Tag: Vietnam
SPOTLIGHT: Air pollution an increasing burden in Southeast Asia
Public wrestles with the downside of economic growth and growing energy demand
Rights groups demand EU put Vietnam trade pacts on ice until...
NGOs say Vietnam has not lived up to its end of the bargain
Deadly land dispute in Vietnam sparks crackdown on ‘critical’ social media
Conflicts over land are common in Vietnam, where farmland was forcibly redistributed in the 1970s during Communist rule in the north
Church-charity event for disabled Vietnam War veterans shutdown by police
Annual charity event first launched by the Saigon Redemptorist Church in 2013
North Korean defectors held in Vietnam fear repatriation
Vietnamese authorities called off an attempt to deport the defectors on Nov. 28 after they protested and refused to go
Vietnam jails third activist this month in crackdown on Facebook posts
Vietnam has jailed a third activist this month for anti-government posts on social media platform Facebook, state media said on Nov. 28, handing him...
Dam building on the Mekong: A death by a thousand cuts
More than 60 million people rely on the Mekong for their livelihoods
Vietnamese blogger faces jail for publishing anti-govt articles
Pham Van Diep used Facebook to support other human rights defenders and pro-democracy activists
Pope tells young people to work hard, aim high
Pope Francis said those who falter must always have the strength to get up and carry on going forward
Vietnam jails Australian citizen for 12 years on ‘terrorism’ charges
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party does not tolerate criticism from both within and outside the country
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