Vietnamese Former Prisoner of Conscience Harassed While in Hospital for Medical Treatment-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 8, 2016 Security officers in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An have harassed and intimidated former prisoner of conscience Ho Thi Bich Khuong when she went to a local hospital for medical treatment for her and her son, who was severely beaten by what many believed to be local plainclothes […]
China Airs Propaganda Video Over New York’s Times Square-VOA, August 07, 2016 NEW YORK— China’s sweeping claims of jurisdiction over the South China Sea were rejected last month by an international tribunal in The Hague, but the Chinese government has worked to defy that ruling with diplomatic maneuvers, assertive rhetoric and propaganda. One example of China’s version of the South China Sea dispute […]
A glimpse into Asia policy of a Clinton White House?-Washington Post, Aug 5, 2016 Keith B. Richburg, a professor of journalism at the University of Hong Kong, was The Washington Post’s bureau chief in China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and is the author of “Out Of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa.” Barack Obama, born in Hawaii and partly reared in Indonesia, styled […]
How Vietnam has kept China at bay over thousands of years-South China Morning Post, Aug 6, 2016 Ba Đinh District, Hanoi, not far from the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the National Assembly. I’m visiting a 77-year-old widow, Cao Ngoc Diep and her family at their ancestral temple-home. Above one small shrine there’s a haunting photograph of the fallen soldier, Cao Minh Phi, killed in […]
Filipinos and Vietnamese Protest against China over South China Sea Dispute-Agencia EFE, Aug 6, 2016 MAKATI CITY, Philippines – Scores of Filipino and Vietnamese protesters on Saturday rallied outside the Chinese embassy in Makati City, south of Manila, as they called on China to respect a recent international ruling favoring the Philippines in the maritime dispute in the South China Sea, an epa journalist reported. […]
Nhật Bản sẽ gia tăng sự hiện diện tại biển Đông-RFA | 6.8.2016 Giới chức Nhật Bản cho rằng những hành động nguy hiểm của Trung Quốc có thể dẫn đến những hậu quả ngoài dự tính. Lo ngại này khiến Nhật phải gia tăng khả năng quốc phòng và hợp tác với các nước trong khu vực. Trung Quốc là mối quan ngại hay […]
Hanoi Police Detain Catholic Priest, Suspecting Him of Organizing Uprising-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 6, 2016 On August 4, security forces in Hanoi detained Catholic Priest Dang Huu Nam from Phu Yen parish, Vinh diocese as they suspected him of organizing uprising against local authorities, according to local social networks. Priest Nam, who often speaks out to criticize Vietnam’s authorities, said he was detained […]
Prominent Vietnamese Dissident Kidnapped by Police Against, Sixth Time Since Late March-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 5, 2016 On August 5, the security forces in Hanoi kidnapped Nguyen Quang A, the most popular dissident in Vietnam, and kept him around ten hours in a bid to prevent him from meeting with foreign diplomats, the victim said. The Hungary-trained economist said he had appointments with German political […]
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