The Vietnamese authorities have detained Hong Hoang, a leading environmental activist, over alleged “tax evasion” amid a broader crackdown on civil society. #Vietnam #civilsociety #environment theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…

Why is Blue Dragon rescuing so many Vietnamese people from northern Myanmar? This recent article explains what's behind the changed human trafficking landscape. Reporting by Chris Humphrey. aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24…

Cheesy photos from Hanoi's incense village.

. Hong Hoang environmental activist & dir. of Vietnamese NGO CHANGE was arrested on May 31st. Her arrest is political, she is just one of the victim of a larger crackdown on environmental activists everywhere. Free Hong, free them, free them all! #freeHong #freeThemAll

The environmentalist Hong Hoang has now been officially charged with "tax evasion". Like Nguy Thi Khanh and others before her, she faces years in prison. In December, Vietnam secured $15.5bn of funding through the Just Energy Transition Partnership. theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…

“I grew up in an area with a heavy presence of unexploded ordnance. I would step out of my house and be faced with them” New piece on Al Jazeera PR about our work in #Vietnam and the work that continues to make land safe for communities. ✍️ Chris Humphrey aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/26…

In Vietnam, risking all in the search for a better life aljazeera.com/news/longform/…

Việt Nam is too often seen as a war yet we are a country with more than 4,000 years of history and culture. Delighted to present this essay about the literary landscape of our capital city, Hà Nội. Grateful thanks to Juliana Barbassa & New York Times Books: nytimes.com/2023/08/02/boo…

Decolonising literature takes one step at a time & I consider it a signigicant step when I was able to include this note in my recent New York Times essay "Read Your Way Through Hanoi". Grateful to editors of New York Times Books for their kind support 🙏 nytimes.com/2023/08/02/boo…

In Vietnam, our community liaison teams work every day to deliver risk education to people in areas worst affected by aerial artillery during the Vietnam war. These sessions aim to help communities better understand how to stay safe. 📷 Chris Humphrey

Hear about those who revere whales* on the southern coast of Việt Nam, a new Heart & Soul doc for the BBC World Service bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Vietnam has seen a surge in foreign investments as more companies, seeking to avoid US tariffs on goods from China, chose to relocate there. Now with the US set to have a new president, can Vietnam maintain its winning streak?