Story Archive
2019-09-17
Truong Duy Nhat had improperly used his influence with authorities in Da Nang to acquire property at less than its true value, the indictment says.
2019-09-16
Fellow prisoner relays to his brother information about Nguyen Van Hoa’s status.
2019-09-13
In accepting the prize, Trang vowed to continue to ‘fight until journalism is no longer seen as a crime.’
2019-09-12
China's survey ship and escorts still operate inside Vietnam's exclusive economic zone, the foreign ministry says.
2019-09-11
Ministerial meeting of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on anti-drug effort reveals hundreds of busts, thousands of arrests.
2019-09-09
Amnesty international calls for immediate release of another jailed activist who has been waiting for trial for more than a year.
2019-09-09
One day after telling local media that it had stopped using liquid mercury in 2016, Rang Dong admitted to authorities it was still using the substance.
2019-09-06
Eight warships, four aircraft and more than 1,000 personnel from 11 nations took part.
2019-09-06
Concerns over food, water and air poisoning remain, though scientists disagree on whether the warning was accurate.
2019-08-29
Truong Duy Nhat finally sees an attorney seven months after his abduction in Thailand and forced return to Vietnam.
2019-08-28
Disputes should be resolved through peaceful means, Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad and Nguyen Xuan Phuc say.
2019-08-28
Rights group expresses concern over promises made by Laos during similar bilateral dialogue with Canberra.
2019-08-22
The Foreign Ministry calls the redeployment a ‘serious violation’ of Vietnam’s sovereignty.
2019-08-22
Huyn Dac Tuy had posted and shared writings criticizing Vietnam's government and ruling Communist Party, state media say.
2019-08-19
The group seeks larger turnout for future rallies over Beijing's South China Sea policies.
2019-08-15
Residents downstream say water released during heavy rains will flood the area, destroying their homes.
2019-08-13
A maritime expert says he expects both China and Vietnam to ramp up pressure in the disputed waters.
2019-08-12
The seven retired professors protest in front of China's consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, leaving only after one of them shouts at a policeman advising them to disperse.
2019-08-12
Hoa told his family that he has been refused medical treatment for the past three months.
2019-08-09
The Haiyang Dizhi 8 had intruded into Vietnam's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea to conduct surveys for oil.
2019-08-06
VTV documentary takes aim at journalists, activists, and social media personalities, claiming they spread fake news in hopes of overthrowing the government.
2019-08-06
Activists had demanded that Vietnam seek international arbitration over the incident.
2019-08-02
Nguyen Dang Minh Man comes home after enduring eight years in 'squalid' prison conditions.
2019-08-01
Vietnam's foreign minister Pham Binh Minh calls out China's intrusion into Vietnam's exclusive economic zone while conducting surveys for offshore oil.
2019-07-30
In a letter to US Secretary of State Pompeo, four US lawmakers meanwhile say China must withdraw its ships from Vietnam's territorial waters.
2019-07-30
Ha Van Nam had gone with a crowd of around 100 to press for local citizens' rights to use the road without paying a toll.
2019-07-30
Michael Nguyen, a California resident, was given a 12-year term for plotting with others against the state and will be deported after his release.
2019-07-29
Fans help with the heat, but inmates say they are denied the calls home they are legally entitled to.
2019-07-25
The Stimson Center's Brian Eyler discusses the causes of the drought in the Mekong region and the effects of excessive damming of the river.
2019-07-25
Police investigators can't find evidence to support an earlier charge, and file a new one.
