In this episode, ASPI’s Dr Huong Le Thu talks Australia's Ambassador to Vietnam, Her Excellency Robyn Mudie, about the situation on the ground in Vietnam and the lessons to be learnt from the country's response to Covid-19.

Next, senior analyst Dr Jake Wallis and research intern Albert Zhang chatted about their recent research on Covid-19 disinformation and social media manipulation and the rise in patriotic trolling campaigns in support of China on social media platforms.

Finally, ASPI's Professional Development Program Coordinator Julia Butler spoke to research interns Daria Impiombato and Tracy Beattie about the intersection of conflict and crisis and the potential impacts of a large Covid-19 outbreak in conflict-ridden Yemen and Myanmar.

* NOTE: In this interview, Daria slips and mentions that '100 people have died in the Yemeni war' - what was intended of course was the figure '100,000'.

In this episode:

Dr Huong Le Thu https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/huong-le-thu

Ms Robyn Mudie https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/Pages/ambassador-to-vietnam

Dr Jake Wallis https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/jacob-wallis

Albert Zhang https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/albert-zhang

Julia Butler https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/julia-butler

Daria Impiombato https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/daria-impiombato

Tracy Beattie https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/tracy-beattie

Background music: "Cages" by Density & Time, via the You Tube Audio Library.