More than three decades after the Vietnam War ended, the Vietnamese people continue to live with the consequences of Agent Orange, a defoliant that has come to symbolize the unintended consequences of warfare.
Hanoi, Boomtown Vietnam
Published April 27, 2007
Hanoi is a city on the move. Bicycles, motorbikes and taxis crowd the well-maintained streets.
Here, ridesharing means packing three people and their cargo on a single moped. The city has a single traffic rule--the most aggressive driver wins the right of way. Our fixer, Thuy, tells us that a few years ago, the traffic mostly consisted of bicycles, but today motorbikes rule.
Cell phones are a necessity and iPods common.
The Vietnamese don't need an SUV to move their goods around. A bicycle or moped does just fine.
No car? No problem.
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Decades after humans in Vietnam were exposed to Agent Orange, the consequences of its contamination linger.
It's been 18 months since Phung Tuu Boi gave me a tour of his Agent Orange remediation projects in Vietnam. Now I get a chance to show him some of my country.
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Christie Aschwanden is an award-winning freelance writer and journalist based in western Colorado. She is a contributing editor for Health magazine and a contributing writer for Skiing...
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George Lerner is an independent journalist based in New York City. He produced the documentary "Congo: Hope on the Ballot" on landmark 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the PBS...
