vietnam



STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2020 • 8 min read

Analysis Dong Tam death sentences dim hopes for land rights reform in Vietnam

By Jake Black • Sep 28, 2020
The Dong Tam case once offered a glimmer of hope for those advocating for land rights reform in Vietnam. But with the conviction and sentencing to death of two men this month, the Communist Party has reaffirmed its grip on land and power

Sep 03, 2020 • 7 min read
History

How colonial prisons gave life to a communist revolution in Vietnam

As a look back in history for the 75th anniversary of Vietnamese independence, the Globe reflects on how prisons became a symbol for colonial oppression, a breeding ground for communism, and ultimately gave life to the 1945 August Revolution
By Ashley Lampard • Sep 03, 2020

Aug 27, 2020 • 11 min read
Covid-19

Hanoi’s growing homeless population struggle with lockdown measures

For people living on the capital's streets, Vietnam's Covid-19 lockdown has made basic survival even more difficult. Now, as the country rides a second wave of infections, vulnerable people and their advocates are holding tight to what they have
By Ashley Lampard • Aug 27, 2020

Aug 20, 2020 • 8 min read
Photography

[Photos] Celebrating Vietnam’s ethnic minorities through portraiture

With 54 registered minority groups, Vietnam is a land of immense cultural diversity. Photographer Alden Anderson and his Vietnamese partner Trinh Nguyen have set out to capture this heterogeneity, traversing the country to capture portraits of each group
By Andrew Wernette • Aug 20, 2020

Aug 19, 2020 • 13 min read
History

Witnessing tragedy: Journalist Jon Swain revisits 1970s Phnom Penh

With Jon Swain’s cult memoir River of Time set to be adapted for the big screen, the author returns to his time in 1970s Indochina, where he witnessed death and destruction in Vietnam, the Fall of Phnom Penh and the rise of the Khmer Rouge
By Alexi Demetriadi • Aug 19, 2020

Aug 17, 2020 • 2 min read
Vietnam history

[Photos] Feel the pulse of a fast-changing Vietnam in the 1990s

Spurred on by rapid economic growth, Vietnam has been one of the fastest evolving nations on earth by virtually every metric for decades. This collection of photos from the 90s, showing a country markedly different from today's Vietnam, lays testament to that
By Saigoneer • Aug 17, 2020

Jul 31, 2020 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Vietnam counts record number of cases as virus creeps back

Vietnam has recorded 45 news cases of Covid-19 – its highest single daily tally since the start of the pandemic – as an outbreak in the tourist city of Danang erodes the country's efforts to stay virus-free
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 31, 2020

Jul 28, 2020 • 6 min read
Wildlife trade

Ban or bluster: What does Vietnam’s directive mean for the wildlife trade?

A new directive further tightening restrictions on Vietnam's wildlife trade was met with much fanfare last week. But from vague wording to lax enforcement, some conservationists have their doubts about how much impact it will have
By Ashley Lampard • Jul 28, 2020