Today we’ll be bringing you a summary of the events that have been unfolding in Đồng Tâm, a commune of Hà Nội. Just short of the Lunar New Year, a deadly clash broke out. Reports of police and civilian deaths circulated among Vietnamese netizens, but without confirmation, the facts have been difficult to track down. Chris Lê has the five things you need to know about what happened in Đồng Tâm. Loa Theme: Kontinuum - Aware Closing music: Blue Dot Sessions - Dirty Wallpaper

Today we’ll be bringing you a summary of the events that have been unfolding in Đồng Tâm, a commune of Hà Nội. Just short of the Lunar New Year, a deadly clash broke out. Reports of police and civilian deaths circulated among Vietnamese netizens, but without confirmation, the facts have been difficult to track down. Chris Lê has the five things you need to know about what happened in Đồng Tâm. Loa Theme: Kontinuum - Aware Closing music: Blue Dot Sessions - Dirty Wallpaper

Loa 86 - Five Things To Know about the Deadly Clash in Đồng Tâm

Will Nguyễn

Trong chương trình tuần này, Will Nguyễn trở lại với Loa để cùng Quyên Ngô phỏng vấn cựu tù nhân lương tâm Nguyễn Đặng Minh Mẫn. Trong cuộc trao đổi, cả hai người chia sẻ những trải nghiệm trong tù. Trong chương trình, chị Minh Mẫn kể những câu chuyện chưa từng chia sẻ. Mời các bạn lắng nghe! On this week's episode (conducted in Vietnamese), Will Nguyễn joins Quyên Ngô with an interview with former prisoner of conscience Nguyễn Đặng Minh Mẫn. In an intimate conversation, both share their experiences in prison, with Minh Mẫn recounting stories that she has never shared before. We invite you to listen!

Trong chương trình tuần này, Will Nguyễn trở lại với Loa để cùng Quyên Ngô phỏng vấn cựu tù nhân lương tâm Nguyễn Đặng Minh Mẫn. Trong cuộc trao đổi, cả hai người chia sẻ những trải nghiệm trong tù. Trong chương trình, chị Minh Mẫn kể những câu chuyện chưa từng chia sẻ. Mời các bạn lắng nghe! On this week's episode (conducted in Vietnamese), Will Nguyễn joins Quyên Ngô with an interview with former prisoner of conscience Nguyễn Đặng Minh Mẫn. In an intimate conversation, both share their experiences in prison, with Minh Mẫn recounting stories that she has never shared before. We invite you to listen!

Loa 85 - Cuộc trao đổi với Will Nguyễn và Nguyễn Đặng Minh Mẫn

It’s been just a little over a year since Will Nguyễn was released from prison in Vietnam. Will was arrested for his participation in protests against the 99 year land lease provisions and Cybersecurity law. One year later, Loa’s Quyên Ngô sits down with Will to have a conversation about his arrest and time in prison, how he sees the democracy movement, and his overall hopes for Việt Nam.

It’s been just a little over a year since Will Nguyễn was released from prison in Vietnam. Will was arrested for his participation in protests against the 99 year land lease provisions and Cybersecurity law. One year later, Loa’s Quyên Ngô sits down with Will to have a conversation about his arrest and time in prison, how he sees the democracy movement, and his overall hopes for Việt Nam.

Loa 84 - Will Nguyễn's Side of the Story

In the early 2000’s, skateboards began to appear on the streets of Việt Nam. Today, it has grown in popularity, forming its own subculture. But youth are finding it difficult to skate due to a lack of space and public acceptance. Our reporter, Tứ Tiểu Tâm, a passionate skater of over 11 years, hit the streets of Việt Nam to learn more.

In the early 2000’s, skateboards began to appear on the streets of Việt Nam. Today, it has grown in popularity, forming its own subculture. But youth are finding it difficult to skate due to a lack of space and public acceptance. Our reporter, Tứ Tiểu Tâm, a passionate skater of over 11 years, hit the streets of Việt Nam to learn more.

Loa 83 - Skateboarding in Việt Nam

People asking you if you've been keeping up with the protests in Việt Nam...and you haven’t been? No worries, we’ve got you covered, and then some! Here's Quyên Ngô with the headlines for June 2018. Episode Opening &amp; Closing Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Shift of Currents

People asking you if you've been keeping up with the protests in Việt Nam...and you haven’t been? No worries, we’ve got you covered, and then some! Here's Quyên Ngô with the headlines for June 2018. Episode Opening &amp; Closing Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Shift of Currents

Loa 82 - June News Review

Joshua Wong

As our team was busy with traveling in May, we unearth two segments from our archives for today’s episode. June 4th marks the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Nearly three decades later, in 2017, protest leaders of Tiananmen advised a young Joshua Wong in Hong Kong as he sat in jail. Loa’s reporter Kathy Triệu was fortunate to interview Wong, one of the leaders of the Umbrella Movement, before he was jailed. This On the Record aired in August 2016. How can a handmade, children’s toy become both a form of solace and resistance in jail? We revisit a story about dolls made in prison in this Solitary Envoi. This segment was produced by Quyên Ngô in December 2016.

As our team was busy with traveling in May, we unearth two segments from our archives for today’s episode. June 4th marks the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Nearly three decades later, in 2017, protest leaders of Tiananmen advised a young Joshua Wong in Hong Kong as he sat in jail. Loa’s reporter Kathy Triệu was fortunate to interview Wong, one of the leaders of the Umbrella Movement, before he was jailed. This On the Record aired in August 2016. How can a handmade, children’s toy become both a form of solace and resistance in jail? We revisit a story about dolls made in prison in this Solitary Envoi. This segment was produced by Quyên Ngô in December 2016.

Loa 81 - Joshua Wong; Prison Dolls (re-run)

In our first episode of the 2018 season and coinciding with Loa’s third year anniversary, we feature our newest reporter Thúy Vi Cao. In this week's Vietnamism, she explores the meaning of “black” in Black April and examines all that colors our understanding of victory, tragedy, and trauma. In Solitary Envoi, we re-visit a reading and interpretation of Tổ Quốc Gọi Tên, a poem about one’s love for the motherland. This segment is produced by Quyên Ngô and originally aired on our very first episode.

In our first episode of the 2018 season and coinciding with Loa’s third year anniversary, we feature our newest reporter Thúy Vi Cao. In this week's Vietnamism, she explores the meaning of “black” in Black April and examines all that colors our understanding of victory, tragedy, and trauma. In Solitary Envoi, we re-visit a reading and interpretation of Tổ Quốc Gọi Tên, a poem about one’s love for the motherland. This segment is produced by Quyên Ngô and originally aired on our very first episode.

Loa 80 - Colors of April 30th; Re-air of Poetry Reading

We bring you the last of our series about the 2018 Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia, Spain. A gathering of technologists, activists, journalists, and civil society actors, the IFF brought together over 1,200 people from 130 countries for one week, March 5th to the 9th. This year’s attendees made up the most diverse edition to date. Quyên Ngô talks to Melanio Escobar of Humano Derecho Radio Estacion of Venezuela. Kathy Triệu brings us a conversation with Gaba Rodriguez about building feminist infrastructure.

We bring you the last of our series about the 2018 Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia, Spain. A gathering of technologists, activists, journalists, and civil society actors, the IFF brought together over 1,200 people from 130 countries for one week, March 5th to the 9th. This year’s attendees made up the most diverse edition to date. Quyên Ngô talks to Melanio Escobar of Humano Derecho Radio Estacion of Venezuela. Kathy Triệu brings us a conversation with Gaba Rodriguez about building feminist infrastructure.

Loa 79 - Internet Freedom Festival, Part 2

Loa was one of the many partners of the 2018 Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia, Spain. A gathering of technologists, activists, journalists, civil society actors, the IFF brought together over 1,200 people from 130 countries for one week, March 5-9. This year’s attendees made up the most diverse edition to date. As part of a special Loa series, we present to you some of the voices of the IFF. A Look Inside: Vietnam Cyber Dialogue On the Record: Han Hui Hui Music credits: Episode intro &amp; outro: A. A. Aalto - Balloons Rising Transition music: A. A. Aalto - Mosey

Loa was one of the many partners of the 2018 Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia, Spain. A gathering of technologists, activists, journalists, civil society actors, the IFF brought together over 1,200 people from 130 countries for one week, March 5-9. This year’s attendees made up the most diverse edition to date. As part of a special Loa series, we present to you some of the voices of the IFF. A Look Inside: Vietnam Cyber Dialogue On the Record: Han Hui Hui Music credits: Episode intro &amp; outro: A. A. Aalto - Balloons Rising Transition music: A. A. Aalto - Mosey

Loa 78 - Internet Freedom Festival, Part 1

In this week’s A Look Inside, Loa's Chí-Linh Đinh explores the roots of Hanoi Pride, and how it frames the young - but bright - future of the queer community in Vietnam. Plus, a web exclusive series of a journey throughout Việt Nam on motorbike.

In this week’s A Look Inside, Loa's Chí-Linh Đinh explores the roots of Hanoi Pride, and how it frames the young - but bright - future of the queer community in Vietnam. Plus, a web exclusive series of a journey throughout Việt Nam on motorbike.

Loa 77 - Hà Nội Pride; Motorcycle Diaries

Loa is a podcast that explores the ideas and stories that shape Việt Nam today. We amplify the voices you need to hear and broadcast the perspectives you haven’t heard. www.loa.fm

I appreciate the real Vietnamese insight. Please continue to upload more in the future. Thank You.

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Very informative. Fills you in on the latest news of what&#39;s going on in Vietnam. Great stuff

Vietnamese pride

Loa is a podcast that explores the ideas and stories that shape Việt Nam today. We amplify the voices you need to hear and broadcast the perspectives you haven’t heard. <a href="http://www.loa.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.loa.fm</a>

Loa - Broadcasting Vietnam

In the 1970s, a new sound began to emerge: raw and rebellious rock – music that reflected the gritty, dissonant reality of the war in Việt Nam.    And… from classic rock to V-Pop. We’ve got the latest beats in Việt Nam!

In the 1970s, a new sound began to emerge: raw and rebellious rock – music that reflected the gritty, dissonant reality of the war in Việt Nam. And… from classic rock to V-Pop. We’ve got the latest beats in Việt Nam!

Loa 49 – Saigon Rock n' Soul; V-Pop

Loa 3 – Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s Visit to the US; Nguyễners

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.

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.

Loa 41 – Sharing Economy; Oscars Việt Documentary

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.

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.

Loa 33 – Cyber War; Sign Language

Loa 7 – Bánh Mì; Vietnamese Mayonnaise

Loa 4 – StoryMaker for Citizen Journalists; Weird Foods

Loa 23 – Oral Histories; Four Cái Ngu (Stupidities)

Loa 27 – Busting Vietnamese Food Myths; Mythbusting MSG

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

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 <a href="https://soundcloud.com/kontinuum/aware" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kontinuum – Aware</a>

Loa 36 – 2015 Year In Review

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.

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.

Loa 40 – Tết Superstitions; Trần Thị Thúy

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.

Loa 43 – Police Brutality; Women's Day

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.

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.

Loa 34 – Myanmar to Việt Nam; Interrogation Room Lessons

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.

Loa 35 – Việt Christmas

Loa 5 – Bitcoin in Vietnam, Part 1; Tricky Vietnamese Names

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.

Loa 31 – Startups; Hà Nội's Facebook Page

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.

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.

Loa 32 – November News; Sriracha

Loa 6 – Vietnam’s Environmental Awakening; Viet Tones

This week on Loa:     The first non-profit and independent university is opening this fall in Sài Gòn. We take a look inside the dark past of its newly appointed chairman.     And...the recipe and a story on the most important condiment of all Vietnamese cuisine: nước mắm chấm.

This week on Loa:  The first non-profit and independent university is opening this fall in Sài Gòn. We take a look inside the dark past of its newly appointed chairman.  And...the recipe and a story on the most important condiment of all Vietnamese cuisine: nước mắm chấm.

Loa 52 – Fulbright Controversy; Nước Mắm Chấm 

Mass fish deaths along Việt Nam’s central coast have caused an uproar both online and off. Not quite sure why people are crying foul? And what role does Taiwanese firm Formosa play in all of this? Loa’s Quyên Ngô catches you up with the Five Things You Need to Know about this ecological crisis.    Before this modern age of swiping left and right, how did technology-starved singles find their perfect partner? Imagine Tinder but in real life: a traditional dating custom of Vietnamese ethnic minorities in the North. In this week’s Vietnamism, Chris Lê explores: the Love Markets.

Mass fish deaths along Việt Nam’s central coast have caused an uproar both online and off. Not quite sure why people are crying foul? And what role does Taiwanese firm Formosa play in all of this? Loa’s Quyên Ngô catches you up with the Five Things You Need to Know about this ecological crisis. Before this modern age of swiping left and right, how did technology-starved singles find their perfect partner? Imagine Tinder but in real life: a traditional dating custom of Vietnamese ethnic minorities in the North. In this week’s Vietnamism, Chris Lê explores: the Love Markets.

Loa 48 – Dead Fish; Love Markets

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.

Loa 44 – The Renovation Generation; Lê Thuận Uyên

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