14 of its 119 stories (12%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Hanoi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 17 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Vietnam on 5 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 7 of Hanoi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Vietnam: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
VietnamThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
29 Sep
Hanoiprotests & strikes
10 stories, 10 outlets
30 Sep
Hanoiprotests & strikes
5 stories, 25 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Ho Chi Minh Cityaccidents & disasters
10 stories, 19 outlets
6 Oct
Hanoiaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 117 outlets
8 Oct
Ho Chi Minh Cityaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 3 outlets
11 Oct
Ho Chi Minh Cityaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 2 outlets
21 Oct
Hanoiprotests & strikes
6 stories, 8 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Vietnam most26 of its 130 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
23 of its 126 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
27 of its 145 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).
30 of its 137 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Hanoi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 99 million people live in Vietnam. Over these days its news carried 5.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice25%132 stories
Health24%127 stories
Disasters & accidents24%126 stories
Conflict & violence13%69 stories
Food & livelihood6%33 stories
Shelter & services5%27 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given2%12 stories
Displacement1%6 stories
Where it happened
Vietnam (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed114 Stories reporting people affected99 Stories reporting arrests94 Stories reporting abductions21 Stories reporting people injured14 Stories reporting evacuations4 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Vietnam. Ring: the world. Measured over 545 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Vietnam in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Vietnam's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Laos21 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Cambodia21 in 100 of its 681 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Vietnam17 in 100
of its 3,169 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
China12 in 100
of its 29,510 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.