Loa - Broadcasting Vietnam

Since our launch in April, we've had 35 episodes of stories from and about Việt Nam. As 2015 comes to a close, our four editors get together for a retrospective with some of our listeners and favorite segments.Intro/outro music by Kontinuum – Aware

Although Việt Nam is predominantly non-Christian, Christmas (Lễ Giáng Sinh) is considered a major holiday, celebrated by both Christians and non-Christians alike.  Holiday decorations, bright lights and nativity scenes with a distinctly Vietnamese motif fill food stalls and tiny shops throughout city streets and villages. Loa’s Jenny Lý is in Sài Gòn with "A Look Inside" how Christmas is celebrated here this time of the year.

Opposition groups once barred and persecuted are now working in the open to build a sustainable democracy in Myanmar. What did democracy activists who traveled from Việt Nam to Yangon, learn from them? And what happened in the interrogation room when the Vietnamese activists returned home to Viêt Nam…. All in this week’s episode of Loa.

There’s an arms race brewing between China and Việt Nam, not with conventional weapons but with computer servers and surveillance software. Loa’s Trinh Nguyễn takes "A Look Inside" the cyber war between Hà Nội and Beijing. In this week’s "Solitary Envoi," Quyên Ngô takes a look at the linguistic choices activists have made in expressing their protest.

From the rising tension in the South China Sea, to a social media app that’s falling out of favor with Vietnamese authorities, Loa contributor Lương Văn Thiền is here with all the important news and stories happening in Vietnam today with this week's "Things to Know."From celebrity chefs to the guy who just wants a little something extra on his hot dog, Sriracha is rapidly becoming a staple condiment. Although the sauce is often thought to have originated in Thailand, the truth is much more complicated. Loa’s Chí-Linh Dinh dishes up that famous cocky hot sauce that’s equal parts cross-cultural appropriation, hometown pride, and expat love.

We take A Look Inside the emergence and challenges for Việt Nam’s startup ecosystem and list the Things To Know about the government's new awkward relationship with Facebook.

We take A Look Inside the emergence and challenges for Việt Nam’s startup ecosystem and list the Things To Know about the government's new awkward relationship with Facebook.

Remember when you were in primary school and you idolized your teacher? We Look at their position in Việt Nam’s society today.In the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, the land used by farmers is considered the “people’s property” and can be reclaimed by the government at any given time. We revisit the farmers who have suffered because of this.

On the Record - Frontline’s “Terror in Little Saigon”This week's music is brought to you by:Opening & Closing Music: Kai Engel - Warm of Mechanical Heart