Ho Duy Hai’s Cassation Trial
On May 6, 2020, a cassation trial started for Ho Duy Hai – a death-row inmate in Vietnam. His mother ...
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Vietnam: Putting Up with Facebook
This article was originally published in SEAPA.org on June 3, 2019. As Facebook recently announced that it would agree to ...
Vietnam Reports Zero COVID-19 Deaths – Drawing Praise and Scrutiny
With the government’s new decree against “fake news,” the official COVID-19 numbers are being questionedPhoto credits: Screenshot from Ministry of ...
With Economic Development Comes Greater Government Oppression: Why the EU Must Reconsider Its Free Trade Deal with Vietnam
On the same day in 2020 that Vietnam chaired its first Security Council meeting in New York, just a few ...
Long-simmering Land Dispute in Hanoi Suburb Explodes in Violence, Killing 4
Amid sounds of explosions, screams, and gunfire, the villagers of Dong Tam, a rural commune 35 km southwest of Hanoi, ...
Ranked 32nd Most Powerful Country in the World, Communist Vietnam Set to Assume Greater International Role in 2020
U.S. News and World Report ranked Communist Vietnam the 32nd most powerful country in the world in 2019, placing it ...
On International Human Rights Day, Dissident Dao Quang Thuc Dies; Vietnam to Bury Body Behind Bars
Retired elementary school teacher Dao Quang Thuc passed away December 10 while serving time at Prison Camp #6, his son ...
Facilitator in EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Fails to Disclose Links to Vietnamese Communist Party, Possibly Violating Code of Conduct
Member of European Parliament (MEP) Jan Zahradil, who is currently the rapporteur (or facilitator) for a free trade agreement (EVFTA) ...
Minister of Propaganda Says Vietnam’s Press Should Serve Party, Prevent “Self-Evolution”
At a conference on “Strengthening Party-building Work in Press Organizations” last Friday, Mr. Vo Van Thuong, head of Communist Vietnam’s ...
New Visa Rules Make It Easier for Foreigners to Work, Invest in Vietnam’s Coastal Economic Zones
On November 25, the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam passed amendments to its Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence ...