Saigon Grants District Officials Autonomy on Apartment-Related Projects
Saigon’s process of rebuilding, renovating and improving old apartment buildings will be much faster in the future thanks to a recent bureaucratic shift.
Saigon to Demolish Old Apartment Buildings, Construct New Low-Income Housing
With a new set of politicians in office, Saigon's urban housing will see some changes in the coming year.
Morning News Roundup: Tropical Depression to Bring Heavy Rain to Vietnam This Week
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. City realizes $113.5 mln from sale of non-core businesses of state firms [Thanh Nien] ...
With Grab and Uber on the Road, Vinasun Predicts 20% Profit Loss
While passengers are praising the arrival of UberMOTO, the latest motorbike-hailing app to enter the Vietnamese market, not everyone is thrilled about the influx of new transportation services availab...
Morning News Roundup: Man Killed in Suspected Suicide Bomb in Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. New IoT Competition hopes to turn HCMC into a smart city [Geektime] Vietnam to see...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Inflation to Edge up to 5% in 2016: Report
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam’s inflation to edge up to 5% in 2016: report [VOV] Microsoft to support Da...
Morning News Roundup: City to Have 4 Underground Parking Lots in 2019
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam elects first chairwoman of Parliament [ABC News] City to have 4 undergro...
New Rules Prohibit Swearing, Fighting or Loud Noise in Local Apartments: Ministry
If you feel the need to tell off your neighbor, let loose by turning your speakers up to 11 or just want to start an innocent fight club in your apartment, you better get to work, as none of these wil...
Morning News Roundup: 31% of Vietnamese Women Fake Climax: Survey
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. HCMC apologizes after foreign tourist robbed in downtown [Thanh Nien] Vietnamese ...
Weekend News Roundup: Former NRL Star Jamal Idris in Attempted Kidnap in HCMC
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Former NRL star Jamal Idris in attempted kidnap in HCMC [Sydney Morning Herald] Debris...
Morning News Roundup: No Evidence on Soliciting Money for Visa, Say Noi Bai Airport Authorities
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Almost 2,000 cattle die in cold weather in northern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Strong FDI infl...
Morning News Roundup: HCMC to Spend $13m Fixing Century-Old Sewers
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Ho Chi Minh City to spend $13 million fixing century-old sewers: report [Thanh Nien] ...
Morning News Roundup: Hanoi, HCMC Ordered to Switch Completely to Biofuel
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Government to issue power market rules [Hanoi Times] Vietnamese parents take babies ab...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Tax Authorities to Get Tough on Uber
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. HCM City: Book Street opens to promote reading culture [Hanoi Times] Four Vietnamese c...
Morning News Roundup: Da Nang Officials Fine 2 Stores That Refuse to Serve Vietnamese
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Da Nang to dig its first river tunnel [Vietnam News] Google sees Vietnam as key market...
Morning News Roundup: Man Summoned by Police Over Rumor of Mermaid Caught in Central Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam joins Interpol’s fight against fake medicine [Vietnam Net] City to get tough o...
Weekend News Roundup: Tale of Kieu Sets World Record
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Tale of Kieu sets world record [SGGP] Mortgages Replace Sacks of Cash in Vietnam as Bu...
Morning News Roundup: Man to Receive VND23bn for Wrongful Imprisonment
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. HCMC tax office seeks inspection into Coca-Cola Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Vietnam Dong Fall...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Will Become a 'Super-Aged' Nation in 2050: Officials
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam's Jan-Nov FDI inflow to hit record high of $13.2 bln [Reuters] In Vietnam, pub...
Morning News Roundup: Losses of 19 State-owned Corporations Total Nearly $1.1 Billion
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Punishment for bad customs officials urged [DTI] Decree eases foreign investment red t...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Labor Productivity 50 Years Behind Thailand's
VN expects to collect more taxes next year [Vietnam News] Vietnam’s labor productivity 50 years behind Thailand's: ministry [Tuoi Tre] Report praises VN for promoting LGBTI people's rights [Vie...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Seeks To Criminalize Truck Overloading
Mekong Delta sugarcane growers enjoy bumper crop, high prices [SGGP] Ha Noi wants illegal construction in building demolished [Vietnam News] Vietnam strong enough to afford TPP: lead negotiator...
Morning News Roundup: 30% of Vietnamese to Shop Online by 2020
Vietnam Airlines aircraft provides free transport of medical equipment [Vietnam News] 3 Vietnamese shortlisted in global video competition for farmers [Thanh Nien] Drinking becoming a problem in Vie...
Weekend News Roundup: Over 40 Percent Of HCM City Youths Show Alcohol Abuse Signs
Over 40 percent of HCM City youths show alcohol abuse signs [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam’s new abortion restriction may backfire: official [Thanh Nien] HCM City expects to control flooding in inner-city a...
Morning News Roundup: Viettel OTT App Going Global
600 transgender Vietnamese ask for new identity papers [Vietnam Net] Viettel OTT app going global [VOV] Concert offers new experience of music in darkness [Vietnam News]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Allow Firms To Make Military Uniforms For Other Countries
Vietnam's economy likely to lag behind neighbors in 20 years: report [Thanh Nien] Airfares in Vietnam expected to drop with new pricing rule [Thanh Nien] Power prices stable for 2015 [Vietnam News]
Morning News Roundup: Nearly $8 Billion Invested In HCM City’s Eastern Region
Ha Noi departments face large budget cuts [Vietnam News] Clean water prices to increase [Vietnam News] Vietnam Airlines named among Top 10 most improved airlines [DTI]
Weekend News Roundup: Cash Banned For Foreigners' Property Trade In Vietnam
HCM City seeks Japanese loans for two metro projects [VOV] Vietnam’s online advert market explodes [VOV] Da Nang to dredge Han River for international yacht race [SGGP]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Green Technologies Market Forecast To Experience USD50 Billion Growth By 2030
Ministry proposes increase to special consumption tax [DTI] Vietnam's transport development in a mess [Vietnam Net] Downpours submerge southern Vietnamese localities, some areas under 1.5m of water ...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Mulls Higher Fines For Drunk Drivers
Lack of regulation blamed for alarming surge in cancer rate in Vietnam [New America Media] Australian woman jailed for 20 years in Vietnam for smuggling heroin in underwear [ABC] Vietnam coffee...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Airlines Dreamliner Flies To London
China Southern Airlines to launch freighter service to Vietnam [Want China Times] HCM City: Boat tour on Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe launched [DTI] Vietnamese seller of ‘priority logos’ to ‘avoid traffic pol...
Weekend News Roundup: Around 300 New Businesses Launched Each Day In Vietnam
Vietnam debates design of helmets for ethnic women with high buns [Tuoi Tre] Hanoi authorities make ambitious flood pledge for National Day [DTI] UK firm makes master design for Dung Quat oil r...
Morning News Roundup: Fine Might Go Up To $1,800 For Overloaded Vehicles
$107 million approved for second Laos border gate [Vietnam Net] Minimum wage may rise 12% [Vietnam Net] Hanoi Museum remains mired in controversy [DTI]
Morning News Roundup: TPP Set To Devour Vietnam Livestock Sector
Dollar rise lifts imports and widens Vietnam’s trade gap [VOV] VietJet listed among world’s fastest growing airlines [VOV] Master plan approved to develop northwest national tourism area [DTI]
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Project Gives Facelift To Iconic Turtle Lake
Growing greenhouse gas level requires workable solutions [Vietnam Plus] More than 16,000 residents in HCMC bitten by mad animals [SGGP] Vietnam spends $463 million on imported pesticides [Vietnam Ne...
Saigon to Demolish 61 Old Apartment Buildings
Saigon plans to take down 61 deteriorating apartment buildings and relocate their 7,200 households to resettlement areas. However, it's easier said than done.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Police Reject $550,000 Bribe From Chinese Fugitive
Vietnamese drug addicts still high [SGGP] Dead rivers encircle Hanoi [Vietnam Net] Foreign fast-food chains not performing as expected in Vietnam [Vietnam Net]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Scraps Plan For Industrial Park On Phu Quoc Island
Vietnamese Film Week to be held in the US [SGGP] Hanoi handicraft design competition launched [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam to create a strategy for developing cultural industry [Vietnam Plus]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam's $2.6m Cultural House At Milan Expo A Disappointment
Reports about Vietnam-China trade have conflicting figures [Vietnam Net] Vietnam’s IVF services attract couples from around the world [Vietnam Net] Beware of car accessory theft while parking in Ho ...
Morning News Roudup: Youths Taking Showers At Ho Chi Minh City Pedestrian Street Fountains
Uh-oh! Youths taking showers at Ho Chi Minh City pedestrian street fountains [Tuoi Tre] Google Vietnam names first nine finalists for doodle drawing contest [Tuoi Tre] Vietcombank buys $1 bln worth ...
[Photos] The Mekong’s Grandest Flower Village In Full Bloom
Last week, the oldest and largest flower village in the Mekong Delta, Tân Quy Đông, was in full bloom.
[Photos] Saigon Then & Now: Part 3
We’re back with another set of our “Then and Now” photos which contrast old images of Saigon with their present day counterparts. For a much larger collection, head over to the Saïgon-Chợ Lớn The...
These 8 Saigon Christmas Cinemagraphs Will Get You In The Christmas Spirit
Whether you enjoy Saigon’s frenetic Christmas energy or not, it’s impossible to escape the twinkling light shows in the city’s alleys, Santa impersonators and tinfoil snow.
HCMC Taxi Driver Returns Bag With $8,000, iPhone, iPad
On Monday, a Vietnamese-American woman left a bag full of seemingly everything she owned - $8,000 in cash, an iPad, an iPhone, a Samsung Galaxy 3 and her identity papers - in a Vinasun taxi.
The Fading Legacy Of Lê Công Kiều’s Camera Shop
Renowned among local photographers and cameras aficionados, the Phạm Thê Camera Repair Shop, which opened before 1975, has stood the test of time. But behind the façade of customer’s smiles sit the wo...
