The Financial Times is recruiting a News Assistant in Hanoi
Vacancy – News assistant for the Financial Times, HanoiThe Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organisations, recently opened a bureau in Hanoi in order to expand its coverage of...
View ArticleWestern pop music in Vietnam: from “social evil” to status symbol
My latest post for the Financial Times' Beyond Brics blog:Throaty song-writing legend Bob Dylan and 90s teen favourites the Backstreet Boys might not have much in common as far as most music fans are...
View Article(Not) Understanding Vietnam
If you want to understand why Vietnam is mired in economic instability, I'd urge you not to read this story on the state-owned Voice of Vietnam news website. The story - an interview with a national...
View ArticleAn interview with Vietnam's first and only astronaut
Today the Financial Times has published a special edition magazine to commemorate the 50th anniversary of man going into space.Below is an extract of my interview with Pham Tuan, Vietnam's first and...
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A historic day: Aung San Suu Kyi meets Hillary Clinton in Yangon
Local and international journalists queue up outside 54 University Avenue, the family residence of Aung San Suu Kyi, where she was detained under house arrest by the military junta for 15 years until...
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