Vietnam Police Block, Beat Catholic Villagers Protesting Losses After Fish Kill-RFA, August 16, 2016 More than 4,000 Vietnamese Catholic parishioners were blocked and assaulted by police on Monday as they attempted to march to township offices to protest government inaction over their loss of livelihood following a massive pollution-linked fish kill in April, sources say. The April spill caused an estimated 70 tons of dead […]
Marian devotees in Vietnam urged to take responsibility for environment-National Catholic Reporter, Aug. 16, 2016 Catholics in the central Vietnamese diocese of Vinh who attended feast of the Assumption celebrations Aug. 15 were urged to help victims of marine pollution and to work to protect the environment. Some 50,000 Catholics gathered in Xa Doai Cathedral and its square in Nghi Loc, Nghe An province […]
Australia Urges Vietnam to Remove Controversial Provisions in Penal Code-by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Australia has urged Vietnam to amend or remove controversial articles in the country’s Penal Code to ensure freedom of expression and assembly, according to a press release of Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In the press release issued five days after the 13th Vietnam-Australia Human Rights […]
China Expels Vietnamese Fishing Boats Seeking Shelter in Disputed Hoang Sa-by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 China’s authorities have refused to allow six Vietnamese fishing boats to anchor near a reef in disputed Hoang Sa (Paracels) in the East Sea (South China Sea) while the Vietnamese fishermen were trying to find shelter from extreme weather, state media has reported. The six fishing boats from […]
Hanoi Mulls over Planting 45,000 Trees along Thang Long Avenue-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 17, 2016 Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi plan to grow about 45,000 trees along Thang Long Avenue, the longest of its kind in the country, said a senior leader of the city. Speaking at a meeting with voters in Hoan Kiem district on Aug 15, Chairman Nguyen Duc […]
Vietnam Communal Police Have Too Much Power: Legislators-by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Vietnam’s police in the communal level have too much power while most of communal police officers have limited education and professional background, said members of the Standing Committee of the country’s legislative body National Assembly (NA). According to the draft law on communal-level police which is under discussion […]
Vietnam Prominent Political Prisoner Disciplined for Refusing Forced Unpaid Labor-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, the prominent political prisoner, has been disciplined by authorities of a Vietnamese prison after he refused forced labor without being paid, his family has said. Mr. Thuc, who is serving his 16-year imprisonment in Prison No. 6 in the central province of Nghe An, […]
Australian Statement on the 13th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue-Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 9, 2016 Australia and Vietnam held their 13th Annual Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi on 4 August 2016. The two sides had a candid and constructive exchange of views on a wide range of human rights issues. Australia commended Vietnam for significant poverty reduction and continued progress […]
Minister Susi: ASEAN Prone to Human Trafficking Activity-Tempo.co, August 15, 2016 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Maritime Affairs Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said that ASEAN has contributed 20.7 percent of the world’s total fish catch. But she also underlines that ASEAN is prone to crimes, such as human trafficking. “Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery,” said Susi on a workshop on ‘Human Trafficking […]
Managing Vietnamese Labor Disputes-Vietnam Briefing, August 15, 2016 As more businesses begin to take off in Vietnam, job security has steadily begun to increase. With this rise in employment comes a lot of expectations from both employees and employers. As a result, operations can at times become exposed to strikes stemming from low wages, poor communication, disparity in […]
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