Morning News Roundup: Vietnam's Mekong Delta May Toss Out Rice for Corn, Soybeans
Vietnam women eye World Cup berth via Asian tourney [DTI News] Vietnam’s Viettel Signs Content Deal With Germany’s A Company [Variety] Crowdfunding for Vietnam comic warmly embraced&...
Morning News Roundup: TPP Negotiators Begin Talks in Vietnam in Bid to Conclude a Deal
Vietnam Stocks Tumble to Four-Month Low as China Tensions Rise [Bloomberg] Da Lat to export veggies to South Korea [SGGP] In Vietnam, Japanese investors eager to find local talent [Th...
Weekend News Roundup: Second McDonald’s Vietnam Restaurant Complete
Second McDonald’s Vietnam restaurant complete [VietNamNet] Obama sends Vietnam nuclear deal to Congress [Times of India] Vietnam’s southern province holds int’l kite festival [Tuoi Tr...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Tycoons Lost Over $85 million Yesterday Morning
Japanese expert to manage Vietnam national football team [Nhan Dan] Vietnam launches ‘golden spoon’ contest to promote tourism via cuisine [Tuoi Tre] World Bank approves $106mn credit for ...
Brian Letwin in Vietnam
39 New Caves Discovered in Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park
After discovering Son Doong, the world’s largest known cave in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park 5 years ago, a team of researchers has been scouring the area, measuring, charting and photographing 39...
Brian Letwin in Vietnam
Vietnamese Stocks See Biggest Drop in 13 Years as East Sea Dispute Intensifies
By now, you’re probably aware that Vietnam and China are locking horns over a Chinese oil rig which Hanoi says constitutes a gross intrusion into the Vietnam’s territorial waters. As tensions heat up ...
Morning News Roundup: Toyota to Recall 43,000 Cars in Vietnam
Toyota to recall 43,000 cars in Vietnam [SGGP] 39 new caves found in Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park [Thanh Nien] Cluster bomb kills farmer in central Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam, US Sign Nuclear Agreement
Vietnam suffers sharp drop in Mothers’ Index [VoV] Vietnam highlanders have new bridge to stop crossing stream in bags [Thanh Nien] Vietnam's Remote Sensing Satellite Programme Reviewed Af...
Da Nang’s Dragon Bridge Wins International Engineering Award
Da Nang’s Dragon Bridge, probably our favourite (and without a doubt the most badass) modern structure in Vietnam, received international recognition last week at an award ceremony in Washington DC.
Morning News Roundup: VN Prioritizes Solar Energy Development
Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi Report Strengthening Economic Numbers [Vietnam Briefing] Vietnam protests China’s illegal operation of drilling rig in Vietnamese waters [Tuoi Tre] Junior colleg...
50 Passengers Bound for HCMC Nearly Flown to Hanoi
On Wednesday night, 50 passengers flying out of Cam Ranh International Airport bound for HCMC were mistakenly put on a flight to Hanoi. Fortunately, the mistake was discovered by ground services at th...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Faces Heavy Rain this Weekend
Vietnam taps Singapore to develop Phu Quoc Island [Thanh Nien] Hanoi spyware gang steals money from 100,000 cellphone users [Thanh Nien] Vietnam’s catfish exports to the US still “safe” th...
Saigoneer Holiday Throwbacks
We’re taking the day off to recharge our batteries and will return tomorrow. But in the meantime, here are some of our staff’s favorite articles to keep you entertained.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Traffic Accidents Down in Four Months
Vietnam shipping firm buys dock at $9mn, original price $2.3mn [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam needs affordable housing, not investment properties: minister [Thanh Nien] Vietnam’s public debt may rise ...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Hub Grilled in Heat of up to 37°C
Sugar company fined for polluting environment [VNS] Vietnam cops still tracking Lao fugitive after 'crazy' car chase [Thanh Nien] Vietnam, Laos review border marker planting [Vietnam ...
[Slideshow] The Rainy Season has Arrived in Hanoi
While here in Saigon we’ve seen a few rainstorms over the past week, our brothers and sisters in Hanoi got their first, damp taste of the rainy season last weekend as the capitol experienced massive f...
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Minister Calls for Indefinite Ban on HCMC Hydrofoils
Vietnam’s first cliff railway opens in Da Nang [SGGP] 97 percent of countryside households have access to electricity [SGGP] Another endangered tiger delivers cubs at Vietnam zoo [Tha...
Morning News Roundup: WB Signs Agreements to Modernise Vietnam’s Poorest Areas
National economy on road to recovery: commission [Vietnam Plus] WB signs agreements to modernise Vietnam’s poorest areas [DTI] Apple's sales boom in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Free Call App Seeks to Take Down Viber
Vietnam free call app seeks to take down Viber [Thanh Nien] CPI up in Ha Noi, down in City [SGGP] Ageing population poses challenges to Vietnam: seminar [Vietnam Plus]
Vietnam Gasoline Prices Reach Record Highs
After the Ministry of Finance approved a 1% rise in fuel prices yesterday, the cost of gasoline has reached a record high, according to Thanh Nien.
