Vietnam and Boba Podcast I explored workers' withdrawal of social insurance in this 2020 article and also in my book in progress on precarity in Vietnam onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Every now and then Vietnam and Boba Podcast listeners take the time to send us kind & constructive feedback, more preciously so are friends who I know are crazily busy (screenshot is one of my closest friends from Hanoi I have been missing dearly coz she lives in 🇺🇸) Boba cố lên 💪 btw👇

The next Vietnam and Boba Podcast ep is gonna be abt #Vietnam tourism - an analysis w/ industry players abt the sector's drawbacks, potentials & more now that 🇻🇳's been officially open for inbound tourism for >30 days. Tune in every 4th week to catch our next boba! 🥂 open.spotify.com/show/1do1lyv9V…

Happy holidays everybody! Where are you heading to for your vacation? Our next episode - behind the headlines - deals with the reopening of #Vietnam border on 15/3 which will hopefully spice up your holiday! Coming right up, stay tuned!

Listen to "Vietnam tourism has been revived. So what?". ⚓ anchor.fm/vietnam-and-bo…

📢NEW EPS: You can almost hear the collective relief when inbound tourism was resumed on 15/3 after 2y of border closure. But is it entirely positive news? How are industry players gonna transform an industry that isn't exactly known for being sustainable? anchor.fm/vietnam-and-bo…

Thank you Stuart MaskDonald for giving Vietnam and Boba Podcast's latest episode a listen! We have learned so much from our guests, fulltime industry players, who gave their honest takes on #Vietnam tourism restart which isn't exactly all rosy. Available where podcasts are anchor.fm/vietnam-and-bo…

''It's interesting in part bc you’re talking to Viet ppl! So much of this stuff just talks to foreigners'', a listener told us! Bringing local perspectives to the world is indeed our motto! Beloved guests in latest ep abt #Vietnam's tourism reopening is another testament to this!

To unpack the rosy headlines behind #Vietnam int tourism revival, my Vietnam and Boba Podcast guests and I dived into the same issues and sustainability too e.g. the widespread homestay construction for tourists to exp ethnic minorities' ways of living. What's next? anchor.fm/vietnam-and-bo…

You can now listen to all the Vietnam and Boba Podcast eps on my website w/o going to other platforms! This is a new attempt to make it easier for ppl to listen to us in case they don't have subscriptions to podcast sites so do let Giang Pham & I know if there's any bug. sen-nguyen.com/podcast/

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Sen Nguyen Vietnam and Boba Podcast Giang Pham Great work and working well.

Every now and then our listeners take the time to tell us how our work inspires them in their own work. It is a rewarding feeling when you know your work has touched sb somewhere, sth you don't see just looking at traffic stats on screen. If you like someone's work, tell them!

Listen to this insightful and in-depth interview by Tu Phuong Nguyen about how many workers are struggling financially amid return to economic “normalcy”. The industrial plant mentioned above is the largest in Ho Chi Minh City.

Note impact of #COVID in #EM like #VN - ppl needs jobs/cash now, drop out of education, lack food, give up social security. LT problems are enormous and hit growth &human development.

Our first episode with Tu Phuong Nguyen continues to be relevant. Tune in to hear her analysis podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this ep, we go to a Mekong Delta border town Tinh Bien district, home to many Khmer ethnic minority villages, where An Giang Uni researchers are collaborating w/ farmers & officials to bring new ecological & gender-responsive practices in agri sector! open.spotify.com/episode/4sABSC…