Thu
Dinh

I am a journalist based in Hanoi, Viet Nam. I write about how science, policy, and local communities meet, and sometimes collide, in environmental and public health issues. My reporting covers a range of topics, such as biodiversity loss, the protection of Indigenous knowledge, and emerging health challenges in Viet Nam.

At Tia Sáng, a trusted publication read by intellectuals, researchers, and policymakers in Viet Nam, my long-form stories have examined issues such as the ecological decline of the Red River’s mid-ground in Hanoi and how antimicrobial resistance is quietly becoming a new public health crisis.

As a contributor to Mekong Eye, my reporting has covered arsenic contamination in rice in the Mekong region, as well as the zoonotic disease risks linked to farmers’ practice of collecting bat guano.

Before that, I was managing editor at zeal, a science communication initiative that encouraged young readers to engage with science writing and see scientific issues as part of everyday life.

I hold an MSc in Environmental Change and International Development from the University of Sheffield, UK.

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Scientific publication:

Luu Dam, N.-A., Bui, H.V., Tran, L.H. & Dinh, A.-T. (2025). Exploring the heritage aspects of indigenous knowledge in sustainable use and management of forest resources in the context of climate change: a case study from the Black Hani people in Lao Cai Province, Viet Nam. In: UNESCO (ed.) Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific. Beijing: UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-100783-5