Publications

My work at Tia Sáng: https://tiasang.com.vn/tac-gia/anh-thu-2181.html

Vì sao cần đo ‘gánh nặng nhiệt’ thay vì chỉ đo nhiệt độ không khí?
(Why air temperature alone doesn’t tell the full story of ‘heat burden’)
Tia Sáng, May 2026
Unlike thermometers that merely measure air temperature, the human body absorbs heat and responds to the compete urban thermal ecosystem

Giấc mơ lò hạt nhân ngày cơm độn bo bo
(The early days of Vietnam’s nuclear dream)
Tia Sáng, April 2026
Founded exactly half a century ago, the Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute launched a journey-filled chapter in the history of Vietnam’s nuclear ambition.

Household antibiotics use proves deadly for Vietnamese at ICUs
Mekong Eye, May 2026
Vietnamese are paying a heavy price for their health as antimicrobial resistant bacteria stops responding to drugs

Kháng kháng sinh: Sát thủ thầm lặng do chính con người đào luyện (Kỳ 1)
(Antibiotic resistance: The man-made silent killer)
Tia Sáng, April 2026
Common habits, even those that seem convenient, are accidentally fueling antibiotic resistance. This silent pandemic causes 70,000 deaths every year in Vietnam

Gian nan gỡ ngòi ‘quả bom nổ chậm’ kháng kháng sinh (Kỳ 2)
(The struggle to defuse the antimicrobial resistance “time bomb”)
Tia Sáng, April 2026
With drug-resistant bacteria spreading widely, the responsibility falls on both individual actions and failing systems.

Từ Gia Long đến Minh Mệnh: Những nhân quả của đường lối trị quốc
(From Gia Long to Minh Menh: The political legacies)
Tia Sáng, April 2026
State-building in the early 19th-century Nguyen dynasty

Viet Nam’s bat dropping collectors risk virus outbreak
Mekong Eye, September 2024
Bat guano is a lucrative trade, but scientists fear not enough is being done to prevent future pandemics

Tracing arsenic contamination in Viet Nam’s rice paddies
Mekong Eye, July 2024
Vietnam joins major rice exporters in growing alarm over arsenic contamination

Nghề thu gom phân dơi: Cánh cửa lan truyền virus tiềm tàng?
Tia Sáng, July 2024
While bat guano harvesting offers a lifeline out of poverty, it brings communities dangerously close to nature’s viral reservoirs.

Hàm lượng asen vô cơ trong lúa gạo: Cần nghiên cứu làm rõ
Tia Sáng, May 2024
Scientists say common irrigation practices exacerbate contamination and want official limits tightened

Theo dấu mê cung từ trang trại gia cầm đến chợ
(Inside the poultry supply chain from farm to market)
Tia Sáng, February 2023
Vietnamese scientists are unravelling the complex pathways of bacteria jumping from poultry to humans. These findings expose a tangled network of transmission that is far more complicated than previously thought.

Bãi bồi, bãi giữa sông Hồng: Những “viên ngọc” sinh thái trong lòng Hà Nội
(The Red River mid-ground: Hidden ecological gems in central Hanoi)
Tia Sáng, January 2023
Surrounded by a concrete jungle of growing skyscrapers, Hanoi’s green oases remain a surprising sanctuary for rare species

Diêm mạch: Một gợi ý cho bài toán hạn mặn
(Quinoa – A potential solution for salinity and drought challenges)
Tia Sáng, May 2022
By pioneering quinoa trials across multiple ecosystems, researchers are working to turn this crop into a viable solution for Vietnam’s worsening salinity and drought.

Kinh đô Hoa Lư: Sự thật và hư ảo?
(Hoa Lu: Between history and legend)
Tia Sáng, December 2021
Forty-two years of history lie buried. Can our archaeologists bring them back to life?