Monthly Archives: August 2011

Vung Tau is a small city on the northern point of the estuary of the massive delta made by the Mekong and Dong Nai Rivers.  It is the centre for the offshore oil and gas industry in Vietnam. It was originally a fishing … Continue reading →

Every day there are curious news stories in the Vietnamese newspapers. Some are absurd, some make no sense, some are examples of officials ignoring the blindingly obvious, and others are just crazy. Yesterday provided a very strange one: 60 women … Continue reading →