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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 27, 2021 • 10 min read

Opinion The future of solar panels: A serious question for Southeast Asia

By Giap Nguyen • Sep 27, 2021
Ksor Hbo Khap was laughed at when she stood up in Vietnam’s National Assembly and suggested the need for a solar panel recycling plan. But waste created by the solar power industry is no joke in Southeast Asia

Sep 02, 2021 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Beer crates and broken chairs: barricades divide up locked-down Hanoi

With lockdown restrictions getting tighter, bamboo poles, beer crates, ladders and broken chairs are some of the everyday objects forming makeshift barricades on Hanoi's streets as authorities try to slow the spread of coronavirus
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 02, 2021

Aug 30, 2021 • 10 min read
Covid-19

Amid virus outbreak, Ho Chi Minh’s taxi drivers serve on the front lines

Ho Chi Minh City's traditional taxi firms have taken a hit with intense competition from Grab in recent years. But with ride-hailing apps suspended amid a spiralling Covid outbreak, a return of business for drivers comes with risks as they become front line workers
By Madeleine List • Aug 30, 2021

Aug 24, 2021 • 6 min read
Opinion

In Vietnam, Harris must not ignore human rights for geopolitics

US Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Vietnam today on the second stop of her Southeast Asia tour. But with geopolitical considerations guiding affairs, Amnesty International's Carolyn Nash says the region's many human rights issues must not be ignored
By Carolyn Nash • Aug 24, 2021

Aug 19, 2021 • 9 min read
Power

Despite promise, natural gas faces a difficult road to power in Vietnam

As opposition grows to coal power due to its environmental impact, Liquid Natural Gas has been touted as a cleaner energy pathway for Vietnam. But financial and bureaucratic hurdles, as well as questionable green credentials, leaves natural gas development in doubt
By Michael Tatarski • Aug 19, 2021

Aug 16, 2021 • 13 min read
Reproductive health

Liberal laws and fetus cemeteries: Vietnam’s conflicted abortion stance

Despite liberal laws and among the highest abortion rates in the world, stigma towards the practice is pervasive in Vietnam. Representing a hard-line faction of anti-abortion sentiment, groups across the country collect fetal remains from clinics for burial
By Govi Snell • Aug 16, 2021

Jul 13, 2021 • 8 min read
Covid-19

How the pandemic has spurred a digital revolution in Vietnam’s art scene

Vietnamese art has long suffered from severe conservation challenges, ranging from climate, to insects and resources. But today, spurred on by the collapse of traditional art spaces due to the pandemic, the digitisation of the country's art scene is in full swing
By Emma Duester • Jul 13, 2021