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While I do feel for some Vietnamese who displaced by this fast-growing nation and poor handling of the government, this case is more of a drummed-up conspired politics of anti-Vietnam overseas and people like RFA, VOA, BBC... All nations have eminent domain laws and process of lands condemnation - Vietnam is no exception. This former farmer and her family have been receiving significant cash assistance to wave PR campaign with daily FB broadcasts (over 100,000 followers and shares), overseas-based blogs of misinformation (more often about Vietnam politics, Formosa fish-kill, glorification of old South Vietnam regime...), free interviews for Vietnamese language TV channels (Australia, France and the US), meetings with American embassy personnel (possible migration to the US?)- is there time for real farming? Simple google of real estate activities in Vuong Noi, Vietnam reveals that this family wanted 150 times the government relocation subsidy and 5,10 times more than the developer's offering prices for the condominium, apartment and/or other local housings (US$ 1,550/m2). Do they really expect Ha Noi government to pay US$ 2.4 millions for their 1.5 hecta of land in a country of $2,000 per capita income?
Dec 03, 2016 11:16 AM
Reply to this commentWhy haven't the VNmese people seen the real faces of the communist party? The free world have seen the real terror, there are gazillion publications about this subject, German, and Russian satellite countries spent years to cleanse the communism stains! What is it that Vietnamese can't see clearly about communism?
Dec 02, 2016 02:52 PM
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It doesn't matter what the thugs from Ha-Noi want! They can't have the people's family lot - regardless of $$$, both political and economic reasons. It isn't never right to trail and jail someone either! This isn't dark ages anymore. The lady below; Mary Pham; sounds like a communist! I'm sure she left VN for a reason, not sure why she still siding with the communist. What is it about freedom that you don't like? Why do you still endearing communism? You haven't seen the light?
Dec 08, 2016 11:18 PM
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