14 of its 119 stories (12%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Hanoi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 15 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 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Wednesday 21 October 2026: 5 of Hanoi's 6 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 carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
VietnamThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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 mostIn 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 1.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (8.5 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 & justice28%32 stories
Health24%28 stories
Disasters & accidents21%24 stories
Conflict & violence9%10 stories
Food & livelihood8%9 stories
Shelter & services5%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%5 stories
Displacement2%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests24 Stories reporting people killed21 Stories reporting people affected17 Stories reporting people injured3 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting evacuations1 Stories reporting abductions1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Vietnam. Ring: the world. Measured over 115 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmtha little warmer than 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
Cambodia15 in 100
of its 145 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Vietnam15 in 100
of its 758 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
China14 in 100
of its 7,616 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Laos7 in 100
of its 45 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disastersPeople displacedProtests & strikes
Vietnam (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.