Life as a barnacle scavenger for women in central Vietnam
Scavengers can easily be ‘swallowed’ by waves and swept away by the sea
Vietnamese researchers work hard to conserve cajuput genes
October 01,2017, 10:33Vietnam and Indonesia boast some of the world’s largest cajuput forests
Saigon through the lens of two of its expat wanderers
September 06,2017, 11:23Philip Genochio from the UK and Swede Tanya Olander are two “wanderer’s’ who love taking pictures of Saigon
Vietnamese mountaineer conquers European peak
September 05,2017, 13:33Hoang Le Giang, 29, successfully conquered the highest mountain in Europe on Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).
Man grows in-demand forest in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
July 19,2017, 16:31A man from the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has gone to extraordinary lengths to establish a woodland that is now receiving orders from Europe and Japan.
Alpine ethnic people in Vietnam – Conclusion: Aspiring to freedom
July 02,2017, 14:40‘Crows have an unlimited choice of places to perch on and the Mong people have no hometown,’ a popular Mong saying goes
Alpine ethnic people in Vietnam – P7: A different type of funeral
June 23,2017, 19:05The deceased are not put into caskets; instead, they are laid on a stretcher for at least two or three days during the funeral rites
Alpine ethnic people in Vietnam – P6: Getting drunk at the market
June 21,2017, 10:10More than a few men drink themselves unconscious right in the marketplace
Alpine ethnic people in Vietnam – P5: ‘Wife-pulling’ custom
June 19,2017, 18:03Many young ethnic Mong have tied the knot after receiving taps on the buttocks, waists or even genitals from the partner they are flirting with
Alpine ethnic people in Vietnam – P4: Unique metalwork
June 18,2017, 18:04A project meant to preserve the Mong people’s age-old blacksmithing tradition failed to catch on as younger generations distanced themselves from learning their people’s unique craft
Singing lifts spirits of hospital-bound cancer patients in Da Nang
June 17,2017, 16:03'Eating is no longer a pleasure to me, but this is like a mental feast that brings hope to my mind'
In Vietnam, officer adopts HIV-infected children of deceased comrade
June 15,2017, 15:01A border guard officer in southern Vietnam has taken in the orphaned children of a comrade who fell victim to HIV
Meet the foreign war veteran who cleans Hanoi’s walls
June 14,2017, 16:12A veteran of the American war in Vietnam now spends his days cleaning the walls of Hanoi and teaching English to Vietnamese students
Illegal Vietnamese immigrants on UK soil
June 13,2017, 17:05Locals refer to them as ‘straw men,’ or people who live in the UK without official papers
Alpine ethnic people in Vietnam – P3: The fight for clean water
June 11,2017, 09:35Security teams have been deployed to safeguard water sources in the area
Foreign tourists experience plowing rice paddies with water buffalo in Vietnam’s Sa Pa
June 08,2017, 14:39Plowing paddy fields with water buffalo has become a unique and immersive tourist experiences for visitors
