang: COASTAL City' – The Soul of the City
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- Published on 27 April 2016
- Written by Michael Waibel.
Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor of Da Nang: COASTAL City, a large-format photo book exploring the urban development, landscapes and people of central Vietnam. Produced with the support of the Goethe Institute as well as funding from Audi, the publication is split into five chapters, each covering a major theme related to Central Vietnam's urban development. This week marks our final excerpt of the book, “The Soul of the City”. Click here for chapters one, two, three and four.
Vung Tau Bans Eating, Drinking on Beaches
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- Published on 27 April 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Thanks to a new regulation from the local People's Committee, beachgoers in Vung Tau are now barred from enjoying a seaside meal.
Morning News Roundup: Mysterious Death of Diver Adds to Ongoing Environmental Crisis in Central Vietnam
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- Published on 27 April 2016
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Mysterious death of diver adds to ongoing environmental crisis in central Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
Thai rice yield shrinks, coffee crops die in Vietnam [The Nation]
The Renovation Generation: Meet Vietnam's Post-Đổi Mới Movers and Shakers
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- Published on 26 April 2016
- Written by Dung Thuy.
Thirty years after the inception of Đổi Mới, Vietnam is night and day compared to its former self. Following the tragedy of war, this 1986 economic reform wholly transformed the country into what it is today, affording drastic change to the Vietnamese public through trade and open-door policies.
Saigon's $1.2bn Solar Panel Manufacturer May Soon Be a Reality
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- Published on 26 April 2016
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The southern hub may soon be getting its own solar panel manufacturing facility as a long-ignored project is set to take on a new investor this summer.
