How the Vietnamese People Reacted to the South China Sea Ruling-Global Voices, Aug 3, 2016 This edited article by Giang Nguyễn is from Loa, an independent news website and podcast that broadcasts stories about Vietnam. It is republished by Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. On July 12, the United Nation’s Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that Beijing’s claims to the South China […]
Vietnam turning a blind eye to industrial pollution-World Fishing & Aquaculture, Aug 2, 2016 Industrial pollution of the waters of the Mekong Delta, in the southern tip of Vietnam, is taking place on an ever increasing scale, reports Andrew Martin. Steel processing and other manufacturing businesses are becoming established in the delta because of the availability of water, cheap labour and next […]
Australia urged to rap Vietnam over prisoners-news.com.au, Aug 2, 2016 Australia must take Vietnam to task over its detention of political prisoners, Human Rights Watch has urged. Senior government officials from Australia and Vietnam will meet in Hanoi for annual human rights talks on Thursday. “Vietnam has a record of sentencing peaceful bloggers and activists to harsh prison terms for exercising […]
DPP lawmaker held in Vietnam airport for 9 hours-focustaiwan.tw, Aug 2, 2016 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Chih-fen (蘇治芬) was held for nine hours at an airport in Vietnam on Monday as she was getting ready to visit Formosa Plastics’ steel plant about 300 kilometers south of Hanoi. Su said on her Facebook page that Vietnamese immigration authorities confiscated her passport and […]
Vietnamese Police and Fishermen Clash Over Port Project-RFA, Aug 2, 2016 Fishermen protesting the construction of a port project benefiting a major Vietnamese cement producer clashed with police on Sunday, with one man beaten as he attempted to get medicine, witnesses told RFA’s Vietnamese Service. About 100 plainclothes policemen, along with ambulances and fire trucks blocked the only road accessing Nghi Thiet […]
Hanoi Police Kidnap Pro-democracy Activist, Deporting Him to Home Province after 12 Hours in Detention-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 2, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on July 31 kidnapped a pro-democracy activist, holding him for 12 hours in a police station before deporting him to his home province at mid-night, the victim said. On the morning of Sunday, Mr. Dien, 35, and seven other activists […]
Vietnam: Show Rights Commitment at Australia Talks-hrw.org, August 1, 2016 (Sydney) – Australia should press for significant and solid improvement during its 13th human rights dialogue with Vietnam, Human Rights Watch said today. Vietnam should show its commitment to reforms by immediately releasing all political prisoners and detainees, ending harassment and violence against rights activists, respecting freedom of religion, curbing police […]
Vietnam Activist Kidnapped While Cycling in Hanoi Streets-By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 31, 2016 Nguyen Van Dien, a Vietnamese pro-democracy activist and environmentalist, has reportedly been disappeared while cycling together with other environmentalists on the streets in central Hanoi, social networks reported. On the morning of Sunday [July 31], Mr. Dien, 35, and nearly ten other activists rallied in Hanoi’s center. They […]
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