Details: Published on 14 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

A part of Obama’s visit to Vietnam is now forever enshrined – literally – in a glass display in Hanoi.

Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam PM Says First-Quarter Growth of 7.41% Likely

Details: Published on 14 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.

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▪ National land database to be completed in 2020 [SGGP]

▪ Vietnam Prime Minister says first-quarter growth of 7.41 pct likely [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam Health Ministry Praised by US Charity for Campaign to Reduce Smoking

Details: Published on 13 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

According to a US-based charity foundation, Vietnam seems to be winning the war on smoking.

Vietnam Launches First Public Satellite Image Database, 'Data Cube'

Details: Published on 13 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

The system, a result of a joint effort of the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), has been in development since 2017.

The Yin and Yang of Saigon Street Desserts: Black Sesame Soup and Bean Curd

Details: Published on 13 March 2018; Written by Khôi Phạm. Illustration by Hannah Hoàng.

In the back of my mind lives a chorus of street calls: the staccato pauses in a recorded advertisement "bánh mì Sài Gòn, một ngàn một ổ" (hot Saigon bánh mì, only thousand [dong] per loaf), the clink-clank of ice cream bells, and the reverberating belting from our hẻm’s bean curd lady.

Tour Company Under Fire for Constructing Staircase on UNESCO Heritage Site

Details: Published on 13 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

Trang An Tourism JSC ignored five demands to cease construction on an unauthorized staircase in Trang An, a UNESCO Heritage Complex in Vietnam's northern province of Ninh Binh.

Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam Enjoys $1.08bn Trade Surplus

Details: Published on 13 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.

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▪ Vietnam wants exclusion from US steel tariffs [Jakarta Post]

▪ Vietnam enjoys $1.08b trade surplus [DTI]

[Photos] Snapshots of Downtown Saigon During the Mid-1960s

Details: Published on 12 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

For the past 30 years, the country’s economic changes have placed Saigon at the epicenter of rapid urbanization and modernization, with endless development projects.

Saturday Night @ Lush

Details: Published on 12 March 2018; Written by Vu

Saturday Night was jam packed and pumping!

Children's Book Translator Receives Vietnam's First-Ever Andersen Literary Award

Details: Published on 12 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

Inaugurated in 1996 by the Hans Christian Andersen Award Committee, the Fairy Tale of My Life Award has been presented to 65 organizations and individuals who help to preserve the legacy of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

Vietnam's Representative Wins World Beauty Pageant for Trans Women

Details: Published on 12 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

Another victory for Vietnam’s LGBT community on the international stage!

Despite Criticisms, Saigon Proposes Hiking Wastewater Discharge Levy

Details: Published on 12 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

Saigon’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed increasing fees on wastewater discharged by the city’s production workshops, but the plan’s specifics and methods are attracting criticism.

Weekend News Roundup: Work Starts on $1bn Industrial Zone in Nghe An

Details: Published on 12 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.

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▪ Work starts on 1-billion-USD industrial zone in Nghe An [SGGP]

▪ Vietnam named 2nd best destination for Japanese firms wishing to expand abroad: survey [VnExpress]

Amid Climate Change Threats, a Strain of Asian 'Floating Rice' Might Hold the Answer

Details: Published on 11 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

As Southeast Asian countries struggle to adapt to the mounting challenges brought about by climate change, a potential solution has "floated" to the surface.

Spotify Is Launching in Vietnam in 3 Days

Details: Published on 10 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

Hang on to your seat (and mobile devices), Spotify is hitting Vietnam in three days!

[Video] Learn How to Make Bánh Chưng in Hanoi's Storied Tranh Khuc Village

Details: Published on 10 March 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

It’s hard to find a Vietnamese who isn’t familiar with the a story behind the country’s sticky rice cakes: bánh chưng and bánh giày. After all, the legend of these ceremonial fares is intertwined with Vietnam’s founding fathers.