Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.
Repair Work Begins On Southern Vietnam's Last Citadel
Biên Hòa Citadel, originally built by the Khmer Chan Lap in the 14th and 15th centuries, has been approved for a VND14 Billion ($650,000) makeover.
This Video Proves That Vietnam Is One Of The Most Beautiful Places On Earth
"This Land," a short film by Arnaud Ly Van Manh, an overseas Vietnamese, takes viewers across Vietnam and focuses on the beautiful landscapes, people and tranquil moments one finds in the country’s mountains, streams and pagodas.
Could 3D-Printed Plastic Replace Metal Roofs In Vietnam?
A new project out of a Harvard spin-off, Resilient Modular Systems, has developed a system of modular roofing 3D printed from waste plastic.
50 Old Photos of Cần Thơ
Now the 4th largest city in Vietnam with 1.2 million people, Cần Thơ is the “capital of the West” and the central of hub of commerce in the Mekong Delta.
Icons of Old Saigon: André Pancrazi's Café de la Musique and Grand Hôtel des Nations
One of many French settlers of Corsican descent who made names for themselves in colonial Saigon, André Pancrazi is remembered as the proprietor of two old Saigon icons – the Café de la Musique and the Grand Hôtel des Nations.
[Photos] 13 Old Saigon Villas To Be Demolished
According to Tuoi Tre, 13 villas in Districts 1 and 3 are scheduled to meet their demise in the near future. Though the city's Villa Classification Council is attempting to preserve many of these buildings, some have already been demolished.
[Photos] An Illustrated Guide To Vietnamese Motorbikers Part 2
After we published the first edition of “An Illustrated Guide To Vietnamese Motorbikers,” we received an abundance of requests from users on Facebook, Twitter and a number of Vietnamese social networks who offered up suggestions for new characters. Well, here you go, Saigoneers, a new set of illustrations based on your responses.
