Vietnam
Vietnam
US-born journalist and correspondent for Bloomberg BNA, Lien Hoang reports from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, pop. 90,730,000 (est. 2014)... a Chinese-language cartoon is offending Vietnamese… Audio
Australian cattle slaughtered with sledgehammers in Vietnam
The Australia government says it will not overreact to accusations cattle are being slaughtered with sledgehammers in Vietnam. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - The Reunification
n 1995, Michael Goldfinch was in Hanoi when Viet Nam celebrated the 20 year anniversary of 'The Reunification' (or as the Vietnamese say, the end of the 'American War'). Audio
The power struggle in the South China Sea
Bill Hayton is a long-time journalist/foreign correspondent with the BBC, and a large portion of his career has been reporting on events in South East Asia, the dissension and the toxic manoeuverings… Audio
Cycling for Cambodia
Solary Ha came to NZ as a baby from a Cambodian refugee camp on the border of Thailand. She's now a successful HR Adviser, but wants to give back by taking part in a Red Cross fundraiser, a 270km… Audio
Forty years on, airlift to save Vietnamese babies remembered
Forty years on from an operation that took thousands of orphans out of war-torn Vietnam, a New Zealand man is one of many using DNA technology to find out more about his past. Audio
Vietnam
US-born journalist and correspondent for Bloomberg BNA, Lien Hoang reports from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, pop. 90,730,000 (est. 2014). The 40th anniversary of the Vietnam war's end is on 30… Audio
NZ and Vietnam developing closer defence ties.
Forty years after being enemies New Zealand and Vietnam have agreed to develop even closer defence ties. Audio
NZ and Vietnam agree to double trade.
New Zealand and Vietnam have agreed to try to double trade between the two countries by 2020. Audio
The largest cave in the world - Ryan Deboodt
It's the largest cave in the world, and one photographer has used drones to capture it both by ground and air. To date, the footage has been viewed nearly 900,000 times online. The cave is called Hang… Audio
KOTO - Know One, Teach One with Jimmy Pham
Award-winning social entrepreneur Jimmy Pham is Vietnamese Australian. He is also CEO International and founder of the KOTO Vocation Training Centre. (Know One, Teach One) teaches hospitality, English… Audio
Future Food Security in a Warming Planet
Benedict Collins investigates future food developments in Asia as supplies there and in NZ are threatened by climate change Audio
Claire Hall: war in Vietnam
Writer and historian who managed the Vietnam War oral history and digital archiving project for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and authored the book No Front Line: Inside Stories of New… Audio
Music critic and travel writer Graham Reid
Graham Reid takes us on a musical journey during war time in Vietnam. We also hear why he jumped on a plane and went to Saigon in 1969 in his civvies. Audio
Mitchell Pham: Vietnam and technology
Business and social entrepreneur who co-founded technology group Augen, with companies in New Zealand and Vietnam, and contributes to many other organisations. Audio
Asian Report for 1 September 2009
Its Vietnam's Independence Day tomorrow. September 2nd 1945, was when Vietnam announced its Independence from France and also it's been over thirty years since the end of the Vietnam War. Audio
Vietnam War correspondent Chris Turver
Chris Turver was the first New Zealand war correspondent to be dispatched to Vietnam. Audio