Natalia Martinez meets the men who practice falconry. She is suitably impressed. Photos by Francis Xavier and Natalia Martinez

Mai Nha Orphanage in Central Vietnam is the first foreign-run and foreign-owned orphanage in Vietnam. Raising 20 children to adulthood, if it wasn’t for the determination of Marc and Marie Witlox, the project would never have got off the ground.

What do you get when you put together an experimental chef and a self-styled mood therapist? Something explosive. Words by Nick Ross. Photos by Vu Bao Khanh

The high-rise building and skate park by Luong Yen Bus Station is the latest attempt at being creative. It might just work, too.

Bad air quality is finally getting the media coverage it deserves. So what’s the solution? 

Written in response to the refugee crisis in Europe, when Ho Chi Minh City resident Tat Wa Lay posted about his own experience on Facebook, it went viral. 118,000 shares later, he tells his story

Vietnam’s coastline, but from another angle.

Stumbling across a three-legged dog with maggots eating away at its face, Julia Underwood did what nobody else dared. She rescued it. Words and photos by Francis Xavier

Taylor Edgar took on that challenge that all of us dream of. For one week he went everywhere in the capital by bus, with not even a xe om or taxi in sight. Almost. Here’s how he fared. Photos by Julie Vola

Like every other country on this planet, Vietnam has its quirks — quirks that make this great nation unique. Here’s what Irish-born Kieran Crowe has noticed during his time living in Vietnam