Details: Published on 21 February 2018; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Kevin Lee.

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▪ Your next hot fashion is made in Vietnam [OZY]

▪ Vietnamese passengers oppose Air France's fare cancellation [DTI]

Saturday Night @ Lush

Details: Published on 19 February 2018; Written by Vu

Chuc mung nam moi!

[Illustrations] How Tet Traditions in Saigon and Hanoi Differ, From Booze to Bánh

Details: Published on 14 February 2018; Written by Khoi Pham. Illustrations by Hannah Hoang.

How one’s family celebrates Tet can reveal a lot about where they hail from.

Nha Trang Celebrates Year of the Dog With Canine Beauty Pageant

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

The top 10 dogs will participate in a Dog Fashion Show held on Monkey Island on the third day of Tet.

Local Illustrator Breathes New Life Into Vietnam's Classic Folk Paintings

Details: Published on 13 February 2018; Written by Paul Christiansen. Images courtesy of Nguyen Xuan Lam.

Illustrator Nguyen Xuan Lam’s project revamps 20 Vietnamese folk paintings through modern graphic design techniques.

[Photos] A Pre-Tet Trip to Sa Dec, the Mekong Delta's Flower Capital

Details: Published on 13 February 2018; Written by Michael Tatarski. Photos by Andy Ip Thien.

Sa Dec, a small Mekong Delta city four hours away from Saigon, turns into a vibrant flower kingdom in the weeks leading up to Tet.

Morning News Roundup: Local Authorities Urged to Improve Hanoi's Pedestrian Streets for Tet

Details: Published on 13 February 2018; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Alberto Prieto.

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▪ Local authorities urged to improve Hanoi's pedestrian streets for Tet [DTI]

▪ Ho Chi Minh City flower street ready to celebrate Year of Dog [Tuoi Tre]

A Thai Investor Is Spending $1.76bn on Wind Farms in Vietnam

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

Three provinces in southern Vietnam might have functional wind farms as early as 2020.

Oscar-Winning Screenwriter to Adapt Horror Flick 'Co Hau Gai' for Hollywood

Details: Published on 12 February 2018; Written by Paul Christiansen. .

Geoffrey Fletcher, whose screenplay for the Lee Daniels-directed movie Precious won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2010, will adopt Vietnam's 2016 horror flick Co Hau Gai (The Housemaid).

Pollution, Animal Abuse Turn Vietnam's Time-Honored Tet Tradition Ugly

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

Many of the carps Hanoi residents released into the city’s waterways as part of a symbolic Lunar New Year ritual quickly died due to pollution.

Weekend News Roundup: HCMC Seeks Visa Waiver Extension to Boost Tourism

Details: Published on 12 February 2018; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.

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▪ Vietnamese books introduced at India’s international book fair [SGGP]

▪ HCM City seeks visa waiver extension to boost tourism [DTI]

Other Intimacies: Photography Display Highlights Reflections on Living With Autism

Details: Published on 11 February 2018; Written by Nguyen-Hoang Quyen. Top photo by Le Anh Dung.

For one week in late January, the group exhibition “Encounters: Reflections into the spaces surrounding families living with autism" transformed the top floor of the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi into a meandering space of interwoven images, sounds, and questions regarding autism.

[Video] Crafting Altar Brassware in Saigon's Storied Lư Đồng Village

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

As Tet nears, families all over Vietnam are rushing to decorate their homes and check-off the last few items on their spring cleaning list, such as curtains, glassware, and most importantly, brass homeware.

Saigoneer Podcast: U-23 Pride, Bubble Tea Madness, and the Saigon Heat

Details: Published on 10 February 2018; Written by Saigoneer. Illustration by Hannah Hoang.

The Saigoneer Podcast is officially one month old!

Saigoneer's Weekend Event Picks

Details: Published on 09 February 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our favorite events happening around Saigon.

This Hanoi Professor Takes Care of His Student's Baby While She Was Taking a Test

Details: Published on 09 February 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

In an unexpected turn of events, a student from the Hanoi College of Technology and Trading had to take her six-month-old baby with her on examination day.

Top Italian Football Club Juventus to Open Training Academy in Saigon

Details: Published on 09 February 2018; Written by Saigoneer.

Saigon will soon become home to the first Juventus Academy in Southeast Asia.

Hẻm Gems: Chu Se's 65 Years of Hủ Tiếu Mì by the Calmette Bridge

Details: Published on 09 February 2018; Written by Brian Letwin. Photos by Brandon Coleman.

Saigon is home to a number of street food eateries that span generations, from a 100-year old vegetarian joint to a 70-year-old hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho restaurant right in the heart of District 1.