vietnam



STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 21, 2016 • 9 min read

Vietnam A screaming madness

By Logan Connor • Dec 21, 2016
A group of Ho Chi Minh City rockers has built a community based around rage and rebellion

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 16, 2016 • 8 min read

Milk A dairy love affair

By Euan Black • Nov 16, 2016
Thanks to rapid urbanisation and rising incomes, Southeast Asia is consuming dairy products at one of the fastest-growing rates in the world

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 21, 2016 • 9 min read

Cambodia Race to the bottom

By Paul Millar • Oct 21, 2016
In the beginning was the word, torn from the throat of a man who would soon see a minor traffic accident descend into murder: yuon. In February 2014, ten men beat the life from a Cambodian man of Vietnamese descent as he came to the aid of his younger brother…

Sep 27, 2016 • 2 min read
Safety

Vietnam considers late-night alcohol ban

Looking to shed its mantle as the second biggest consumer of alcohol in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is considering a bill that would outlaw late-night sales of beer and liquor
By Logan Connor • Sep 27, 2016

Sep 16, 2016 • 8 min read
Russia and Asia

Putin’s own ‘pivot to Asia’

Russian president Vladimir Putin embarked on a pivot towards Asia of his own well before the US under Barack Obama
By David Hutt • Sep 16, 2016

Aug 19, 2016 • 7 min read
Vietnam

From pop star to protest singer

Vietnamese pop singer Mai Khoi was recently barred from running for an independent seat in the communist state’s National Assembly. Now, “Vietnam’s Lady Gaga” is leveraging her star power in an effort to bring change to her country 
By Logan Connor • Aug 19, 2016

Aug 16, 2016 • 12 min read
Technology

Vietnam’s restless game developers

Ho Chi Minh City mobile game developers are seeing their apps downloaded around the globe. We visit three game studios to find out what it takes to create the next big hit
By Logan Connor • Aug 16, 2016

Jun 27, 2016 • 7 min read
Literature

A desire to belong

Amid marginalisation of refugee communities in the US, Vietnamese-American poets feel a sense of displacement
By Paul Millar • Jun 27, 2016

May 25, 2016 • 8 min read

Obama's Vietnam visit highlights 'mutual respect'

As US President Barack Obama winds up his visit to Vietnam, we examine how the reluctant bedfellows are now partnering on trade and uniting in the face of Chinese aggression
By Logan Connor • May 25, 2016

May 02, 2016 • 10 min read
Lifeline Mekong

Make or break time

As drought lingers and unfettered dam construction plugs the Mekong river, managing the life-giving waterway becomes ever more crucial
By Daniel Besant • May 02, 2016