Garment and footwear workers from the delta seek alternative jobs as threats of mass layoffs loom, and while many want to return home, it remains their last resort
Võ Kiều Bảo Uyên is a freelance journalist based in Vietnam, and one of the top five journalists from Vietnam to receive the certificate of Journalism for an Equitable Asia Award 2019-2020. Her works highlight the rights of Vietnamese individuals and vulnerable communities, including women and workers.
Smoke, mirrors, wood pellets: Vietnam clears native forest to supply ‘clean’ energy to Asia
Expansive deforestation in Central Vietnam is being driven by the global demand for wood pellets–a supposedly green alternative to fossil fuels
A thorny dilemma: Acacia plantations in Vietnam may not be all that green
The country’s embrace of acacia plantations has lifted some smallholder households out of poverty. But it comes at a cost to the environment and even lives lost
A lack of water leaves Vietnam’s coffee farmers high and dry
Central Highland farmers lose crops and income as water shortages hit the world’s second largest coffee exporter.
The struggle to survive worsening storms and floods in Central Vietnam
Floating houses and two-story buildings are options as record flood levels devastate communities and farms in the region
Vietnam’s pig farms an environmental nightmare
While the country has ramped up its production of pork, the environment, and the people, have been paying a heavy price.
New freeways a highway to hell for Vietnam’s forests
Vietnam’s forests under threat from new roads and projects as the country grows and expands after the pandemic
Vietnam’s fishermen battle a lack of fish and China
Depleted coastal fishing grounds and Chinese incursions have made life harder for Vietnam’s struggling fishermen.
Mekong Delta disappears under its residents’ feet
It took thousands of years for the Mekong Delta to come into existence. It might take humans just a few more decades to undo it.