Foreign Correspondence

Vietnam’s Urban Poor

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Vietnam has the highest urbanization rate in Southeast Asia. Just a decade ago, only 24% of its population lived in cities, with 65% of the labor force employed in rural agriculture. […]

Foreign Correspondence

A Reporter Recalls

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Canadian journalist Olesia Plokhii was one of two journalists from the Cambodia Daily who went with environmentalist Chut Wutty to the remote jungle mountains of Koh Kong province in April. The […]

Foreign Correspondence

Bali, 10 Years After

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Anniversaries and commemorations can be awkward affairs, bringing people together for no other reason than a shared experience and the passage of years. However, the 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings might […]

Foreign Correspondence

Drunks & Politicians

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — At the weekend a court in Ho Chi Minh City fined a mischievous drunk for causing public disorder while under the influence of alcohol. Pham Van Binh, a 43-year-old cycle-rickshaw puller, […]