Saigoneer's Weekend Event Picks
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- Published on 12 October 2018
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our favorite events happening around Saigon.
Saigon Moves Forward With $243m Project to Build 3 Hospitals in Thu Duc, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon
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- Published on 12 October 2018
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The facilities are expected to be completed by 2023.
A History of Rice Wine, Part 1: Family Stills, Prohibition and Colonial Bloodshed
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- Published on 12 October 2018
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Illustration by Hannah Hoang.
Fight or flight: to ball fists, rally rag-tag villagers clutching canes, shovels, sampan oars and bamboo staffs to ward off the bayonet-wielding officers invading your home intending to ransack your cabinets and storerooms, aiming to whisk you off to prison based on the scantest of evidence; or, to scoop up your ceramic pot of illegal alcohol, slip out the back door and flee far into the rice fields, where you hide for hours until the rising moon signals a safe passage home, hunched deep in the cold muck, shaded by growing stalks and comforted by cricket song.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Motor Show, Organ Donation and New Food Processing Plant
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- Published on 12 October 2018
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
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Ha Long Bay Will Open New Harbor to Welcome Luxury Cruise Ships This Month
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- Published on 11 October 2018
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Hon Gai International Harbour will allow the world's largest cruise ships to dock in the UNESCO heritage site.
Japan to Release Pringles-Flavored Instant Noodles and Ramen-Flavored Chips
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- Published on 11 October 2018
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Have you ever been ridiculed for dipping chips in ramen broth? Do your friends scrunch up their nose when you sprinkle instant noodles seasonings on your Pringles? Well, you can tell them to suck it because eating chip-ramen hybrids is all the rage now.
Vietnam Ranks 99th of 157 in Efforts to Reduce Inequality: Oxfam
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- Published on 11 October 2018
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The Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index measures national efforts to reduce inequality via three criteria: social spending, progressive taxation, and labor policies.
Morning Stories Roundup: New Bphone, Book on Agent Orange and E-Government
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- Published on 11 October 2018
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
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Inside the Poignant Vietnam Episode of Netflix Animated Series 'BoJack Horseman'
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- Published on 10 October 2018
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In season five of Bojack Horseman, an animated show that follows a self-loathing humanoid horse and 90s TV star BoJack, the producers devote an episode to Vietnam.
After a Two-Year Renovation Project, Binh Tay Market Will Reopen Next Month
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- Published on 10 October 2018
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.
After months of operating in sub-optimal conditions, vendors and customers of Binh Tay Market are finally allowed to move back in.
Vietnam Ranks 4th Among Countries With Most Liver Cancer-Related Deaths: WHO
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- Published on 10 October 2018
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Due to heavy drinking, lack of awareness and insufficient early screening, 20,000 Vietnamese die of the liver cancer every year.
Friday Night @ Lush
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- Published on 10 October 2018
- Written by Vu
Perto the 16 year-old EDM Boy Wonder brought the house with his high-energy set at Lush.
Ladies Night @ Lush
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- Published on 10 October 2018
- Written by Vu
Ladies drink for free every Tuesday Nights at Lush!
Saturday Night @ Lush
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- Published on 10 October 2018
- Written by Vu
Fresh Prince of Belaire tore the floor up with DJ Trayze at Lush.
Unknown in Vietnam, Local Ride-Hailing App FastGo to Expand to Indonesia, Myanmar
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- Published on 10 October 2018
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Homegrown ride-hailing app FastGo just announced that it’s preparing for a launch in Myanmar and Indonesia.
Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi Formula 1, Bamboo Airways and Deadly Shoot-out in Bangkok
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- Published on 10 October 2018
- Written by Saigoneer. Phhoto by Vu Cao.
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[Photos] From Mui Ne to Can Tho: A Visual Exploration of Life in Southern Vietnam
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- Published on 09 October 2018
- Written by Sebastia Galbany. Photos by Sebastia Galbany.
Leaving behind the mountains and valleys of northern and central Vietnam, I was welcomed by the landscapes of southern provinces: beautiful, windy beaches, sprawling rivers in the Mekong Delta and bustling metropolises.
Thailand Closes Famous Maya Bay Indefinitely to Save Coral Reef From Tourists
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- Published on 09 October 2018
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Maya Bay, a small beach on Thailand's Phi Phi Leh Island, has been a popular tourist destination since it appeared in the 2000 film The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Saigon Will Spend $4bn on New Roads, Bridges in Hopes of Curbing Traffic Congestion
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- Published on 09 October 2018
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.
By 2020, 82 mostly state-funded projects will add nearly 190 kilometers of roads and 39 bridges to the southern metropolis.
Morning Stories Roundup: 54.2% of Vietnam’s Population Uses the Internet
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- Published on 09 October 2018
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.
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