The best Vietnam newsletters

A English-language analytical newsletter examining Vietnam's economy, policy and history through long-form pieces that dig past headline statistics. Readers get critical explanations of how exports, central bank rate cuts and historical institutions actually work.

This newsletter-style site collects profile material, biography and updates about Vietnamese democracy activist and journalist Phạm Đoan Trang, including her arrest and a letter she wrote setting out goals for her possible imprisonment. Readers get background on her life, writings and advocacy for political reform in Vietnam.

A free high-quality photo library from Hires.vn, sending titled image posts such as street scenes and landscapes from Vietnam. Readers get royalty-free visuals for creative and content work, with little written commentary.