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By Govi Snell • May 24, 2022
Sugar contraband illicitly brought into Vietnam from Thailand is increasing, adding an additional burden to the country's struggling sugarcane enterprises
By Ang Cheng Guan • May 16, 2022
In an excerpt from a forthcoming book, historian Ang Cheng Guan describes the pushback over the Singaporean prime minister’s remarks about Vietnam and Cambodia
By Govi Snell • May 02, 2022
As big business builds aerial lifts from north to south, citizens and experts worry over ecological impacts
By Stein Tønnesson • Apr 21, 2022
Accusations of outlawed weapons in Russia’s attack on Ukraine recall a historical dispute over deadly defoliants used in the Vietnam War
A looming energy shortage and surging fuel prices have made nuclear power a more attractive option, although pricing and public concern remain obstacles
By Govi Snell • Apr 18, 2022
Arms sales, Putin's popularity and a shared ideological and wartime history have put Vietnam in a unique spot during the invasion of Ukraine
By Govi Snell • Mar 17, 2022
Vietnam announced an end to quarantine for international travellers on as tourism restarts after two years of strict Covid-19 restrictions
By Agence France-Presse • Mar 16, 2022
The gentle animals remain an important symbol in the country but lack of conservation efforts heighten the risk of extinction
By Govi Snell • Feb 28, 2022
A review by Human Rights Watch describes tactics used in a crackdown on activists with padlocks, police intimidation and travel bans
By Govi Snell • Feb 23, 2022
The dispute reaches back to the 19th century, and was close to provoking war in 1947 between France and China
By Stein Tønnesson • Feb 07, 2022
Tough sentence exhibits progress and setbacks in the country’s fight against wildlife trafficking
By Govi Snell • Jan 19, 2022
Cooking and craft courses supported by Aide et Action offer new opportunities to ethnic minority residents in rural areas
By Christine Redmond • Jan 10, 2022