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11 Mar 2019 7 minute read

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European Commission gives boost to Vietnamese timber launderers

A treaty signed by the European Commission legitimized a Vietnamese government agency that facilitated the theft of roughly...

13 Feb 2019 5 minute read

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Vietnam’s clampdown on academic freedom

Under new rule, Vietnam is discrediting critics of the one-party state. Alexandre Sisophon reports from...

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country on the South China Sea known for its beaches, rivers, Buddhist pagodas and bustling cities. Hanoi, the capital, pays homage to the nation’s iconic Communist-era leader, Ho Chi Minh, via a huge marble mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) has French colonial landmarks, plus Vietnamese War history museums and the Củ Chi tunnels, used by Viet Cong soldiers

14 Dec 2018 3 minute read

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Country Profile: Vietnam

The Vietnam of yesteryear that many Westerners use as a reference point for the nation is long outdated, writes Bennett...

8 Sep 2016 3 minute read

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Laos: living with unexploded bombs, 40 years on

US bombs still kill in Laos – even decades years after being dropped.

1 Sep 2016 5 minute read

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Taking matters into their own hands

Labour rights in post-socialist countries such as Russia, China and Vietnam are being fought for from outside, not within,...

1 Sep 2016 2 minute read

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Mixed Media: Music

NYN by Kristi Stassinopoulou and Stathis Kalyviotis; ‘They Will Kill You, If You Cry’ by...

12 May 2016 7 minute read

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The Mekong River is not for sale!

The landscape, and the local peoples’ livelihood, have irrevocably changed, Gary Wockner reports in this...

15 Feb 2016 10 minute read

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Vietnam’s autumn

Capitalism and profiteering are allowed but democracy and freedom are noticeably absent, writes David Hutt....

10 Jul 2015 4 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Is Cambodia refusing to protect persecuted Christians?

Deep in the Cambodian jungle, Clothilde Le Coz meets Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum.

13 May 2014 4 minute read

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‘The beach is for tourists’: why Vietnamese workers can’t enjoy the sun

The insecurity of a ‘middle-class’ status in the Global South traps young people into poor working conditions. Didem...

17 Feb 2014 3 minute read

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A creative shift for Vietnam

Art is being used to help disadvantaged children find their place in society. Yan Zhi Lai reports.

2 Mar 2010 2 minute read

This article is more than 13 years old.

Women at work

*Smita Barooah Sanyal* photographs women at work.

Sex action

2 Jan 2010 6 minute read

This article is more than 13 years old.

Sex action

How ‘abstinence’ is pushing up the abortion rate.

Striking out

2 Jun 2008 2 minute read

This article is almost 15 years old.

Striking out

Nike workers in Vietnam go on strike

2 Sep 2002 1 minute read

This article is almost 21 years old.

Nguyen Huu Tuan

Women brick-kiln labourers, by Vietnam’s Nguyen Huu Tuan.

Currents

5 Apr 2002 10 minute read

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Currents

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