Posts in category Features

Michael Tatarski recounts close calls and crashes on an epic bicycle trip from Hanoi to Saigon. Travelling in Vietnam never fails to generate good stories, …

Tucked away in a picturesque cove on Nha Trang Bay, Mia Nha Trang resort is the perfect weekend escape from Saigon writes Brett Davis. Photos …

The concept of ‘tiger’ mothers has caused headlines around the world. There are advocates of this super strict ‘Chinese’-style of parenting but also those who …

After fighting in the war between America and Vietnam, Jake T Snake turned to music for catharsis during the years he lived on the street …

Rhino horn has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. A recent spike in demand, particularly in Vietnam, has placed already endangered …

Each year, one out of every four people worldwide experiences at least one diagnosable mental health problem and an estimated 450 million people already suffer …

 Singer and actor Cindy Thai Tai has been Vietnam’s most famous transgender for years, but only recently has the country had real discussions about expanding …

 As Myanmar opens its doors to business and travel, Mark Bibby Jackson tries the fairways of Yangon’s Pun Hlaing Golf Club to test the country’s …

Two foreigners and their Vietnamese teammates go head to head in a reality show with a surprise ending. By Lien Hoang. At one point, it …

Fred Wissink finds the best part of a trip to coastal California is the empty road. It began as a reunion between my three siblings …

Oliver Stone’s Heaven and Earth told the Vietnam War story of a villager who experienced torture as an accused traitor by both sides, as well …

Still a common disease in parts of the developing world, leprosy has long been viewed as a scourge in Vietnam, even as medical treatment has …

If you need a meal on the go but want something different from the typical Vietnamese street food, there are plenty of options. Michael Tatarski …

Chris Mueller takes a look at the first dedicated skateboard park in Vietnam. Photos by Linh Phanroy. Skateboarding in Ho Chi Minh City is quickly becoming …

Everyone has a good book in them so they say, Asia’s first English-language crime publishing house looks set to put that adage to the test. …

An Associated Press reporter who covered the Vietnam War first-hand drives back by motorbike to revisit a northern plateau’s limestone giants, ethnic legacy, and history …