E31: Positioning “brand Vietnam” on the world stage - with The Lab Saigon
Meet Tuan Le and Phuong Anh Nguyen from The Lab Saigon. Tuan is the Co-Founder and Creative Director while Phuong Anh is the Strategic Partnerships Director and partner of The Lab Saigon, an agency ma...
18 Jun 202437min
E30: Mental health in Vietnam: family dynamics, social pressures and rising divorce rates
Keira Ngo is a writer, podcast host and research assistant who specialises in the prevention of mental health issues among young people in Vietnam. She recently earned the Fulbright scholarship from t...
4 Jun 202445min
E29: Vietnam’s can vs Singapore’s cannot: comparing life, work and culture
Michael Ngo is the General Manager for Southeast Asia and Taiwan at Elsa Corp, a Vietnamese ed-tech start up that's taking the world by storm. Currently responsible for a team of 100 people in Vietnam...
21 Mai 202444min
E28: How not to lose face or get cancelled in Vietnam
Phuc Map, real name Brandon Hurley, has risen to popularity in Vietnam by mastering the art of speaking Vietnamese, and being funny with it on YouTube, TikTok and TV. He's got more than half a million...
7 Mai 202450min
E27: What is Zalo and why is it SO popular in Vietnam?
Vinh Xo is the founder of Vat Vo Studio, a team of independent tech reviewers on YouTube with more than 2m subscribers. Today, he tells me why people in Vietnam are so crazy about Apple products, the ...
16 Apr 202437min
E26: Vietnam's soaring sports and how global brands can unlock love from loyal fans
As a sports journalist and editor, Luu Thien knows all about the sports trends keeping Vietnam buzzing with energy. Today, he talks about the current sports landscape in Vietnam, the growth of Esports...
2 Apr 202452min
E25: Why the next chapter of Vietnam's food story is being written RIGHT NOW
Meet Jovel Chan, a food and beverage marketer turned blogger, founder and consultant. Jovel landed in Vietnam and quickly made her mark as the go-to authority of Vietnam's evolving food and dining sce...
5 Mar 202432min
E24: Meet the Vietnamese founder tackling addictive short-form social content
"In Vietnam there's a joke... when you say something ridiculous online, people will say it's the consequence of watching more than three hours of TikTok a day," says Bao-Khanh Nguyen, the founder of s...
29 Jan 202431min
