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![[Video] North Korea's Spice Girls Didn't Perform in China After All](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/WGG7z4Pb.jpg)
Asia
Chinese music lovers were hanging their heads in sorrow earlier this month, as the Beijing debut of North Korea's Spice Girls – a girl group better known as Moranbong – was canceled.
![[Photos] Local Architect Puts Modern Spin on Traditional Saigon Shophouse](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/RNsXHLxb.jpg)
Architecture
In many ways, this narrow shophouse-style structure designed by MM++ Architects is just like any other. The house, not unlike its neighbors, stands four stories high and occupies a slender plot of land in District 7. However, instead of sticking to a traditional design, MM++ has transformed this typical Vietnamese house into a chic, modern living space with a facade that's both functional and elegant.
Tech
Vietnamese cities are about to get a little more eco-friendly, as Mai Linh Taxi and French car producer Renault have announced a five-year deal to import thousands of electric vehicles into the country.
Asia
A year and a half after overthrowing Thailand's civilian government, the country's military junta has vowed to return power to a newly elected civilian government in 2017.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
From legendary chicken and rice to finger-licking fried buns to an unbeatable hủ tiếu served with a side of sass, Saigoneer revisits our favorite street eats from 2015. Chúc ăn ngon miệng !
Vietnam
Worried about capturing the magic of Christmas for your little ones? Hanoi residents have the answer: hire a Santa.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Da Nang to dig its first river tunnel [Vietnam News] Google sees Vietnam as key market [The Saigon Times] Vietnam company denies fraud accusations after debarred by World Bank [Thanh Nien]
Tech
If his recent visit is any indication, Sundar Pichai is alright in Vietnam's book.
Music & Arts
From social critique and political satire to the celebration of human strength, Hope – the inaugural exhibition of Craig Thomas Gallery's new downtown location – is the most personal exhibition to date by Hanoi-based artist Pham Huy Thong.
![[Video] Take a Tour of North Korea's Pyongyang From Above](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/vUIGMBab.jpg)
Asia
To much of the world, North Korea is a mystery. Images of the super-secretive nation, headed by lube-loving Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un , seldom reach international media, and many wonder what life inside the totalitarian state is like.
![[Photos] Inside the Metro Station Beneath Saigon's Opera House](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/shhTe5cb.jpg)
Development
The further the Saigon Metro progresses – or doesn't progress – the more we hear about escalating costs , construction hiccups and the project's Japanese contractors seeking compensation for delays . But beyond the overhead metro track in District 2 and a whole lot of closed construction sites littering the downtown area, few of us have a visual understanding of Saigon's largest public transportation project to date.
Vietnam
In an effort to decrease the number of lives lost to traffic accidents each year, the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) is proposing that motorists keep their headlights on at all times – both day and night – while driving.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Vietnam joins Interpol’s fight against fake medicine [Vietnam Net] City to get tough on polluting factories [The Saigon Times] Viet Nam to build tsunami warning system [Vietnam News]
Culture
Looking back on 2015, Vietnam's internet search history suggests we could all use a good cry and a hug.
Vietnam
Since adopting their Saigon-born son Pax in 2007, Brangelina have become perhaps Vietnam’s most popular foreign celebrity couple.
Saigon
As Saigon's one and only motorbike-free , picnic-free , pet-free walking street protected by rollerblading police , Nguyen Hue is already a popular gathering spot. But starting today, the good people of Saigon now have another reason to visit the bustling downtown thoroughfare: Mickey D's .
Music & Arts
From rich textile traditions to innovative contemporary art, ethnic minority handicrafts and dozens of local and international designers, there's far more to shopping in Vietnam than conical hats and coffee. With Christmas upon us and Tet just over a month away, here are 10 shops and designers which showcase the culture and creativity available in Vietnam, as well as the country's slow shift toward ethical business practices.
Music & Arts
Last weekend, moviegoers the world over collectively went insane over the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens . Fans of the franchise purchased tickets weeks in advance, the internet was abuzz with plot speculation and grown men proudly sported full Jedi regalia in public.
Vietnam
Vietnam is among the top 15 remittance-receiving countries in the world, with overseas Vietnamese sending back US$12.5 billion to the country so far this year.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . FTA kicks off aiming to double trade in five years [Nikkei Asian Review] Vietnam will launch wind power projects [JEC] 2015 automobiles sales hit highest ever record [SGGP]
Vietnam
Around the world, humans seem to have a strange fixation with coffee beans that have been pulled out of another animal's poop . But just because you like coffee that comes from shit doesn't mean that coffee should taste like shit.
![[Video] Local Videographer Shows Why Sapa Is Awesome in Under 5 Minutes](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/iDvbZxmb.jpg)
Music & Arts
Any good traveler will tell you that the best way to explore a place is by getting to know the locals.
Vietnam
After a long period of declining arrivals, Russian tourists have been returning to Vietnam en masse in recent months. Many have returned to the beachside city of Nha Trang, long a favorite destination for Russian travelers. However, last Thursday, 29 such tourists had an additional, unplanned experience: escaping from a sinking ship.
Vietnam
During the early 20th century, the French were really into building opera houses in Vietnam. Any city with a sizable European population was all but guaranteed to have a theater in its town center, along with a church and a few fancy colonial villas.
