My latest long-form for Al Jazeera English abt one of #Vietnam's biggest emigration hubs, if not the biggest in certain situations. It hopefully explains the role Nghe An province has in the country's political economy. An overdue thread abt the story will follow aljazeera.com/news/longform/…

Hong said: In a lot of cases, climate activism may be viewed as going against the nation’s growth. So it is not easy at all, or even very dangerous, to be a climate activist in these countries—you could be jailed for it. heated.world/p/who-gets-arr…

Last July, international outcry began growing around Cambodia’s scam industry. A year on, we’re still waiting for a similar moment with Myanmar, where scam parks are thriving. Allegra Mendelson and I spoke with experts and survivors—we heard some unimaginably brutal accounts 1/11

Summertime and the living isn't easy; fish aren't jumping and the saltwater is high. But Viets are finding inventive ways to cope, even as the Mekong Delta sinks beneath their feet.

diaCRITICS Needs Your Help! Help us raise $45,000 in order for us to continue being a space for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diasporic writers, artists, and culture makers. gofundme.com/f/diacritics-n…

Tonight, Vietnam's tallest building- the Landmark 81 in HCMC -is once again lighting up in the colours of Ukrainian flag to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day. The building is owned by Vinhomes, a subsidiary of Vingroup. Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong studied in Ukraine in the 1980s.

🚨#Vietnam reporting #China Coast Guard ship 4201 water-cannoned a Vietnamese fishing boat near the Paracel Islands on 28 August. Fisherman's arm was broken in the encounter. vietnam.postsen.com/local/462394/Q…

Improved Relations Won’t Signal #Vietnam Alignment with US, Experts Say voanews.com/a/improved-rel…

"These enhanced ties are a concerted effort by Hanoi to create a bulwark against Beijing, said Alexander Vuving, a professor at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu." voanews.com/a/improved-rel…

Sad to see the Globe go. 😢 I put in a lot of hours at the pub starting out when I had zero idea what I was doing. Thanks for the sharp edits and the many cool ppl I got to meet through the werk. Glad our stories will live on online.

Another “green” arrest. Ngo Thi To Nhien, executive director for Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIET) was arrested on 15 Sept, according to right group The 88 Project. She is the 6th environmental expert that VN authorities have taken into custody in the past 2 years.

#Vietnam Reportedly Seeking #Military Aid From Both 🇷🇺Moscow and 🇺🇸Washington. Multi-alignment in action. And/or desperation for a new generation of powerful fighter jets and other arms. voanews.com/a/vietnam-repo…

Now would be a real good time for anyone who's ever claimed to care about press freedoms in Cambodia to help us find Mech Dara. The award winning journalist was arrested yesterday, his whereabouts and wellbeing remains unknown. google.com/amp/s/www.rfa.…

Vietnam’s richest man vies to dethrone Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing king, Grab aje.io/1fguwh