Morning News Roundup: $50,000 Mobile Phone Found in Vietnam Airlines Plane 1 Month After Loss
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. $50,000 mobile phone found in Vietnam Airlines plane 1 month after loss [Thanh Nien] E...
Samuel L. Jackson Will Visit Vietnam
Mondays are tough. The weekend is over, your inbox is full and everyone expects you to adult for a full business day. There is little to celebrate on the first day of a new week.
Weekend News Roundup: Three Fined for Saying Vietnamese Official ‘Cocky’ on Facebook
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Imports of used IT goods to be banned [Vietnam Plus] Special crash helmet introduced f...
Saigon Will Reduce Its Carbon Emissions 10% by 2020
Good news is coming for environmentalists this week, as city officials have pledged to reduce Saigon's carbon emissions by 10% by 2020.
Khanh Hoa Shop Tries, Fails to Sell Nude Photos at Historic Cham Temple
There's a saying in Vietnamese: “Đất lành chim đậu” – good land attracts the birds. When it comes to business, this isn't a bad motto to have; set up your shop in a popular area and you're sure to see...
Morning News Roundup: Ho Chi Minh City Land Registration Staff Demands $7.2K from Building Permit Applicant
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Millions of credit cards idle in Vietnam [Vietnam Net] 28 percent of companies in Viet...
Vietnam Needs a National Rice Brand: Experts
While media outlets around the world have been quick to celebrate Vietnam as the winner of the newly inked Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), reactions to the trade deal, which will affect 40% of the wo...
Saigon Breaks Ground on Its Own Silicon Valley
On Tuesday, Saigon broke ground on its very own Silicon Valley.
Morning News Roundup: Man Turns Himself In After Killing Foreigner in Ho Chi Minh City Accident
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Ho Chi Minh City plans to spend $439mn on flood control works [Tuoi Tre] HCM City cust...
The Central Highlands Is Losing Its Forests to Illegal Logging
Vietnam's Central Highland forests, some of the most untouched landscapes in the country, are fast disappearing.
Morning News Roundup: Quang Ninh Plans Economic Zone on Chinese Border
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. HCM City to reduce emissions by 10 percent [DTI] Many key exports to enjoy zero tariff...
Going Through Tan Son Nhat Customs Will Get Better by End of This Year
After finding itself among the world's worst airports, Tan Son Nhat is working hard to improve passenger satisfaction by streamlining its customs and security screening processes for international tra...
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Inspectors Catch Downtown Foreign-Only Restaurant With Its Pants Down
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Online public services in health sector announced today [Vietnam News] Saigon’s pretti...
Vietnamese Men to Get Up to 2 Weeks Paternity Leave
Starting in 2016, Vietnamese dads will receive up to 14 days of paid paternity leave.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Claims Two Prizes at World Architecture Festival in Singapore
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam's longest river is 'seriously' polluted: authority [Thanh Nien] Samsung worker...
Massive War-Era Bomb Uncovered, Defused in Central Vietnam
Earlier this week, a UK-based organization managed to defuse the largest unexploded ordnance (UXO) ever discovered in central Quang Tri province.
Morning News Roundup: Apple Opens Subsidiary in Vietnam Amid Strong iPhone Sales
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. First VN farm's products certified as organic [Vietnam News] Apple Opens Subsidiary in...
False Alarm: Psy Is Not Coming to Vietnam
Don't go brushing up on your Gangnam Style moves just yet: the much-discussed Psy performance that Vietnam was expecting later this month has been indefinitely put on hold.
60% of Vietnamese Businesses Are Losing Money
More than 60% of Vietnamese businesses are breaking even or operating at a loss, according to a local business group.
Morning News Roundup: Qantas and Vietnam Airlines Unveil Big Growth Plans for Jetstar
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Dalat farmers abandon arabica coffee due to low profits [Vietnam Net] Government delays sen...
