Vietnam considers end of two-child policy-Government concerned about aging population and looking to remain economically competitive on the international stage Vietnam considers end of two-child policy UCA News, June 26, 2017 With big smiles on their faces the two daughters of Truong Thu Huong and her husband Hoang Anh run playfully through the living room of their small house in […]
Vietnamese dissident recounts forced deportation to France-AP– June 25, 2017 In this file photo dated Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, French-Vietnamese math professor Pham Minh Hoang appears in court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 61-year old Pham Minh Hoang was arrested at his home in southern Ho Chi Minh City and forcibly exiled to France, he said during an interview Sunday […]
LGBT Rights Falter in Singapore, Flourish in Socialist Vietnam-Telesur, Juen 25, 2017 LGBT rights in the global financial capital are murky at best, while Vietnam has been pegged as one of the most LGBT-friendly countries in Asia. A global metropole, the small, tropical island of Singapore is the hub of crypto-capitalism: a country flanked by towering skyscrapers that boast of “progress” and “advancement,” […]
Vietnamese-French dissident blogger deported to France-AFP, June 25, 2017 A Vietnamese blogger with French citizenship has been deported to Paris, the wife of the former political prisoner said Sunday, in a rare move by authorities in the one-party state. Former math lecturer Pham Minh Hoang was put on a plane to Paris late Saturday, after the Vietnamese government stripped him […]
Vietnam’s imperiled bloggers-We examine the government’s attempts to silence the country’s bloggers. Aljazeera, June 24, 2017 Since the reunification of North and South in 1975, the Communist Party has ruled Vietnam – and state’s control over the media is near-absolute. However, Vietnam’s bloggers are putting that control to the test. They’ve been challenging mainstream media outlets, pushing them to cover topics […]
Vietnam blogger Pham Minh Hoang deported to France-BBC, June 25, 2017 A French-Vietnamese dissident blogger has been deported to France after losing his nationality of birth. Pham Minh Hoang served a jail sentence after being convicted in 2011 over articles that “blackened the image of the country”. Hoang, 62, was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday after losing his appeal […]
Vietnam exiles dissident after stripping him of citizenship-Daily Journal, June 25, 2017 HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese authorities have deported a dissident after stripping him of his Vietnamese citizenship, drawing criticism from international human rights groups. The California-based Vietnam Reform Party, or Viet Tan, said its member Pham Minh Hoang was forcibly taken from his home in southern Ho Chi Minh City on […]
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