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Saigoneer in Vietnam
7 YEARS AGO

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Spends $2.1bn Importing 94,000 Cars in 2017

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnam transport ministry shelves plan to build airport in Mekong Delta province ...

Saigoneer in Vietnam
7 YEARS AGO

Weekend News Roundup: McDonald's to Open First Restaurant in Hanoi

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ McDonald's Vietnam to open first restaurant in Hanoi [DTI] ▪ Vietnam to join...

Saigoneer in Vietnam
7 YEARS AGO

Morning News Roundup: Japan Holds First National Vietnamese Language Exam

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Japan holds first national Vietnamese language exam [VnExpress] Tax proposal offer...

Saigoneer in Vietnam
7 YEARS AGO

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Rice Price Out of Sync With Rest of World

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam’s rice price out of sync with rest of world [VietnamNet] Frequent inspecti...

Saigoneer in Saigon
7 YEARS AGO

D1 to Organize Street Vendor Areas Amid Sidewalk Clearing Effort

Saigon officials are planning to organize designated street food areas for vendors impacted by the city's ongoing sidewalk-clearing campaign.

Saigoneer in Heritage
8 YEARS AGO

The Legacy of Hui Bon Hoa

It’s fairly common knowledge that the city’s Fine Arts Museum was once home to old Saigon’s wealthiest family, however few people know that much of the sprawling Hui Bon Hoa complex was not actually b...

Saigoneer in Development
8 YEARS AGO

Saigon's Old Villas Fall to Demolition Epidemic

Due to the delay in creating a classification system for old mansions in Saigon, the city’s many old buildings are being knocked down at an alarming rate.

Saigoneer in Food Culture
8 YEARS AGO

30% of Coffee in Vietnam Has No Caffeine: Survey

If you've been seeking out cà phê sữa đá from street carts for a super-caffeinated start to your workday, you might want to look elsewhere, as there’s a chance you've been drinking coffee-flavore...

Saigoneer in Food Culture
8 YEARS AGO

The Saga of the Bánh Mì

While Hanoi gets all the credit for phở, touting itself as the birthplace of Vietnam's national dish, Saigon holds the distinct honor of inventing the modern-day bánh mì.

Saigoneer in Vietnam
8 YEARS AGO

Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Didn't Accept American Choppers and Snipers During Obama’s Trip

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Katy Perry teams up with UNICEF in trip to Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Speedier investiga...

Saigoneer in Stories
8 YEARS AGO

Morning News Roundup: Who Wins When the US Sells Deadly Weapons to Vietnam

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. $50,000 to save elephants in Dak Lak [VOV] Coast preferred by 70% of foreign visi...

Saigoneer in Vietnam
8 YEARS AGO

Weekend News Roundup: 70,000 Teachers in Vietnam to Be Jobless by 2020

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. U.S. President Obama to visit century-old pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre] Th...

Saigoneer in Vietnam
8 YEARS AGO

Morning News Roundup: Repairs to HCMC Walking Street Start

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. HCMC sets to clear pollution hotspot [SGGP] Vietnam rejects UNHCR’s unverified inf...

Saigoneer in Vietnam
8 YEARS AGO

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Vingroup Wins Triple Asia Pacific Property Awards

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Security camera nemesis of HCMC criminals [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam eyes ending floodin...

Saigoneer in Vietnam
8 YEARS AGO

Morning News Roundup: First Bus Ads for HCMC

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam’s startups step to the fore [Wall Street Journal] Hanoi accepts invitati...