Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam to Switch off Lights in Response to 2019 Earth Hour
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- Published on 05 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Triet Thai.
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Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
From March, Vietnam Requires Hospitals to Digitize Medical Records
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- Published on 04 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
Health authorities hope that the change will help cut back waiting times, confusion caused by doctors' handwriting and improve the archiving and managing of records.
[Photos] 13 Black-and-White Shots of Saigon in 1962
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- Published on 04 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
Badass girl power, young love and vintage cars: the streets of Saigon in 1962 seemed much cooler than they are today, when pavements weren't riddled with debris and construction sites.
Transport Ministry Claims 62.56% of Saigoneers Support Proposal to Ban Motorbikes in Downtown Saigon by 2030
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- Published on 04 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
Some Saigoneers are in agreement with the city’s plan to ban personal vehicles in downtown Saigon, but most believe that there remains a lot to be done before the project is implemented.
After Trump-Kim Summit, North Korea Tours Are Trending Among Vietnamese Tourists
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- Published on 04 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
In the past, tours to North Korea were often avoided due to high costs, political conflict, and a lengthy, strict visa procedure.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Can Tho to Complete 15 Key Projects in 2019
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- Published on 04 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
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A New Typeface That Was Built From Designs on Old Book Covers
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- Published on 03 March 2019
- Written by Khoi Pham. Images courtesy of Tong Van Hiep.
Finding new values from old relics is a popular way some young creatives today are keeping old Vietnam aesthetics alive.
Saigon Approves Project to Boost Recycling by Supporting Private Trash Collectors
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- Published on 02 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
A project to boost recycling of plastic waste gathered by private garbage collectors has received approval from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, VietnamNet reports. Currently, the city has some 4,000 private garbage collectors who take care of about 582 tons of domestic waste per day. The project hopes to impact at least 70% of the plastic collected recycled.
Ladies Night @ Lush
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- Published on 01 March 2019
- Written by Vu
Come down to Lush with your girlfriends for Ladies Night and drink for free till midnight.
Saturday Night @ Lush
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- Published on 01 March 2019
- Written by Vu
Weekends will never be the same without a fun night out at Lush
Ladies Night @ Lush
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- Published on 01 March 2019
- Written by Vu
Come to Lush for the hottest Ladies Night in Saigon
Saturday Night @ Lush
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- Published on 01 March 2019
- Written by Vu
Awesome weekend fun starts at Lush.
Saigoneer's Weekend Event Picks
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- Published on 01 March 2019
- Written by Saigoneer.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our favorite events happening around Saigon.
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.
