Bus Driver Careens into Saigon Canal
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- Published on 23 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
Early yesterday morning, a bus careened off the road and into Saigon's Tau Hu Canal.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Plans Vendor-Friendly Sidewalks
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- Published on 23 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.
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Saigon Is Getting a Natural History Museum in D9
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- Published on 22 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
Saigon’s cultural scene is getting a facelift soon, as local officials just broke ground on the city’s first-ever Natural History Museum.
Nick Ut, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist, Retires This Month
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- Published on 22 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
After 51 years as a photojournalist, Nick Ut is retiring this month.
Saigon to Get New Mien Dong Bus Station by Year End
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- Published on 22 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
Saigon’s Mien Dong Bus Station, or Eastern Bus Station, will be getting an upgrade by the end of this year.
D1’s Sidewalk-Clearing Campaign Ramps up, Expands to Other Districts
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- Published on 22 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
In District 1 and beyond, Saigon’s sidewalk-clearing campaign continues.
[Photos] World-Famous Divas Meet Saigon Street Food
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- Published on 22 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
Vietnam’s cybersphere is a magical place.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Films to Screen at Cannes Film Festival 2017
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- Published on 22 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.
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Saigoneer Getaways: Vietnam’s Subterranean Wonders
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- Published on 21 March 2017
- Written by Michael Tatarski. Photos by Michael Tatarski.
The dense, untouched forests of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province hide some of the world’s greatest underground geological formations. Beneath the park’s stunning limestone mountains lie Son Doong, the largest cave on the planet, and Hang En, the third-largest behind Deer Cave in Malaysian Borneo.
Southeast Asian Nations Take on Street Vendors
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- Published on 21 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Alberto Prieto.
With sidewalk-clearing campaigns going full bore in Hanoi and Saigon, Vietnam is not alone among its Southeast Asian neighbors in trying to change one of the region's most iconic urban features: street food vendors.
Saigon Grants District Officials Autonomy on Apartment-Related Projects
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- Published on 21 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Triet Thai.
Saigon’s process of rebuilding, renovating and improving old apartment buildings will be much faster in the future thanks to a recent bureaucratic shift.
Bui Vien, Bach Dang Wharf to Get New Tourist Attractions, Free WiFi
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- Published on 21 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo Illustration by Brian Letwin.
Two of downtown Saigon’s tourist-heavy areas will be getting free WiFi, courtesy of the local government.
Morning News Roundup: ACV Picks Coconut Leaf Design for Long Thanh Airport
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- Published on 21 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.
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Da Nang Officials Suspend Construction of Unauthorized Resort on Son Tra Peninsula
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- Published on 20 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
Over the weekend, a tourism firm in Da Nang found itself in hot water as officials discovered the company’s Son Tra resort development was not legally authorized.
[Photos] 1970s Vietnam: Lambrettas, Spartan Fields and Renaults Galore
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- Published on 20 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
In the 1970s, urban Vietnam was a Lambretta paradise.
Speedboats to Con Dao Will Begin This June
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- Published on 20 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
Starting this June, high-speed boats to Con Dao will be available from the Mekong Delta’s Soc Trang province.
[Photos] The Shield: Hanoi's 'Machine' House
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- Published on 20 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
A group of Hanoian architects rose to the challenge of striking a balance between commercial and residential space in a local tube house.
Saigon Installs Underground Tunnel-Boring Machine for Metro Construction
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- Published on 20 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
After years of slow progress, things are heating up along Saigon’s Metro Line 1.
Weekend News Roundup: Drunk Men Open Water Reservoir, Flood 2 Communes in Central Vietnam
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- Published on 20 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Brandon Coleman.
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In China, Conservationists Debate Moving Historical Monuments
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- Published on 19 March 2017
- Written by Saigoneer.
While Vietnam's headlong rush to modernization wipes out historical monuments and heritage buildings across the country, in recent years China has taken an unorthodox approach to preserving the past: moving entire buildings to new locations.
