Hẻm Gems: Making Good Life Decisions With Midday Rice Wine and Hanoi Deep-Fried Food
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- Published on 01 March 2019
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Kevin Lee.
The Subcommittee for Sustainable Fishing? The Office of Dipterocarp Record-Keeping? The Directorate of Synthetic Rubber Quality Control? Ride-Share Hygiene Board? It was difficult to assess who exactly our fellow lunch diners were. Were they filling their table with empty beer bottles to escape the monotony of work or fuel creative ideas for more efficiently managing the allocation of hand sanitizer for cable cars? Unclear. What was certain, however, was the Saigoneer team had scampered up Pasteur Street to enjoy a few glasses of rice wine accompanied by northern fare with the hopes that we’d return to the office not too buzzed to actively report on the nation’s latest developments in cracking down on illegal seahorse smuggling.
Morning Stories Roundup: Official Visit to Set Historic Milestone in Vietnam-North Korea Relations
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- Published on 01 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.
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A Radio Program Puts Vietnamese Poetry in the Limelight With Bilingual Readings
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- Published on 28 February 2019
- Written by Paul Christiansen.
"Lanterns Hanging on the Wind"features 18 poems read in Vietnamese and translated into English that span themes, styles, time periods and locations to give listeners a broad introduction to the nation's rich literary traditions.
VietJet, Bamboo Airways Sign Orders of 110 Boeing Planes During Trump-Kim Summit
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- Published on 28 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
Bamboo Airways currently uses six leased Airbus aircraft while VietJet's fleet includes 20 owned Airbus and 44 that are leased.
Vietnamese Educational App Elsa Secure $7m From Google's AI Fund
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- Published on 28 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
Elsa, founded in 2015 by Vietnamese national Van Dinh Hong Vu and speech recognition researcher Dr. Xavier Anguera, is a mobile application that helps English learners hone their pronunciation and overall speaking ability.
Morning Stories Roundup: More Than $2.7bn Worth of ODA Pumped Into irrigation
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- Published on 28 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
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[Photos] On Photographing the Gentle Romance of a Hueless Hue
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- Published on 27 February 2019
- Written by Khoi Pham. Photos courtesy of Tran Kha Nhan.
Any mention of Hue or Hoi An within a conversation about central Vietnam tends to conjure up images of intensely vibrant colors: crimson paper lanterns dotting the sky; neighborhoods filled with the distinct cheeriness of “Hoi An yellow”; and purple áo dài peppering the streets of Hue.
[Photos] Inside Cat Tien National Park's New Bear Sanctuary Made From Wire and Pebbles
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- Published on 27 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
The group of buildings inside Cat Tien National Park provides a comfortable home to 40 sun and moon bears that have been rescued from illegal trafficking and the bear bile industry.
The New Season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Features a Vietnamese-American Queen
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- Published on 27 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
RuPaul's Drag Race, an American drag queen reality TV show hosted by host RuPaul, recently announced their lineup of drag queens for Season 11.
New Proposal Turns Ton Duc Thang Into Walking Plazas, Shoos Traffic Underground
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- Published on 27 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City recently unveiled an ambitious development proposal that might vastly change downtown Saigon’s public space.
Morning Stories Roundup: Warmer Weather Forecast for Northern Vietnam as Heatwave Lingers in South
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- Published on 27 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
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South Korean Firm Puts Forth Plans for $3bn Metro Network in Da Nang
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- Published on 26 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
The proposed metro system would connect the city's downtown, beach, airport and major roads.
FLC Group, Owner of Bamboo Airways, Wants to Build Tan Son Nhat's 3rd Terminal
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- Published on 26 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
In January 2019, the Airports Corporations of Vietnam (ACV) submitted their proposal for the construction of the third terminal at Tan Son Nhat airport, anticipating that contractors finalize in February 2020.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnamese Firms in Japan to Compete in 1st Football Championship
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- Published on 26 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
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[Photos] 17 Photos of 2002 Saigon as Seen From Above
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- Published on 25 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
2002 might not seem like a long time ago, but Saigon’s urbanscapes have grown so much in the last ten years that these scenes offer some surprising insights into our city 17 years in the past.
Saigoneer Podcast: Vietnam's Many Lunar Calendar Festivals; Familial Pressure During Holidays
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- Published on 25 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Illustration by Hannah Hoang.
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Saigon to Officially Ban All Vehicles on Nguyen Hue During Weekend Nights
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- Published on 25 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Michael Tatarski.
In November 2018, the District 1 People's Committee proposed to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation that motorized traffic on Nguyen Hue be banned by 2020.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Kim Jong-Un Leaves Pyongyang for Vietnam Summit
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- Published on 25 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.
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HCMC Lowers Tuition Fees for Students in Public Kindergartens, Secondary Schools
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- Published on 24 February 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
Last year, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education proposed that tuition fee for all students in public secondary school be exempted.
A Playful Project Uses Pigs to Showcase Vietnam Iconography Through History
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- Published on 23 February 2019
- Written by Khoi Pham. Images and video courtesy of RAW Studio.
Year of the pig is a gift that keeps on giving.
