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...
Morning News Roundup: Coca-Cola Vietnam Finally Pays Tax After Claiming Losses For 20 Years
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Coca-Cola Vietnam finally pays tax after claiming losses for 20 years [Tuoi Tre] Vietn...
Morning News Roundup: Car Prices Might Reduce By 42 Percent In 2019
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Home water tanks suggested as anti-flooding measure for Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre] Vi...
Vietnamese State Companies Can No Longer Invest in Real Estate, Banks
Beginning in December, state-owned companies will no longer be able to invest in the real estate or banking sectors.
Noi Bai, Da Nang Airports Ranked Among Best in Asia
There was some good news for travelers in Vietnam last week, as the folks behind The Guide to Sleeping in Airports (http://www.sleepinginairports.net/) unleashed their lists of the best and worst airp...
Bonnes Nouvelles: AuchanSuper Plans 17 Vietnam Stores
If you're not French, you've probably never heard of AuchanSuper, but you're about to.
Pizza 4Ps Opens Sleek New Hanoi Location
Hanoians will soon have reason to rejoice, as Pizza 4Ps opens a brand-new location in the capital.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC to Go Green with Downtown Electric Bus Services
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Ho Chi Minh City to go green with downtown electric bus services [Thanh Nien] China, Vietna...
Korean Firm to Build $650m Solar Power Plant in Ha Tinh
In one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change in the world, north-central Vietnam may soon be getting its own fancy, new solar power plant.
Morning News Roundup: Electric Buses Planned for Saigon's ‘Backpacker Area’
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Private investors queue up for aviation infrastructure projects [Vietnam Net] Vietnam plans...
[Photos] This Is Where Hanoi's Bia Hơi Glasses Come From
The short, cloudy glass tumblers that are a fixture in Hanoi's bia hơi establishments are an everyday object with a story.
Vietnam Will Arm Inflight Security Officers, Ban Unruly Passengers
Attention, airline passengers: beginning later this year, the inflight security officer on your plane will be packing.
Weekend News Roundup: Mekong Delta in Desperate Shortage of Fresh Water
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Budget train tours to link Ho Chi Minh City with four south-central spots [Tuoi Tre] V...
Hanoi Baggage Handlers May Soon Wear Body Cameras
Hanoi baggage handlers may soon be required to wear body cameras in an effort to curb theft at Noi Bai International Airport.
HSBC: Expats Think Vietnam Is Great
Global banking giant HSBC recently released their annual Expat Explorer survey and it turns out foreign residents of Vietnam are very happy with their adopted home.
Morning News Roundup: Ha Noi to Knock Down Strange-Looking Houses
Vietnam's military-run mobile firm launches in Tanzania, invests $736 mln [Reuters] Ha Noi to knock down strange-looking houses [VNS] Vietnam to Ban State-Owned Firms From Investing in Cer...
Hanoi Kicks Floating Restaurants, Tour Boats Out of West Lake
Say goodbye to those romantic dinners on the murky waters of West Lake.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Labor Productivity 50 Years Behind Thailand's
VN expects to collect more taxes next year [Vietnam News] Vietnam’s labor productivity 50 years behind Thailand's: ministry [Tuoi Tre] Report praises VN for promoting LGBTI people's rights [Vie...
Developer Ordered To Tear Down Top Floors of New Building Near HCM Mausoleum
There's a lot of finger-pointing going on up north these days, as Hanoi officials have ordered a local real estate developer to tear down the top floors of a building near the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
Morning News Roundup: Government Proposes Higher Tax On Vehicles
Vietnam to divest $2.5 bln share in top firm Vinamilk [Reuters] Government proposes higher tax on vehicles [Vietnam News] HCM City seeks private funds for projects [Vietnam Plus]
