[Photos] People Tempting Fate At Vietnamese Rail Crossings
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- Published on 30 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Vietnamese rail crossings are notoriously unsafe due to poor signage and lack of barricades. But some pedestrians and motorists aren’t doing themselves any favours by crossing in front of oncoming trains, some of which travel up to 80km per hour.
Date With The Wrecking Ball: Ba Son Shipyard
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- Published on 30 March 2015
- Written by Tim Doling. Top photo by Alexandre Garel.
According to a recent article in Thanh Niên newspaper, the Ba Son Shipyard – Saigon’s oldest and most important maritime heritage site, recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1993 as a National Historic Monument (Decision 1034-QĐ/BT) – is likely to be sold off to a South Korean investor for redevelopment.
Vietnam Considers Raising Visa Fee For Tourists, Overseas Vietnamese
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- Published on 30 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Though Vietnam is struggling to keep its tourism numbers up, the country’s finance ministry has proposed raising visa fees for tourists and overseas Vietnamese.
Weekend News Roundup: Month-Long Road Closings In Downtown HCMC Start Next Week
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- Published on 30 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
HCMC leaders inspect key infrastructure projects [SGGP]
More Vietnamese politicians use emails, social networks [Vietnam Net]
MOET’s entrance-exam ban could lead to payments for seats at the best schools [Vietnam Net]
Saigoneer Sunday Rewind
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- Published on 29 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Saigoneer's staff highlight their favorite articles from the past week.
20 Vietnamese Foods You Need to Try Now
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- Published on 27 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Uyen Luu, author of My Vietnamese Kitchen and contributor to Jamie Oliver’s FoodTube, shares her favorite Vietnamese dishes and how to cook them.
Vietnam Planning To Drop Death Penalty For Drug Crimes, Robbery
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- Published on 27 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Vietnamese justice officials announced Tuesday that they plan to abolish the death penalty for a number of crimes including robbery and drug trafficking.
Three Saigon-based Artists Bring Their Diverse Urban Art To Vin Gallery
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- Published on 27 March 2015
- Written by Zelda Rudzitsky. .
This evening, American illustrator and street artist Kristopher Kotcher AKA Frenemy is bringing his work back to Vin Gallery with a new exhibition, Trialogue. It has been almost a year since his first show at the gallery, but this time, he will have two Saigon-based street artists joining him – Holm and Phan Minh Tuan AKA Liar Ben.
15 Projects That Will Change Saigon Forever: Part 3
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- Published on 27 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
The area between Bến Thành Market and the Saigon Opera House is undeniably the epicenter of changes to the city’s urban fabric with the construction of pedestrian promenades, subway stations, a new administrative center and office towers underway. But downtown Saigon isn’t the only area that may look unrecognizable in 10 years.
Vietnam Set to Become Southeast Asia's Economic Powerhouse: Bloomberg
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- Published on 27 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
There are numerous global and domestic trends that may be setting Vietnam up as the region’s economic leader, according to a recent report in Bloomberg.
Morning News Roundup: Drunk Drivers Should Be Charged Criminally - Vietnam Road Directorate
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- Published on 27 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Drunk drivers should be charged criminally: Vietnam road directorate [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam ‘caught between a rock and a hard place’ as US-Russia rivalry deepens [Thanh Nien]
Singapore Increases Investment into Vietnam [Vietnam Briefing]
Saigon McDonald’s Chaos The Result Of “Dud” US$40 Million Marketing Campaign
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- Published on 26 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
If you happened to pass by the Dien Bien Phu McDonald’s on Monday night or anytime Tuesday, you probably found yourself in a massive plume of motorbike traffic headed directly for the fast food restaurant. Apparently, this was all part of a global US$40 million marketing campaign that "hardly anyone noticed."
[Photos] At Least 16 Killed In Scaffolding Collapse In North-Central Vietnam
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- Published on 26 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Last night at 8pm, iron scaffolding weighing thousands of tons collapsed on top of hundreds of workers at Son Duong Port, killing at least 16 and injuring 27.
This Is What A Mongolian Hip-Hop Video Looks Like
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- Published on 26 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Tracing its roots back to the cities of the United States, Hip-Hop has since spread across the globe, penetrating even the farthest corners of human civilization.
Vietnamese Car Sales Skyrocketing In 2015
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- Published on 26 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
If you’ve been noticing more cars clogging the streets on your daily commute, you’re not imagining things.
Hanoi Makes Trip Advisor’s Top 5 Destinations Of 2015
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- Published on 26 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Trip Advisor just announced the results of its 2015 Traveler’s Choice rankings, based on millions of traveler reviews. The rankings, which cover everything from hotels to beaches, are highlighted by the “destinations” category. Of the 469 destinations included, Hanoi came in at number four.
Morning News Roundup: 5 Sentenced To Jail In Vietnam For Running Massive Porn-Sharing Website
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- Published on 26 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Ha Noi to crack down on illegal taxi enterprises [SGGP]
Vietnam wants full lifting of US arms embargo [Yahoo]
Vietnam mulls national brand for rice [Bangkok Post]
[Video] Chinese Company Builds 57-Story Skyscraper in 19 Days
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- Published on 25 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
When one talks about the pace of construction in Vietnam, many would liken it to watching paint dry. Due to a plethora of reasons, many buildings remain partially built (e.g. the building at Ham Nghi and Ton Duc Thang) as monuments to inefficiency.
[Photos] McDonald’s Giveaway Event Causes “Absolute Chaos” In Saigon
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- Published on 25 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
Thousands of people showed up to the McDonald’s restaurant on Dien Bien Phu Street this week for free food and swag, resulting in massive crowds, traffic jams and as one resident described it, “absolute chaos.”
The Saigon Post Office Is Being Repainted. Again.
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- Published on 25 March 2015
- Written by Saigoneer.
When it comes to urban beautification projects in Vietnam, Hanoi’s recent tree massacre has been getting all the press. However, it wasn’t long ago that the Saigon Post Office’s new paint job was grabbing headlines.
