Kit Humphrey

I wrote a guide to Hoi An in central Vietnam, with photos by Linh Pham. I think it turned out reasonably well. I hope people get something out of it: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Vietnam has seen a surge in foreign investments as more companies, seeking to avoid US tariffs on goods from China, chose to relocate there. Now with the US set to have a new president, can Vietnam maintain its winning streak?

My first article for The New York Times is a love letter to the place I've called home for the past ten years nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Hear about those who revere whales* on the southern coast of Việt Nam, a new Heart & Soul doc for the @bbcworldservice bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Operation Wandering Soul / Ghost Tape No. 10. youtube.com/watch?v=4d9H_1…

For Foreign Policy, I detail how the #US used 'recordings' of dead soldiers screeching from the afterlife to crush the morale of North #Vietnamese troops by weaponizing their minds and exploiting their fears. See a link to Operation Wandering Soul below. foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/16/vie…

In Vietnam, our community liaison teams work every day to deliver risk education to people in areas worst affected by aerial artillery during the Vietnam war. These sessions aim to help communities better understand how to stay safe. 📷 @HumphreyWrites

Decolonising literature takes one step at a time & I consider it a signigicant step when I was able to include this note in my recent New York Times essay "Read Your Way Through Hanoi". Grateful to editors of @nytimesbooks for their kind support 🙏 nytimes.com/2023/08/02/boo…

Việt Nam is too often seen as a war yet we are a country with more than 4,000 years of history and culture. Delighted to present this essay about the literary landscape of our capital city, Hà Nội. Grateful thanks to Juliana Barbassa & @nytimesbooks: nytimes.com/2023/08/02/boo…

In Vietnam, risking all in the search for a better life aljazeera.com/news/longform/…

“I grew up in an area with a heavy presence of unexploded ordnance. I would step out of my house and be faced with them” New piece on @AlJazeera about our work in #Vietnam and the work that continues to make land safe for communities. ✍️ @HumphreyWrites aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/26…

50 years since US troops left #Vietnam, tens of thousands of unexploded bombs are still being found in the country every year. When I visited Quang Tri province, local villagers, including children, came across bombs as they were going about their day. aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/26…

The environmentalist Hong Hoang has now been officially charged with "tax evasion". Like Nguy Thi Khanh and others before her, she faces years in prison. In December, Vietnam secured $15.5bn of funding through the Just Energy Transition Partnership. theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…

. @honghoangchange environmental activist & dir. of Vietnamese NGO CHANGE was arrested on May 31st. Her arrest is political, she is just one of the victim of a larger crackdown on environmental activists everywhere. Free Hong, free them, free them all! #freeHong #freeThemAll

Cheesy photos from Hanoi's incense village.

Why is Blue Dragon rescuing so many Vietnamese people from northern Myanmar? This recent article explains what's behind the changed human trafficking landscape. Reporting by @HumphreyWrites. aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24…

The Vietnamese authorities have detained Hong Hoang, a leading environmental activist, over alleged “tax evasion” amid a broader crackdown on civil society. #Vietnam #civilsociety #environment theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…

The three-metre-high fence runs for at least 1,000 kilometres along China's borders with Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. It has had a significant effect on informal migration.

A warning that this article details shocking cases of violent sexual exploitation.

Since the coup in #Myanmar and the construction of a massive fence along China's border with #Vietnam, there has been a clear increase in the number of Vietnamese — mostly women — being trafficked into Myanmar, where they are forced into the sex trade. aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24…