Weekly roundup: Climbing for coffee, bad tourists, Trump's visit, wedding fashion and more

By VnExpress   April 22, 2017 | 03:53 am PT
Revisit the week with top stories compiled by VnExpress International's editors.
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In Saigon, your coffee date often starts with climbing

'Because who needs a distinction between shops and homes when every square foot means money?

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Trump to touch down in Vietnam this November for Asia-Pacific Economic Meeting

It’s not immediately clear if his trip will also entail an official state-level visit to Vietnam, but the anticipation is building.

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Top Vietnamese diplomat in US to gauge new Trump administration

'Vietnam is continuing to explore deepening ties with the U.S., even under the new administration, at all levels of society.'

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Three months in, Hanoi rapid bus system set to stay

Hanoi has been struggling to cope with a rapidly growing number of vehicles.

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Sexual predator who targeted foreign women arrested in Hanoi

The drug addict often went looking for European victims around Tay Ho District.

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Screw you, hot season: Tips for staying cool in Vietnam

The dry, impossibly hot season has returned to Saigon.

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Vietnamese tourists are as bad as Chinese visitors, official says

It seems Vietnamese people should read the etiquette guide for tourists more carefully before waving their fingers at foreigners.

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Stop and stare: the story behind Hanoi's vendors from above

Loes Heerink returned to take more pictures of vendors and found things had changed.

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The good, the bad and the ugly: Vietnam's booming after-school tutoring business

'The most harmful side of the tutoring industry is under-qualified tutors.'

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Are Vietnamese second-class citizens in their own country?

An American woman's payout would seem to indicate Vietnamese people are second-class citizens in their own country.

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Vietnamese government wants homegrown social networks to replace Facebook

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Happily ever after in Vietnam: 100 years of wedding fashion

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