Hanoi

From lax safety standards, ineffective police, and drunk driving, operating a vehicle on the streets of Vietnam is a hazardous enterprise. People are now taking matters into their own hands.

The demonstrations over the past several weeks in Hanoi over a maritime dispute with China may have been small. But they were still unusual.

A new media law has been widely criticized as further curtailing press freedom in Vietnam. But the situation is more complex than many think.

Tougher work visa requirements in Vietnam seem aimed mostly at Chinese migrants. But other expats are caught in the middle.