Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
@baouyen.bsky.social
Journalist | Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network Fellow
"Vietnam is on the verge of its rainy season, when torrential downpours are common. With enough rain, soil contaminated with dioxin could flood into nearby communities, poisoning their food supplies... And less than 1,500 feet away is a major river that flows into HCMC, population 9 million."
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic pa...
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March 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"Vietnam is on the verge of its rainy season, when torrential downpours are common. With enough rain, soil contaminated with dioxin could flood into nearby communities, poisoning their food supplies... And less than 1,500 feet away is a major river that flows into HCMC, population 9 million."
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The Israeli state used an 80-year-old Palestinian man as a human shield.
They forced him to look for explosives, under threat of his head being blown off.
Then they shot him and his wife.
"Every accusation is confession."
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/this-israe...
They forced him to look for explosives, under threat of his head being blown off.
Then they shot him and his wife.
"Every accusation is confession."
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/this-israe...
February 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Israeli state used an 80-year-old Palestinian man as a human shield.
They forced him to look for explosives, under threat of his head being blown off.
Then they shot him and his wife.
"Every accusation is confession."
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/this-israe...
They forced him to look for explosives, under threat of his head being blown off.
Then they shot him and his wife.
"Every accusation is confession."
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/this-israe...
Reposted by Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
An excellent investigation into how Chinese investments, high-speed rail projects, geopolitics, and government complacency have transformed Laos into a banana (and durian) republic, with devastating environmental consequences.
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
Fruits of spoil: Laos' forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish
The country’s improved railway connectivity facilitates fruit exports to China but has also sparked a boom in foreign-owned banana and durian farms, leading to forest clearance
www.mekongeye.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:07 AM
An excellent investigation into how Chinese investments, high-speed rail projects, geopolitics, and government complacency have transformed Laos into a banana (and durian) republic, with devastating environmental consequences.
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
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"Thanks to the Pulitzer Center's tools & training sessions, I was able to explore the supply chain of wood pellets from Vietnam to Korea & Japan, tracing the journey from manufacturer to end user.” - RIN Fellow @baouyen.bsky.social.
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December 4, 2024 at 12:25 AM
"Thanks to the Pulitzer Center's tools & training sessions, I was able to explore the supply chain of wood pellets from Vietnam to Korea & Japan, tracing the journey from manufacturer to end user.” - RIN Fellow @baouyen.bsky.social.
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1/5 The opening scene reminds me of what my grandma and my mom have recounted about the Vietnam War. Back then, my mom was likely as young as the little girl carrying a little boy on her back in the video. The little boy is my uncle, and the older girl is my aunt.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:36 PM
1/5 The opening scene reminds me of what my grandma and my mom have recounted about the Vietnam War. Back then, my mom was likely as young as the little girl carrying a little boy on her back in the video. The little boy is my uncle, and the older girl is my aunt.
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