January 14, 2012
 Director Le Hoang (L). His latest sleazy movie, Toi nay 8h! (At 8 Tonight), revolves around a straightforward question that satirizes materialistic relationships: how much does it cost to sleep with you? Le Hoang’s latest soft-porn flick, Toi nay 8h! (At 8 Tonight), just like his earlier ones, are less “cheap” than many people [...]
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December 29, 2009
Prostitutes seek Thanh Nienâs help to escape the clutches of their vicious pimps. Prostitutes on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Ho Chi Minh City. Many sex workers have soughtThanh Nienâs help against pimps who they claim enslave them by putting up bail money whenthe women are taken in by the police and then demanding usurious [...]
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July 21, 2009
Children work at night in a garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City. Across the country, alarming numbers of women and children continue to be sold as sex slaves and forced to work under abusive conditions. A 17-year-old girl in the northern province of Phu Tho says she was recently âsoldâ for less than US$100 [...]
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July 4, 2009
Tam (C) leads a group discussion with sex workers in Ho Chi Minh City Armed with little more than goodwill, a former prostitute helps others avoid lives of crime. Truong Thi Hong Tam doesnât try to hide the 10 years of her life she spent as a thief, drug-addict and prostitute.On the contrary, she now [...]
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April 4, 2009
Minh Nguyet’s play The Endless Field opened in February at the San Khau Nho Theatre, HCM City, to rave reviews. She adapted the play from a short story of the same name. She talks about her new work. LookAtVietnam – Minh Nguyet’s play Canh Dong Bat Tan (The Endless Field) opened in February at the [...]
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March 24, 2009
V. of Ea Nuol Commune in Dak Lak Provinceâs Buon Don District tells her story of being lured from home and sold into prostitution in China A Vietnamese woman who was sold into prostitution in China four years ago and was only rescued by police late last year, has accused her neighbor of selling her [...]
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