
Vietnam
Rajan Datar travels across Vietnam to discover how the country is trying to avoid the environmental and cultural disasters that have befallen other South East Asian countries,.
Presenter Rajan Datar travels across Vietnam to discover how the country is trying to avoid the environmental and cultural disasters that have befallen other South East Asian countries, and how Vietnam has come to terms with a traumatic past dominated by war with America. From the legacy of unusual underground bunkers in Hanoi, to witnessing one of the wonders of the natural world on a remote beach at midnight, Rajan explores the hidden treasures of Vietnam, learns to cook a Vietnamese delicacy and finds out how successful Vietnam's tourist industry really is.
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Exploring a forgotten bunker in a luxury Hanoi hotel
Duration: 03:12
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A masterclass in Vietnamese cooking
Duration: 04:03
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Watching baby turtles hatch
Duration: 02:12
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Hanoi's relics of war
Duration: 03:09
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- Sat 24 Aug 201303:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Sat 24 Aug 201313:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Sat 24 Aug 201318:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Sun 25 Aug 201306:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Boxing Day 201301:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Boxing Day 201312:30GMTBBC News except UK
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- Sat 4 Jan 201413:30GMTBBC News except UK
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- Tue 21 Oct 201423:30GMTBBC News North America
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