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In Focus: A struggling Vietnamese rock music industry in a booming economy

July 23, 2013 · by fatbidin · in Astro Awani, broadcast, directing, documentary, film, internet, journalism, new media, video blog, writing. ·

Tonight’s ‘In Focus‘ documentary episode takes a look at how a fledgling alternative rock music industry is struggling to survive in a country whose economy is among the highest growing in the world – Vietnam! So tune in as I interview Vietnamese rockers and death-metallers to find out their struggles and ambitions. ARGHHH!!

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Fat Bidin Sdn Bhd has almost two decades of experience creating non-fiction storytelling via multimedia platforms as well as media and communication training and consultancy.

When it comes to content creation, videos have been one of Fat Bidin specialties, where documentaries, TV and online news packages and social media videos covering all kinds of issues from politics, conflict, preventing and countering violent extremism, culture, arts and campaigns (political, governmental, social-activism) have been produced over the years. Our clients and grantors have included; broadcast and online media outlets like CNN, Al Jazeera, TRT World, BBC, Channel News Asia, Astro AWANI, Media Prima, VPRO TV and Malaysiakini; governmental agencies and politicians like Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter Terrorism (SEARCCT), the Malaysian Minister of Education, the Malaysian Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living and the US Embassy Kuala Lumpur; as well as non-profit and non-governmental agencies like Think City, The Japan Foundation, The Asia Foundation and the Centre for Independent Journalism. We also delve in other mediums such as audio, photography and writing.

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