
Weekend News Roundup: Two Vietnamese Indicted In One Of Largest Data Breaches In US
Spring festivals become a burden on local communities [Vietnam Net] Businesses anxious about higher petrol, electricity prices [Vietnam Net] Vietnam attends UN debate on human rights, climate change...

Morning News Roundup: Authorities Look For Rare Animal Famous On Facebook, Unsure What It Is
Hai Phong turns green with electric-bus project [Vietnam Net] Economy starts year ‘all guns blazing’ [Voice of Vietnam] HCMC moves to improve business environment for foreign firms [SGGP]

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Government Wants Violent Festivals, Traditions Gone
Vietnam Airlines sale of shares could reap VND6.3 trillion [Vietnam Net] Science minister takes notice of submarines made by amateurs [Vietnam Net] Unusual outbreak of dengue fever kills 3, inf...

Cleanup Of Vung Tau’s Oil-Covered Beaches Underway
While Vung Tau is an attractive getaway spot for Saigon residents and tourists, oil-covered beaches have long been a sticking point for would-be visitors. The situation has been particularly bad over ...

Morning News Roundup: First Vietnamese Model To Appear On Vogue Italy
Foreigners to receive VAT refund at Phu Quoc international airport [Nhan Dan] New rural program narrows rural, urban income gap [SGGP] HCM City students ask for more lively history lessons [DTI]

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Airlines Asks to Buy Entire Terminal of Hanoi Airport
China remains top trade partner [Vietnam Net] HCMC leads country in FDI capital [SGGP] World Bank approves 100 mln USD credit for Vietnam’s poverty reduction [Vietnam Plus]

Weekend News Roundup: Pissed-Off Bees Attack 22 Bus Passengers Relieving Themselves In Vietnam Street
District in central Vietnam to reward those reporting littering, tourist bothering [Tuoi Tre] Two Vietnamese entrepreneurs on Forbes’ list of 50 most powerful Asian businesswomen [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam'...

Saigoneer Sunday Rewind
Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.

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Morning News Roundup: Abused, Imprisoned Vietnamese Slave Away In UK's Cannabis Farms
Vietnam plans to sell operating rights for airports [Thanh Nien] Abused, imprisoned Vietnamese slave away in UK's cannabis farms [Thanh Nien] Mekong Delta authorities instructed to stockpile ri...

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Offer Largest Ever Rewards (Up To US$250k) For Whistleblowers
Why Vietnam’s agriculture industry is unsustainable [Vietnam Net] HCMC to complete traffic projects this year [SGGP] HCMC borrows US$1.08 billion for anti-flooding [SGGP]

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Named 5th Most Recognised Coffee Producer In US
Vietnam named 5th most recognised coffee producer in US [Vietnam Plus] High hopes for TPP signing in 2015 [Voice of Vietnam] VN retailers face pressure as foreign firms enter the market&nb...

41,050 Hospitalized In Vietnam For Brawling, Food Poisoning And Traffic Accidents During Tết
Tết may be the Vietnam’s most festive holiday, but it’s also the most dangerous if measured by the number of people admitted to the country’s hospitals.

Morning News Roundup: Toxic Tet Kumquats Highlight Vietnam's Pesticide Problem
IT companies in search of more experts in 2015 [DTI] Can Tho strives to become Mekong Delta economic hub [DTI] Berlin to host Vietnamese music and fashion show [Vietnam News]

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Weekend News Roundup: Re-Edited "50 Shades Of Grey" Hits Vietnam Theaters After Premiere Setback
McDonald’s continues expansion in Vietnam [DTI] Thousands of poor labourers given free trips home for Tet [Vietnam Plus] Gun found in cargo at Tan Son Nhat airport [Vietnam Plus]

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Become World's 22nd Largest Economy By 2050
Central Highlands focuses on sustainable poverty reduction [Vietnam Plus] Minister urges transport firms to lower fares [DTI] VN should discard conservative views on pig-chopping rite: Ministry of C...

Morning News Roundup: World Bank Blacklists 8 Projects In Vietnam For Tardiness
Three condemned to death for smuggling 11kg of heroin in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam-Laos border marker planting to be completed this year: officials [Tuoi Tre] World Bank blacklists 8 proj...

Morning News Roundup: Despite Criticism, Vietnamese Villagers Make Blood Oath To Protect Pig Slaughter Fest
High-tech geriatric facility inaugurated in Hanoi [Vietnam Net] Hanoi to get disabled taxi service [Vietnam Plus] Solid waste piles up as country industrialises [SGGP]

Vietnamese Cities Launch “Taking Drunkards Home” Service
Feeling a bit too drunk to drive after an all-night nhậu session? Don’t worry, there’s a service for that.