LGBT+ in Vietnam: Acceptance in Conformity or Furthering Heteronormativity
When The Last Journey of Madam Phung, a critically acclaimed documentary about transvestite troupe singers in Vietnam, came out in 2014, I was deeply moved […]
Vietnam
Why Getting Rid of Motorcycles Does Not (magically) Make a Walkable City
Hanoi is no place for people who enjoy walking. It is unclear if the cityscape nudged the locals to avoid walking as much as possible, […]
South Korea-Vietnam Joint Declaration and Moon Jae-in’s New Southern Policy
From March 22 to 24, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea made a three-day state visit to Vietnam. The most noticeable outcome of this trip […]
China Scraps Presidential Term Limit: Implications for the World
China abolished the constitutional limit on the number of terms the president and vice-president can serve. The message is clear: Xi Jinping can remain China’s […]
Saigon — The Broken Pearl that Mends
Located in the south of Vietnam, Saigon today has the atmosphere of a typical tropical city. One is likely to be first impressed, rather than […]
How Socialist Remnants Are Hurting Vietnam’s Legacy
During the mid-1980s, Vietnam was plunged into a profound socio-economic crisis. Against this backdrop, the shift away from a centrally planned economic model initiated in […]
The Enemy of our Enemy is our Future Enemy
When peaceful protests against the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, began in 2011, they were met with violent oppression, which eventually led to the current civil […]
Making Waves: Vietnam’s rising power in ASEAN
All eyes are on Vietnam. A country that exactly two decades ago had 51% of its population living under the World Bank’s poverty line, now […]