BBC News - Vietnam Direct

29 August 2013 Last updated at 10:54

Where 'I love you' can't be said Why 'I love you' cannot be said in Vietnamese, and a miscellany about life and times in Vietnam.

'Kill anything that moves' New documents reveal extent of US atrocities in Vietnam war

Vietnam's lost slave labour children Trading child slave labour trade is rising in Vietnam.

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Fast Track: Vietnam The 'skeletons of conflict' become tourist sights Watch

One Square Mile of Vietnam: Da Nang Vietnam's boom city battling a toxic past

Viewpoint: Going after the bloggers Vietnam's blogging challenge

Working Lives Vietnam Living and working through epic change

Vietnam growth slows down Linda Yueh explores why growth is now faltering Watch

Winners and losers in Vietnam boom Watch

Vietnam's transformation since war ended in 1975
Dao Hong Tuyen on a 'new path' Watch

One of Vietnam's richest men calls for change
Why Vietnam's patients bribe doctors

Kickbacks are common in the health service

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