Saigoneer's Weekend Event Picks
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- Published on 20 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our favorite events happening around Saigon.
Saigon to Roll out Smart Parking Lots
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- Published on 20 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Saigon is poised to deploy smart parking lots in downtown areas to meet the growing demand for space.
Google Translate Adds Offline Mode, Instant Chinese Translation
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- Published on 20 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Google just made some major improvements on its translation tools.
[Video] Hẻm Gems: D5’s Glorious Goat Curry
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- Published on 20 May 2016
- Written by Brian Letwin and Lee Starnes. Photos by Brandon Coleman.
One of the benefits or writing this column is that it allows us to sample some of Saigon’s best local eateries. We may be well versed in the ways of street noshing, but once in a blue moon, we come across a dish that has us high fiving and silently pigging out without a word exchanged. Behold District 5’s Musa Cà Ri Dê Ấn Độ.
Fulbright University to Open in Vietnam This Year
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- Published on 20 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
The prestigious, US government-funded Fulbright University will open its first campus in Vietnam later this year.
Morning News Roundup: 70 Tons of Dead Fish Picked up From HCMC Canal: Officials
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- Published on 20 May 2016
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Obama's visit to Vietnam: significant progress in Vietnam-US relations [VOV]
Coastal Flooding To Hit Three Nations Considered Heaviest Polluters By 2060: Christian Aid [TechTimes]
[Photos] One Year After Earthquake, Nepal’s Monuments Still in Ruins
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- Published on 19 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Nearly one year and one month has passed since Nepal's devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
[Photos] 22.House: An Homage to Vietnamese Modernist Architecture
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- Published on 19 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Situated near Nha Trang's central market, this creation from architecture firm Chon.a serves as a homage to the aesthetics of Vietnamese modernist architecture.
D7's Parkson Paragon Closes its Doors
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- Published on 19 May 2016
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When the opulent Parkson Paragon shopping center opened to much fanfare in 2011, general director of Parkson Vietnam Tham Tuck Choy welcomed the new venture with an optimistic attitude.
Why MSG Isn't Actually Bad for You
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- Published on 19 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
For decades, much of the western world has been skeptical of monosodium glutamate (MSG), better known as Ajinomoto to Vietnamese. However, as research has suggested time and again, there is actually nothing to fear when it comes to this magical, umami-filled flavor enhancer.
Expat Beautifies Hanoi Canal, Gets in and out of Trouble for Cleaning Without Permission
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- Published on 19 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
An American expat has found himself in a spot of trouble after he spent a day wading through a brackish canal in Hanoi's Cau Giay District cleaning up rubbish.
Morning News Roundup: Mass Fish Deaths and the Future of Environmental Regulation in Vietnam
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- Published on 19 May 2016
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Arms embargo, human rights confront Obama in Vietnam [USA Today]
The State of the Metro: An Update on Saigon's Subway Construction
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- Published on 18 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer. Top photo by Brandon Coleman.
Now entering its fourth year, construction of the Saigon Metro system is chugging along. With several lines in development and plenty of work still to go, Saigoneer takes a closer look at the progress of the city’s first new rail system in nearly a century.
Man Tells Bomb Joke at Airport, Receives 6-Month Flight Ban
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- Published on 18 May 2016
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A 20-year-old Vietnamese man is banned from flying for the next six months after telling Hanoi airport officials he intended to bomb Bangkok.
[Video] Travel Back to 1902 Hanoi With This Rare Footage
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- Published on 18 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Today, Hanoi's traffic is a force with which to be reckoned. But while the motorbikes, SUVs and public buses of the present create pandemonium in the capital's Old Quarter, the area around Dong Xuan Market was home to its own version of chaos long ago.
Passport Index Ranks Vietnamese Passports 157 Out of 199
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- Published on 18 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
Depending upon where a person – and their passport – are from, certain citizens of the world have greater access to foreign countries than others.
[Photos] Dead Fish Flood Saigon's Nhieu Loc Canal After Heavy Rain
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- Published on 18 May 2016
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Yesterday morning, in the wake of a heavy rain the day before, thousands of fish died en masse in Saigon's Nhieu Loc Canal.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Flooded After 2-Hour Rainfall
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- Published on 18 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Shing Chan.
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PM okays ship pollution plan [Vietnam News]
Electronics and automobile imports from ASEAN skyrocket [VOV]
Unlocking the Potential of Vietnam's Art Market
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- Published on 17 May 2016
- Written by Zelda Rudzitsky.
As one of Vietnam’s most prolific art organizations reduces its cultural and residency programs, we look at the state of national contemporary art in the global market and its economic impact on Vietnam.
Vietnamese Bank Prevents $1.1m Cyber Heist
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- Published on 17 May 2016
- Written by Saigoneer.
A Vietnamese bank recently thwarted what could have been a US$1.1 million cyber crime.
