Story Archive
2020-11-30
Pham Thanh, a dissident blogger charged with spreading 'information against the state,' has been moved from his detention camp to a mental hospital, his wife says.
2020-11-30
The Japanese government says it's up to the universities concerned to manage the potential export of sensitive technology to the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
2020-11-25
Hoang Duc Binh, now serving a 14-year prison term for his role in environmental protests in 2016, says he was convicted unjustly and is not a criminal.
2020-11-24
Tran Duch Thach, a co-founder of the online Brotherhood for Democracy, has been charged with 'activities aimed at overthrowing the state.'
2020-11-18
Critics say the new law may not be up to the task in a heavily polluted country.
2020-11-13
Floods kill four this week in the country’s waterlogged central region.
2020-11-12
Southeast Asian leaders take part in 37th ASEAN Summit, the second one held virtually in 2020.
2020-11-11
Blogger arrested for Facebook activity under alias.
2020-11-11
The pact will cut tariffs and set common rules for trade, e-commerce, and intellectual property, officials and media reports say.
2020-11-11
Hydropower projects in forested areas are a major contributor to deforestation.
2020-11-05
A rights group meanwhile documents harsh treatment, including torture, of political prisoners in Vietnam's jails.
2020-11-02
Storm Goni, the tenth storm of the season, slammed into the Philippines at the weekend and is now heading for Vietnam, with landfall expected by mid-week.
2020-10-31
America’s top diplomat pressed an anti-China message during stops in India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Indonesia and Vietnam.
2020-10-30
In Vietnam, 35 are reported dead with at least 19 killed by landslides, while floods destroy villages and roads in Laos.
2020-10-29
Sister says family visit with Nguyen Van Hoa was denied, and letters went unsent.
2020-10-28
Michael Nguyen said he endured 16-hour interrogations, a sham trial, and only learned of his release at the airport.
2020-10-28
Thousands of homes are flooded, damaged, or destroyed, as authorities close schools, beaches, and airports across central coastal provinces.
2020-10-26
Michael Nguyen, a resident of California, had been serving a 12-year prison term and was freed on what the US Embassy in Hanoi called 'humanitarian grounds.'
2020-10-23
Nguyen Quang Khai had angered authorities by using the popular social media platform to discuss social and political problems in Vietnam.
2020-10-21
The death toll climbs to 111 in Vietnam and 34 in Cambodia, with many still cut off by floods and damaged roads.
2020-10-21
Japanese Prime Minister Suga says Japan will provide Vietnam, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries with patrol boats to guard against incursions in their territorial waters.
2020-10-20
Authorities say more rains puts the battered region at risk for additional flooding and landslides.
2020-10-19
Homes are also damaged and thousands are displaced, with many cut off from rescuers or supplies of aid.
2020-10-19
While the defense export agreement has yet to be signed, it points the way for Japan to sell military equipment and technology to Vietnam.
2020-10-14
Vietnam hasn't commented on the intrusion yet, but China's move comes at a diplomatically sensitive time.
2020-10-13
Tran Huynh Duy Thuc is serving a 16-year prison term for online writings criticizing Vietnam's one-party communist government.
2020-10-13
Manh says Pham Doan Trang has been sent essentials in detention but hasn’t met her relatives.
2020-10-07
Pham Doan Trang's arrest for propaganda against the state came hours after Vietnam held human rights talks with the United States.
2020-10-05
Hanoi indicts award-winning dissident poet and Vietnam War veteran.
2020-10-02
EU MPs highlight Vietnam’s rights abuses in letter to leadership.
