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Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Workers to Compete With Machines for Jobs

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietjet Air to serve international flights at T4 of Changi airport [DTI] ▪ V...

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Formula One Is Seriously Considering Putting a Race in Hanoi

Key insiders are reporting that a deal to bring a Formula 1 race to the streets of Hanoi by 2020 could soon be in place.

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Weekend News Roundup: 170 Vietnam Websites Attacked During Tet Holiday

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnamese Ambassador visits US aircraft carrier in Norfolk [SGGP] ▪ 170 Vie...

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China Becomes Vietnam’s Largest Export Market

In previous years, the position belonged to the US.

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Vietnam Buddhist Association Slams Burning of Joss Papers as Ostentatious 'Superstition'

The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam officially expressed its disapproval of the burning of votive papers in a recent document.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Imports $18m Worth of Flowers This Tet

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnam Imports $18m Worth of Flowers This Tet [SGGP] ▪ Outlook bright for V...

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Football Federation Sets Ambitious Goals for 2018

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Final version of Trans-Pacific trade deal released, rules pushed by US on ice [VnE...

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Foreign Traveler Boards Wrong VNA Flight, Almost Spends Tet in Singapore Instead of Myanmar

A Vietnam Airlines passenger with tickets to Myanmar somehow found himself aboard a plane preparing to take off for Singapore.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Passengers Threaten to Boycott Air France Over Invalid Discounts

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Your next hot fashion is made in Vietnam [OZY] ▪ Vietnamese passengers oppos...

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Nha Trang Celebrates Year of the Dog With Canine Beauty Pageant

The top 10 dogs will participate in a Dog Fashion Show held on Monkey Island on the third day of Tet.

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Morning News Roundup: Local Authorities Urged to Improve Hanoi's Pedestrian Streets for Tet

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Local authorities urged to improve Hanoi's pedestrian streets for Tet [DTI] ▪&nbs...

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A Thai Investor Is Spending $1.76bn on Wind Farms in Vietnam

Three provinces in southern Vietnam might have functional wind farms as early as 2020.

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Weekend News Roundup: HCMC Seeks Visa Waiver Extension to Boost Tourism

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnamese books introduced at India’s international book fair [SGGP] ▪ HCM ...

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This Hanoi Professor Takes Care of His Student's Baby While She Was Taking a Test

In an unexpected turn of events, a student from the Hanoi College of Technology and Trading had to take her six-month-old baby with her on examination day.

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Morning News Roundup: Hanoi, Saigon Choked in Traffic as Clock Ticks Down to Tet

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnam’s pharmacy industry sees rapid growth [VietnamNet] ▪ Hanoi, Saigon c...

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70% of Japanese Firms Want to Expand Their Business in Vietnam: Survey

Vietnam is among the countries in which Japanese companies have the highest motivation to expand.

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Vietnam Establishes First-Ever Animal Protection Association

Following the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs in November, the Vietnam Animal Welfare Association was officially established during a ceremony on February 3rd in Da Nang.

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Morning News Roundup: Coach Fare Triple Near Tet Holidays in HCMC

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Boeing Working to Lift Vietnam’s Air Safety Rating [Bloomberg] ▪ Coach fare ...

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In Memory of the 24 Hours When Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake Had Swans

Less than a day after they were introduced, twelve swans have been removed from Hanoi’s famous Hoan Kiem Lake, despite widespread public support for the attraction.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Stock Suffers Worst Fall in 4 years

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnam’s population estimated at 94.7 million in 2018 [VietnamNet] ▪ Vietna...