October was a month of extreme events, from deadly flooding in the central region to the arrest of one of Việt Nam’s most prominent bloggers. Loa's Quyên Ngô has rounded up the news cycles to catch you up on the five things you need to know for this month of October.
Mistakes Were Made
Ghost in the Sea: A Tale of Escape
Many believe that countries torn by conflict are inhabited by the spirits of those whose lives were lost. In the case of Việt Nam, the war spread beyond land and into the sea, as hundreds of thousands of people fled the country by boat after the war. For our next story, we hear an eerie tale of loss during an attempt to vượt biên -- escape the country by boat. Chris Lê has more.
