Gave up on Twitter a while ago and returned after a bit, but it’s beyond clear how dangerous this platform has become (not to mention nearly unusable for anything informative). I’ve joined Threads, but ideally find me on Substack if you haven’t already. open.substack.com/pub/vietnamwee…

Breaking my own Twitter exile to share that I relaunched The Vietnam Weekly Podcast: the first episode features the work Blue Dragon is doing to address the grim topic of human trafficking across Southeast Asia. Available wherever podcasts are found. open.spotify.com/episode/2vUx1z…

The Vietnam Weekly Podcast is now available on YouTube! A new episode will be released tomorrow across all major podcast platforms. youtube.com/@TheVietnamWee…

A new episode of The Vietnam Weekly Podcast is out, featuring a conversation with Tu Phuong Nguyen about social insurance and the challenge of reforming this system. open.spotify.com/episode/6hF9YG…

A new episode of The Vietnam Weekly Podcast is out now, featuring Damien Roberts & Truong Thuy Ngan of Saigon Children's Charity. Available on Spotify, YouTube, and all other major podcast platforms: open.spotify.com/episode/1R76LT…

The latest Vietnam Weekly Podcast features Brian Eyler discussing the Funan Techo Canal, the current state of the Mekong River, and how it’s not too late for countries to work together to preserve this great river. spotify.link/NSc1wWkERHb

The latest Vietnam Weekly Podcast features Nguyen Khac Giang discussing the historical context of the anti-corruption campaign, how the centralization of power allows it to be so broad, and the unintended consequences on performance-based legitimacy. spotify.link/VUBzqifh3Hb

The new Vietnam Weekly Podcast features Mai Nguyen on the importance of local knowledge to resilience, inclusive urban planning, the struggle to build affordable housing, and her hope of using urban art to drive conversations about resilience and climate. open.spotify.com/episode/2XPeTR…

The latest Vietnam Weekly Podcast features Trang Nguyen 🌻 of Climateworks Centre discussing Vietnam’s huge financing needs for its energy transition, the JETP agreement, and the country’s opportunity to become a regional clean energy hub. spotify.link/HiTnEwwxqIb

The latest Vietnam Weekly Podcast features @vantuly and Mimi Vu on the increasing acceptance of ESG, how many of the country's biggest challenges intersect across those three words, and how partnerships across sectors including civil society are key. open.spotify.com/episode/5kKFqj…

The latest episode of The Vietnam Weekly Podcast features Dr. Majo George of RMIT University Vietnam discussing the impact of the Red Sea crisis on the country's exports, ways exporters can reroute around such challenges, and more. open.spotify.com/episode/1LTwuF…

A new episode of The Vietnam Weekly Podcast is out with Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran discussing Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ and deft balancing of China and the U.S., the delicate dance of territorial claims and naval might in the South China Sea, and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/3OWUSh…

A new episode of The Vietnam Weekly Podcast is out, featuring Bicky Nguyen on Cricket One's background, the EU's approval of their products and the bizarre backlash this generated, and more. Available wherever podcasts are found. open.spotify.com/episode/5y7lgu…

A new episode of The Vietnam Weekly is out featuring Sarah Goring, country director for MAG (Mines Advisory Group), discussing the organization’s work in Quang Binh & Quang Tri plus the ongoing daily impact of unexploded ordinance. open.spotify.com/episode/0ZtV2O…

The new Vietnam Weekly Podcast episode features Timen Swijtink discussing CoffeeTrace and the challenges farmers face in meeting new EU deforestation regulations, plus Lacàph Coffee's approach to the business and misconceptions about robusta. open.spotify.com/episode/1LlT0L…

A new edition of The Ascent, our monthly newsletter, is out. It looks at Vietnam's proposal to create a startup stock trading platform, and what we hope to see if it becomes a reality. avvascent.substack.com/p/vietnams-pla…

Six months on from 'Liberation Day,' how have President Donald Trump’s tariffs impacted Southeast Asian tech and startups? Check out the latest edition of The Ascent for insight on how U.S. policies have presented both pros and cons for regional tech. avvascent.substack.com/p/tech-and-sta…

GP Eddie Thai was quoted by Bloomberg Businessweek Vietnam on the just-established National Venture Capital Fund, which will have an initial $20 million in capital. bbw.vn/viet-nam-se-th…

After weeks of work, we're proud to share our refreshed website, which went live today. Let us know what you think! avv.co