Vietnam
Why we want to be mates with Vietnam
New Zealand is after a trade slice of rapidly growing Vietnam, and a new agreement should strengthen those connections.
Why we want to be mates with Vietnam
New Zealand is after a trade slice of rapidly growing Vietnam, and a new agreement should strengthen those connections. Audio
Typhoon Yagi leaves dozens dead in Vietnam
The typhoon was Asia's most powerful storm this year.
A Vietnamese author sets out to subvert stereotypes of lantern-jawed US soldiers rescuing passive Vietnamese bar girls
Dr Qu Mai Nguy n Phan's latest novel Dust Child sets out to subvert Hollywood movie stereotypes of Vietnamese women being subservient and passive. She talks to Paula Morris in this highlight of the… Audio
Distress call to BBC helps free suspected migrants stuck in truck
Six suspected migrants have been rescued from the back of a truck in France, after the BBC helped track them down and alert the police.
Nguyen Phan Que Mai: Vietnamese stories behind the war
Vietnamese author Dr Nguy n Phan Qu Mai's Dust Child tackles the difficult subject of Amerasian children, left behind when the American military fled after the Vietnam War. Audio
Deportation reprieve after sex offence and 8 years at large
A man who committed a sex offence and then evaded police for eight years has been given a reprieve against deportation to Vietnam.
Our man in Saigon
Today we're revisiting the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. There's a hidden story about New Zealand's diplomatic withdrawal from Saigon as South Vietnam collapsed. Freelance journalist, Pete McKenzie… Audio
Pacific Tuna Commission wraps up in Da Nang
The annual meeting of the countries involved in the world's largest and most lucrative tuna fishery concluded in Vietnam on Saturday. Audio
The Week in Detail: Vietnam, entrenching law, Covid summer
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting underway in Vietnam
Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting underway in Vietnam. Audio
New Zealand says Xin Chao to trade with Vietnam
What do closer trade ties with Vietnam mean for New Zealand? Audio
Carole Brungar's Vietnam saga reaches its end
A five-novel series about the impact of the Vietnam war on veterans and their families has just wrapped up with the release of Carole Brungar's book The Return.In the last book, she's thinking about… Audio
Music with Jess Fu
Music reviewer Jess Fu joins Kathryn to talk about indy record label Sunreturn's 10 track sampler that's out next month and play the first track from it: I Love My Friends by K M T P. She'll also… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Our overseas correspondent, Lien Hoang joins us once again from Ho Chi Minh as US Vice President Kamala Harris wraps up her Asia tour with reference to China, human rights, trade and supply chain… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Overseas Correspondent Lien Hoang joins us from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. We catch up on the latest on the covid situation there and also find out why Vietnam has found itself in the middle of a power… Audio
Covid-19: Vietnam detects new variety with transmission adaptation
Vietnam has detected a variant of the Covid-19 virus that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can spread quickly by air, officials say.
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Lien Hoan joins us from Ho Chi Mihn - Vietnam is racing to stop a Covid outbreak, with a UK strain spreading faster, especially ahead of the Lunar new year when families gather. Audio
Calling Home: Dave Cole in Hoi An, Vietnam
Wellingtonians Dave and Christie Cole live in Hoi An, Vietnam. In 2015, they quit their jobs, sold all their belongings and property and left New Zealand to explore the world, beginning in Malaysia… Audio
Search for survivors after Typhoon Molave hits Vietnam triggering landslides
Vietnam is searching for survivors after landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave, one of its strongest storms in decades, lashed a central region already reeling from weeks of heavy rains that have…
