Story Archive
2009-12-18
Gay men facing prejudice in Vietnam organize an increasingly effective support network.
2009-12-17
Vietnamese followers of a leading Zen Buddhist seek asylum in France amid an escalating standoff.
2009-12-08
Sweden's ambassador to Vietnam calls on authorities to end curbs on free speech.
2009-12-01
An international health agency urges Vietnam to do more for AIDS patients.
2009-11-17
One of Vietnam’s leading dissidents is partially paralyzed.
2009-10-16
Vietnamese authorities complain over reports from fishermen of Chinese abuse.
2009-10-14
Hanoi takes new steps to quash dissent.
2009-10-12
The lawyer for a Vietnamese democracy activist slams a conviction.
2009-09-29
Followers of a Zen monk and peace activist are driven from a monastery in Vietnam following a standoff.
2009-09-16
A noted Vietnamese blogger and government critic describes her detention.
2009-09-16
A scholarly institute rejects new government orders covering what members can and cannot do.
2009-09-08
A Vietnamese pro-democracy activist vows to keep fighting for reform after his release from prison.
2009-08-31
The lawyer for five accused democracy activists in Vietnam defends their motives, as the government prepares to try them for anti-state activities.
2009-08-28
Treatment and schooling are scarce for the estimated 60,000 HIV-positive children in Ho Chi Minh City.
2009-06-17
Detained Vietnamese lawyer Le Cong Dinh's family waits for permission to contact him, four days after his arrest.
2009-06-16
New warnings about the impact of dams along one of the world's longest rivers.
2009-06-15
A young lawyer who defended dissidents and activists faces up to 20 years in jail.
2009-06-12
A Vietnamese minister known for speaking out says police targeted his wife.
2009-06-02
A Catholic leader in Vietnam has joined with critics of a controversial plan to mine for bauxite.
2009-05-20
Vietnamese MPs are to debate a planned mine involving a Chinese firm, as controversy flares over a joint trade promotion Web site.
2009-05-15
The Deputy editor of a Vietnamese tourism publication is fired from his job after the government accuses him of writing what they call ‘sensitive’ articles.
2009-05-11
More than 140,000 Vietnamese boat people passed through Hong Kong over a quarter-century, and many are haunted by memories of life in the camps that housed them.
2009-04-28
Vietnam’s most powerful ruling body approves a controversial mining plan amid increased concern over its potential environmental and social impacts.
2009-04-17
Vietnam uses its tough media laws to close a newspaper for allegedly fanning nationalist flames over a territorial dispute with China.
2009-04-02
A dissident Buddhist leader in Vietnam joins opposition to a planned bauxite mine.
2009-04-01
Hanoi faces growing calls for a crackdown on the worst polluters and a mandatory switch to cleaner fuels.
2009-03-27
Defendants sentenced in connection with church land protests vow more appeals.
2009-03-17
A planned bauxite mine in Vietnam will provide jobs, but some experts fear its environmental impact.
2009-02-18
A Vietnamese cyber-dissident is freed after serving 2-1/2 years in jail, and insists he did nothing wrong.
