Persecution in Vietnam: Christians face imprisonment and possibility of being poisoned in jail-The Christian Times | Jul 22, 2016 Vietnam puts behind bars Christian leaders and sometimes punishes an errant prisoner by food poisoning, said an Evangelical leader. According to Christian Aid Mission, the Southeast Asian country’s 2013 religion law prohibits its people from any forms of “manipulation of freedom of belief and religion” that are perceived […]
Many South Korean Companies Violate Vietnam Environmental Protection Rules-by KTT, July 20, 2016 A number of South Korean companies have been found to show poor implementation of law on environmental protection, discharging untreated wastewater and solid water into the environment, the Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) has reported. The latest case was detected at South Korean TTB Vina MFG Co., Ltd located in the […]
Another Taiwan-invested Company Breaks Vietnam Environmental Protection Law-by KTT, July 22, 2016 Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Phuoc have proposed the Ministry of Public Security punish a Taiwanese-invested livestock company for dumping hundreds of pig carcasses into Sai Gon river. Some days ago, local authorities detected that Taiwanese Viet Phuoc Agricultural Product Co., Ltd. dumped hundreds of dead pig carcasses […]
Vietnam Should Consider Existence of Formosa Project: Lawmakers-by KTT, July 22, 2016 The government of Vietnam should consider the existence of Taiwan-invested Formosa project to ensure no repeated environmental violations, according to a lawmaker. Lawmaker Tran Hoang Ngan said on the sidelines of the first session of the country’s highest legislature National Assembly (NA)’s 14th tenure that Formosa should not be allowed […]
Vietnam May Turn into ‘Pollution Heaven’ with Rising Unregulated FDI: Paper-by KTT, July 22, 2016 Vietnam is encountering the risks of worsening its pollution problem if it continues to welcome more foreign direct investment (FDI), especially on the heels of the successful conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact, into already highly-polluting sectors such as garment and textile, paper and steel production, said the Tien […]
Vietnamese Worried about China’s Growing Aggressiveness in East Sea: Senior Official-by Vu Quoc Ngu, July 20, 2016 Vietnamese people across the nation are worried about China’s land reclamation and military equipment deployment in Vietnam-claimed Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa (Spratlys) in the East Sea (South China Sea), said Nguyen Thien Nhan, president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF). Speaking at the opening session of […]
Vietnam Parliament Should Work on East Sea, Formosa Pollution: Outspoken Legislator-Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) needs to work on the territorial and maritime disputes in the East Sea (South China Sea) and the environmental disaster in the central coastal region caused by the Taiwanese Formosa steel plant, said Ho Chi Minh City-based senior lawyer Truong Trong Nghia, who was member of the parliament in […]
Vietnam: More than 100 Christian pastors jailed, face being poisoned for trying to preach gospel-Ruth Gledhill Christian Today | Jul 21, 2016 More than 100 Vietnamese Christian pastors have been locked up and are at risk of being poisoned for refusing to sign up to a central, official church, according to Christian Aid Mission. It appears the aim of the official church was to control and diminish the influence of […]
Dozens of Pastors in Vietnam Imprisoned, Face Poisoning for Refusing to Register House Churches-The Gospel Herald | Jul 19, 2016 Dozens of Vietnamese pastors who refused to comply with government orders to consolidate their unregistered house churches into a single, officially approved church have been imprisoned for their faith and are at risk of being poisoned. According to a report from Christian Aid Mission, at least 108 pastors […]
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