Loa - Broadcasting Vietnam

March was a month of protest incitements, disastrous effects of climate change, and twisted DNA news. Loa’s Kathy Triệu gets you up to speed with our list of the five news item from Việt Nam you need to know.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Đổi Mới, a series of economic reforms that changed Việt Nam from a centrally planned economy to what some describe as a “socialist-oriented free market” economy. These reforms changed a lot of things for a lot of people, and the generation born after Đổi Mới live lives that previous generations could barely dream of 30 years ago. Two women - Eliza Lomas and Fabiola Buchele - seek to understand their experiences: dealing with parents, falling in love, making art, their relationship to the internet, and everything in-between. In their podcast series, “The Renovation Generation”, Lomas and Buchele share intimate conversations with post-Đổi Mới youth and draw sonic portraits of their lives and experiences.

In Việt Nam, more and more activists are experiencing a daily terror of constant surveillance, verbal abuse and beatings from those supposedly defending the law: the security police force. Loa's Trinh Nguyễn takes a look inside the pervasive police brutality in Việt Nam.

March 8th is International Women’s Day, or Ngày Quốc tế Phụ Nữ. It's a day to celebrate women’s contributions to society, but also a reminder that the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements happened despite a lack of parity. In this week’s Vietnamism, Loa’s Chí-Linh Đinh explores how it all started and how it is celebrated today.

In Việt Nam, more and more activists are experiencing a daily terror of constant surveillance, verbal abuse and beatings from those supposedly defending the law: the security police force. Loa's Trinh Nguyễn takes a look inside the pervasive police brutality in Việt Nam.

March 8th is International Women’s Day, or Ngày Quốc tế Phụ Nữ. It's a day to celebrate women’s contributions to society, but also a reminder that the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements happened despite a lack of parity. In this week’s Vietnamism, Loa’s Chí-Linh Đinh explores how it all started and how it is celebrated today.

We’re coming to you with a special episode this week instead of having you wait another 2 weeks! Here at Loa, we highlight the critical stories that are shaping Việt Nam today. Loa’s Lương Văn Thiền is back with our "Things to Know" segment and all the important news stories happening in Việt Nam this month of February.

The peer to peer marketplace, known as the sharing economy, has spread rapidly across the world. Can it take hold in Việt Nam? We take "A Look Inside" how sharing can lead to profits.And, the glitz and glam of the 88th Academy Awards are just around the corner and one nominee captured our attention: the documentary, Chau, Beyond the Lines. Amid the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, our reporter has a review of the film’s narrative and the on-going issues of documentary's subject: the victims of Agent Orange in Việt Nam.

Tết is here! Start your Lunar New Year right by making sure your Tết traditions and superstitions are on point.

And as families gather together to celebrate the new year, one prisoner of conscience faces a dire medical condition yet holds strong to her convictions.

From the the infighting leading up to the 12th Party Congress...to the hottest items on sale ahead of the lunar new year…. Loa’s Lilly Nguyễn has the five most talked about Việt Nam news stories of January. It's our “Things to Know" segment this week.In this week’s Vietnamism, Loa’s Chí-Linh Đinh looks into this unique sport of Vovinam, short for Việt Võ Đạo, and its sky-blue uniforms and majorly epic grappling techniques.

As puppy love matures in Việt Nam, it's becoming clear that old habits die hard. And will sticking chopsticks vertically into your rice bowl bring bad luck? Find out on this week's episode of Loa.

What’s with all the secrecy regarding Việt Nam’s next party congress? And with Vietnamese people living all over the world, what does it really mean to be Vietnamese? We’ve got those answers for you this week on Loa.