Video: Lightsaber Duel Brings Advanced Technology to Saigon's Streets
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- Published on 26 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
This classic video from a few years back gloriously reappeared in our lives this past weekend. With only 3,000 views, we thought it was being under-watched so here it is for those who haven't seen it before.
Unfortunately, the action is fairly short but the first 15 seconds of the video make it worth a watch.
Morning News Roundup: Bill Gates Foundation Brings Free Internet to Rural Vietnam
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- Published on 26 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
Gold prices hit record low [VoV]
Vietnam probes 229 kg heroin case busted by Taiwan [Tuoi Tre]
Racehorse owners scrambling since closure of Vietnam’s lone track [Thanh Nien]
'The Prestige' - Screening @ deciBel
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- Published on 25 November 2013
Where does someone begin in praising Christopher Nolan’s films? The British-born, American-based director and screenwriter has made only eight so far – Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight and the Dark Knight Rises - but each and every one of them has managed to achieve, in their own terms, the chimera that many directors strive for: making intelligent and profitable films that can carry the sensibility of their creators.
What the Phở Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You May Have Missed
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- Published on 25 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
US$36 billion funded for nationwide poverty reduction [Nhan Dan]
Giant sinkhole found in Vietnam street [Thanh Nien]
Sleeping with call girls earns $24-$237 fines: decree [Tuoi Tre]
Number of Vietnamese Women Marrying Foreigners per Year? 100,000 and Rising.
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- Published on 22 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
At a recent conference in Hanoi, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the Vietnam Women’s Union released figures showing that 100,000 Vietnamese women marry foreigners annually.
Morning News Roundup: Thai Tourist Motorcycles Seized in Vietnam
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- Published on 22 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
New penalties on inappropriate public cultural behavior [SGGP]
Thai tourist motorcycles seized in Vietnam [Vietnam Net]
Hanoi approves massive transport project [Nhan Dan]
Video: Vietnamese News 'Presenters' Rap the News
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- Published on 21 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
In a bid to reach a younger audience, Vietnam Plus, a sister station of the Vietnam News Agency, has employed the services of local rappers to rap the news.
In the Spotlight: A O Show
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- Published on 21 November 2013
A O show, currently being performed at the Saigon Opera House, might be the first accomplished Vietnamese “cirque” that proves that tradition and modernisation can coexist harmoniously. Or as director Tuan Le describes it, “A O is an open picture about Vietnam” that runs from the South to the North, from the past to the present and from the rural to the urban.
Morning News Roundup: Strange Skin Disease, the First Ever in World, Found in Vietnam
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- Published on 21 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
Crunch time as Vietnam set for education shakeup, again [Thanh Nien]
Vietnam steps into an era of mobile data explosion [PC Advisor]
Strange skin disease, the first ever in world, found in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Can Saigon Stop Sinking?
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- Published on 20 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
While this season’s heavy flooding has been blamed on large storms and high tides, some experts have been pointing to unchecked urbanization as the culprit. A recent Thanh Nien article took a closer look at the causes and implications of Saigon’s sinking landscape and offered some possible solutions.
46 Incredible Color Photos of 1915 Vietnam
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- Published on 20 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
Considering how rare turn of the 20th-century Vietnam photos are, we were especially excited to come across this Flickr album of 46 colorized photos from 1915.
The photos were taken by Leon Busy (1874-1950), a French officer serving in Indochina who was also an avid photographer.
Morning News Roundup: Tourism Sector to Hit Goal Two Years Ahead of Plan
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- Published on 20 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
Death toll in Vietnam flooding raised to 41, with 80,000 people displaced [Edmonton Journal]
Vietnam’s 5 tons of relief goods reach Philippines [Tuoi Tre]
Fire kills 6 in Vietnam capital [Thanh Nien]
Old Saigon Picture of the Day: Art Deco Kiosk
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- Published on 19 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
One of the few 'benefits' (all of which came at an incredibly high cost for the Vietnamese) of French colonialism is the architecture they left behind.
Saigon to Add 11 New Piers to Spur Waterway Development
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- Published on 19 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
Saigon seems to stepping up its waterway development game. After cleaning and refurbishing large swaths of the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal, the city has just announced plans for 11 new piers to be built in order to stimulate waterway tourism.
$110m Pledged for Vietnamese Startups
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- Published on 18 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
It looks like Vietnamese startups are about to get a boost in funding. The Ministry of Science and Technology has announced a $110 million program called FIRST, designed to breathe financial life into the Vietnamese startup ecosystem.
31 Dead; Hoi An Deep Underwater After Massive Flooding Hits Central Vietnam
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- Published on 18 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
At least 31 people have died and 3 are missing after massive flooding on Vietnam’s central coast last weekend.
According to the Central Highlands Center for Floods Control and Prevention, 13 were found dead in Binh Dinh, 13 in Quang Ngai, two in Quang Nam, one in Kon Tum, one in Gia Lai, and one in Phu Yen.
What the Phở Happened Last Weekend? 10 Stories You May Have Missed
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- Published on 18 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
Chinese woman receives life sentence for drug trafficking [Vietnam Net]
Singer fined $165 for flaunting breast onstage [Tuoi Tre]
Low-pressure system moving toward southern Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
Watch Your Step! Saigon’s Amazing Concrete Tiles.
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- Published on 15 November 2013
- Written by Lidia Gallardo.
Expressions like, "walk with your head held high" or "look forward" don’t always work, at least if you are in Saigon - to look to the floor can sometimes reveal hidden gems.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC’s Diabetics Rise by 300% in 10 Years, Quadruple World Level
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- Published on 15 November 2013
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Vietnam court sentences Chinese meth smuggler to life [Thanh Nien]
Japan to put on film festival in Vietnam [AJW]
Saigon to have two new theaters [Vietnam Net]
HCMC’s diabetics rise by 300% in 10 years, quadruple world level [Tuoi Tre]
10 Old Pictures of the Saigon Zoo (Thảo Cầm Viên)
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- Published on 14 November 2013
- Written by Saigoneer.
Established in 1869, the Saigon Zoo (Thảo Cầm Viên) is the 8th oldest zoo in the world.
The zoo and botanical garden were commissioned by Admiral Pierre de la Grandière, Commander of French forces in Cochinchina in 1864 and is home to hundreds of mammals, birds and rare plants.
