Diabetes is becoming an important health concern in Vietnam, reaching five million cases nationwide in 2013 after increasing 211 percent over...
At first glance it would seem that the government's decree on foreign workers is a reasonable...
Repeatedly, I read about the need for a return to "traditional family values" in Vietnam. But I...
Given the frequency with which evidence emerges of government ineptness, readers can be forgiven for wondering if...
As young migrants move to the city for employment, they become separated from their families, communities, prevailing socio...
Corruption culture subverts Vietnam's lofty education ambitions
Over the past few years, I have considered myself fortunate to have landed in such a vibrant and interesting country...
Exposing the absurdity of wagging fingers at Vietnam's tourist-friendliness while praising Thailand (or any other...
You can market a tourism destination all you like, but if people go there and have a negative...
The worldwide protests against Monsanto and their various genetically modified products on May 25 were more than successful....
One white expat's odd May 19 ode to Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X on...
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of "the population bomb." There were fears that...
Right now, 870 million people in the world are hungry. In Vietnam alone, an estimated 11.5...
Racism abounds in the Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) business in Asia
Re: The naked truth about prostitution in Vietnam (Vietweek, Issue 077, July 12 18, 2013)
In reply to the Vietnamese gentleman who had a problem going to New Zealand:
New Zealand is no longer of interest to me, although I am still waiting to hear from the embassy directly...
New Zealand immigration official subjects Vietnamese businessman to harrowing ordeal
After a year and a half, I could have done the route blindfolded on my trusty, hardy, beat...
US journalist and peace activist travels around Vietnam and is overwhelmed