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Nha Trang To Be “More Beautiful Than Hawaii," "More Developed Than Hong Kong": Official

Officials have big plans in store for Nha Trang, presenting an urban development plan that they claim would make the coastal city “more beautiful than Hawaii” and “more developed than Hong Kong.”

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[Photos] New Renderings Of Binh Thanh District’s Central Park Complex

Between the Saigon and Thu Thiem bridges in Binh Thanh District sits a large plot from which steel skeletons are slowly emerging. If things go according to plan, by 2017, a massive, dense urban area w...

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Future Saigon: The Gold View

District 4’s waterfront is about to get a major addition with a sprawling mixed-use complex across from downtown Saigon.

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New Tata Deal Could Drop Car Prices To US$2,500 In Vietnam

While high prices put cars out of reach for the majority of Vietnamese, the emergence of low-cost “city cars” could soon make the four-wheeled dream a reality for the masses.

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Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - People In The Capital City

Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor of the Hà Nội: CAPITAL City photo book. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll be giving you an overview of the book's fantastic photos and s...

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Da Nang Is 'Vietnam’s Singapore': Bloomberg

A recent article in the Bloomberg paints a very rosy picture of Da Nang, going as far as to call it “Vietnam’s Singapore,” due to its good governance, business-friendly policies, strong IT backbo...

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[Infographic] Car Prices In Vietnam Compared To Its Neighbors

Buying a car is a notoriously expensive proposition in Vietnam due to the exorbitant taxes levied against them. This handy infographic further illustrates this point by comparing car prices in Vietnam...

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Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - Architecture & Housing

Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor of the Hà Nội: CAPITAL City photo book. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll be giving you an overview of the book's fantastic photos and s...

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Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - Change Over Time - Part 2

Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor of the Hà Nội: CAPITAL City photo book. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll be giving you an overview of the book's fantastic photos and s...

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Metro Line May Cause Saigon Property Values To Skyrocket: CBRE

According to a report, Metro Line: Changing the Face of the Property Market, released by CBRE last Wednesday, Saigon’s first metro line may cause a significant uptick in for the city’s property values...

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[Photos] Saigon’s New Pedestrian Promenade Is Open For Business

Work has been completed on schedule for Saigon's new US$20 million pedestrian promenade on Nguyen Hue Street.

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[Video] A Sneak Peek Of Nguyen Hue Street’s Fancy New Water Fountain

The finishing touches are being put on Nguyen Hue Street’s pedestrian promenade that is set to open this month to coincide with the city’s Reunification Day celebrations. While not officially open for...

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Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - Change Over Time - Part 1

Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor of the Hà Nội: CAPITAL City photo book. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll be giving you an overview of the book's fantastic photos and s...

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Work on Saigon’s $326m Underground Trade Center to Begin This Year

While Nguyen Hue Street’s pedestrian promenade is set to open this week, a much larger walking street is in the works for downtown Saigon.

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For The First Time, Vietnam Is Recruiting Foreign Scientists To Teach At Public Universities

As Vietnam struggles with a scarcity of qualified local professors, the country is looking outside its borders to reach international university standards.

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Hà Nội: CAPITAL City - The Capital City From Above

Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor of the Hà Nội: CAPITAL City photo book. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll be giving you an overview of the book's fantastic photos and s...

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Interview With the Author of the 'Ha Noi: CAPITAL City' Photo Book - Part 2

Following the successful release of their photo book which chronicled urban development in Ho Chi Minh City last year, Michael Waibel and Henning Hilbert are back with a similar en...

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Interview With the Author of the 'Ha Noi: CAPITAL City' Photo Book

Following the successful release of their photo book which chronicled urban development in Ho Chi Minh City last year, Michael Waibel and Henning Hilbert are back with a similar en...

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15 Projects That Will Change Saigon Forever: Part 3

The area between Bến Thành Market and the Saigon Opera House is undeniably the epicenter of changes to the city’s urban fabric with the construction of pedestrian promenades, subway stations, a new ad...

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Vietnamese Car Sales Skyrocketing In 2015

If you’ve been noticing more cars clogging the streets on your daily commute, you’re not imagining things.