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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2021 • 8 min read

Immigration In Houston, the evolution of the Vietnamese-American experience plays out

By Ryan Anders • Jul 05, 2021
Distinct waves of immigrants from Vietnam to the US have shaped and been shaped by the country. Today, in the Texan city of Houston, the evolution of the country's Vietnamese community can be seen in the differing outlooks and experiences of each generation

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 02, 2021 • 11 min read

Immigration Here’s what Vietnam’s visa crackdown tells us about the country

By Govi Snell • Jul 02, 2021
One of the world's poorest countries three decades ago – Vietnam has made a quick push to middle-income status. While the expertise of outsiders was necessary to this growing prosperity, a new clampdown on foreign workers showcases the country's evolution

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 09, 2021 • 2 min read

Sports Vietnam set to postpone SEA Games until following year

By Agence France-Presse • Jun 09, 2021
As Vietnam works to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreak, the country has announced plans to postpone the Southeast Asian Games, said the state media on Wednesday June 9

May 31, 2021 • 3 min read
Covid-19

Vietnam to suspend incoming international flights to Hanoi over Covid

The international airport of Vietnam's capital will suspend inbound flights from abroad beginning on June 1, the country's aviation body announced, as it grapples with a fresh wave of coronavirus outbreaks
By Agence France-Presse • May 31, 2021

May 27, 2021 • 10 min read
Sport

Meet Vietnam’s bobsledders, the country’s most unlikely sports team

Nguyễn Dân An has in recent years led a disparate collection of Vietnamese athletes for the country’s first bobsled team. Winning their first medals this year, the team has its sights set on the unlikely goal of becoming Vietnam's first representatives at the Winter Olympics
By Govi Snell • May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021 • 14 min read
Conservation

‘Drastic forest development’: Vietnam to plant 1 billion trees – but how?

After a string of deadly typhoons in late 2020, Vietnam’s prime minister called for the country to plant 1 billion trees nationwide by 2025 to reduce the risk of landslides and flooding. But so far, the government has not released specifics on what species will be planted, where, by whom, or the cost
By Michael Tatarski • May 27, 2021

May 14, 2021 • 10 min read
Population decline

Offering cash gifts, why is Vietnam urging women to marry and bear children?

With a fast ageing population, the Vietnamese government is placing the country's economic future on women as it urges them to marry by 30 and bear two children by 35 – a move which women's rights activists have condemned as reinforcing outdated gender roles
By Govi Snell • May 14, 2021

May 07, 2021 • 15 min read
Covid-19

As virus cases explode, why has the Mekong region success story ended?

The Mekong region countries were until recently heralded as exceptional cases in controlling the spread of Covid-19. But recent weeks have seen cases explode across Cambodia, Thailand and Laos, leaving Vietnam on high alert and observers asking what's gone so wrong
By Alastair McCready, Wanpen Pajai and Govi Snell • May 07, 2021

Apr 30, 2021 • 15 min read
History

Giải Phóng Sài Gòn: The first days under communism

For years, fear spread of a bloodbath in South Vietnam if the communists came to power. Undeterred, US journalist Jim Laurie was one of the few reporters to remain after the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, witnessing the first days of the liberated city under a new regime
By Jim Laurie • Apr 30, 2021

Apr 28, 2021 • 7 min read
Heritage

Architecture of the people: The Vietnamese brand of modernism

Modernism is an architectural approach associated with functional and minimalist design. But in Vietnam, where the movement grew more organically in the mid-20th century, a unique style evolved as everyday citizens added their own decorative flourishes to these concrete structures
By Phạm Phú Vinh • Apr 28, 2021

Apr 19, 2021 • 12 min read
Gender equality

The life and legacy of Nguyễn Thị Định, Vietnam’s female war hero

Vietnamese war hero Nguyễn Thị Định was a trailblazer on and off the battlefield, with her efforts toppling world powers only matched by her efforts championing female empowerment. But today, a century since her birth, her legacy fades among the younger generation
By Govi Snell • Apr 19, 2021