Chi Vu takes the central figure in a traditional Buddhist folktale, a deranged killer who wears his victims' fingers in a garland around his neck, and turns him into a menacing abbatoir worker who carries bloody chunks of meat home to his lodgings in plastic bags, in this suburban Gothic tale set in 1980s Melbourne, when the flight of Vietnamese refugees to Australia was at its height. The novella gives a compelling insight into the relations formed between refugees who have been displaced...

English Education in Southeast Asian Contexts: Policy, Practice, and Identity provides an account of English education, English language teaching, and language policy in Southeast Asian countries. Both local and international researchers offer conceptual and empirical work that spans a wide range of topics, geographical contexts, and educational levels, providing a unique perspective on English education and policies in Southeast Asia. The issues addressed in this volume include t...

Vu tells the story of Vietnamese farmers who have survived a 30-year war of independence and unification, its damaging legacies in their living environment, and the unfamiliar pressure of the market economy.Vietnamese famers are neither simply obedient beneficiaries of policy decisions made by higher authorities nor convention-ridden cyphers. Rather, they are sophisticated decision-makers capable of navigating the changes threatening to disrupt their lives over multiple generations...

“Cairo là một bức tranh náo nhiệt, muôn màu và dang dở”Tiếng còi xe làm tôi thức giấc. Tôi nằm yên một lúc để làm quen với thực tại là tôi đang ở một nơi cách xa xôi cách xa Việt Nam tới hơn bảy ngàn kilomet. Tiếng kinh koran vang lên âm âm khắp thành phố vừa xa lạ vừa huyền bí. Tiếng kinh cầu xen lẫn với tiếng còi xe và âm thanh đường phố là khởi đầu cho buổi sáng đầu tiên của tôi ở Cairo. Đây là lần thứ hai tôi tới thành phố này. Lần đầu tiên cách đây đã hơn hai mươi năm...

This two-volume set CCIS 2747-2748 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence, ICCCI 2025, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during November 12–15, 2025.The 67 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 290 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Collective Intelligence and Collective Decision-Making; Cooperative Strategies for De...

This two-set volume LNAI 16138-16139 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence, ICCCI 2025, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during November 12–15, 2025.The 67 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 290 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Collective Intelligence and Collective Decision-Making; Co-operati...

This two-set volume LNAI 16138-16139 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence, ICCCI 2025, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during November 12–15, 2025.The 67 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 290 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Collective Intelligence and Collective Decision-Making; Co-operati...

This two volume work examines the role of spiritual and religious traditions as a balancing force during times of crisis in organizational settings. Elucidating the varied ways in which spiritual/religious traditions provide new ways of coping in unprecedented times, the chapters provide an integrative review and critical analysis of recent research in the field. Bringing together an extraordinary compendium of religious/ spiritual traditions through a combination of Eastern and Western ap...

Major religious traditions have begun to reflect on sustainability concerns in their theology and practice. Little research, however, has explored the implications of this development for organizational behavior as well as secular thinkers and practitioners of sustainable development. This book elucidates the varied ways in which faith traditions provide new forms of coping mechanisms to deal with environmental challenges confronting humanity through an integrative review and critical anal...

This two-volume set CCIS 2747-2748 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence, ICCCI 2025, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during November 12–15, 2025.The 67 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 290 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Collective Intelligence and Collective Decision-Making; Cooperative Strategies for De...

This two volume work examines the role of spiritual and religious traditions as a balancing force during times of crisis in organizational settings. Elucidating the varied ways in which spiritual/religious traditions provide new ways of coping in unprecedented times, the chapters provide an integrative review and critical analysis of recent research in the field. Bringing together an extraordinary compendium of religious/ spiritual traditions through a combination of Eastern and Western ap...

This book includes peer-reviewed articles from the 7th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Structures (CIGOS 2024) held on April 4-5 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It highlights recent advances in planning, architecture, and construction for sustainable development. The book features a compilation of articles presented at the conference, bringing together researchers, academics, and practitioners from around the world. The topics covered range from Planning, Archi...