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Going Through Tan Son Nhat Customs Will Get Better by End of This Year

After finding itself among the world's worst airports, Tan Son Nhat is working hard to improve passenger satisfaction by streamlining its customs and security screening processes for international tra...

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Morning News Roundup: HCMC Inspectors Catch Downtown Foreign-Only Restaurant With Its Pants Down

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Online public services in health sector announced today [Vietnam News] Saigon’s pretti...

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Vietnamese Men to Get Up to 2 Weeks Paternity Leave

Starting in 2016, Vietnamese dads will receive up to 14 days of paid paternity leave.

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Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Claims Two Prizes at World Architecture Festival in Singapore

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam's longest river is 'seriously' polluted: authority [Thanh Nien] Samsung worker...

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Massive War-Era Bomb Uncovered, Defused in Central Vietnam

Earlier this week, a UK-based organization managed to defuse the largest unexploded ordnance (UXO) ever discovered in central Quang Tri province.

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Morning News Roundup: Apple Opens Subsidiary in Vietnam Amid Strong iPhone Sales

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. First VN farm's products certified as organic [Vietnam News] Apple Opens Subsidiary in...

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False Alarm: Psy Is Not Coming to Vietnam

Don't go brushing up on your Gangnam Style moves just yet: the much-discussed Psy performance that Vietnam was expecting later this month has been indefinitely put on hold.

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60% of Vietnamese Businesses Are Losing Money

More than 60% of Vietnamese businesses are breaking even or operating at a loss, according to a local business group.

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Morning News Roundup: Qantas and Vietnam Airlines Unveil Big Growth Plans for Jetstar

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Khanh Hoa Is Dropping $192.8m on a Building Shaped Like a Bird's Nest

It seems the development bug has arrived in Nha Trang, as the coastal city is gearing up to build its own flashy new urban and administrative zone west of the now-defunct Nha Trang Airport.

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Attack of the Monsoons: Part 2

In the final installment of his two-part series, cultural and environmental anthropologist Jacob Weger explains why rainy season is getting more unpredictable and what the future of Southeast Asia' mo...

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Morning News Roundup: YouTube’s Growth in Vietnam Reaches 120%

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. City's first rapid bus line to start in 2017 [Vietnam News] Social protection centre heads ...

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Slingers Spook Heat in Halloween Home Opener

Even a gym full of Heat fans decked out in Halloween regalia couldn’t keep the Singapore Slingers from terrifying Saigon’s pro hoops squad, as the visiting team came out with a 86-74 victory against t...

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We're All Getting Nine Days of Holiday for Tet

Now that Halloween has passed, we all need something to look forward to in the coming months. Thankfully, the Vietnamese government has delivered.

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Weekend News Roundup: Italian President to Visit Vietnam

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Morning News Roundup: Six Teens Nicked for Stabbing, Robbing Foreigners in HCMC

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam ranked in top ten countries in Cyber Maturity 2015 [Hanoi Times] Icelandic Pre...

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Morning News Roundup: New Rule to Leave Half of Tourist Boats in Ha Long Bay Ashore

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam sends nearly 100,000 labourers to work abroad [Dang Cong San] Northern Vietnam...

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Province Reports H5N6 Bird Flu Outbreak

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Morning News Roundup: Vingroup Buys Maximark Chain in Bid to Gain Retail Foothold

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Weekend News Roundup: HCMC Shuts Down Gas Station For Cheating Customers

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. HCM City rejects coconut palm planting [DTI] Lasers may ease pain for Vietnam War’s ‘n...