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Vietnamese activist known as ‘Onion Bae’ sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison

Vietnamese activist known as ‘Onion Bae’ sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison

He was convicted under a controversial 'propaganda' article of the Penal Code.

Vietnamese prisoner of conscience accuses jailers of giving him contaminated water

Vietnamese prisoner of conscience accuses jailers of giving him contaminated water

Nguyen Van Duc Do experienced abdominal pain and had diarrhea.

UN working group faults Vietnam for arbitrary detention of climate activist

UN working group faults Vietnam for arbitrary detention of climate activist

Dang Dinh Bach plans to go on hunger strike next month.

Religious leaders ask US to sanction Vietnamese government officials

Religious leaders ask US to sanction Vietnamese government officials

The Global Magnitsky Act would allow the US to freeze the assets of those involved in human rights violations.

Vietnamese climate activist arrested for ‘tax evasion’

Hoang Thi Minh Hong has received international recognition for her environmental activism.

Rights groups call on UN refugee chief to push Vietnam to free two detained bloggers

Rights groups call on UN refugee chief to push Vietnam to free two detained bloggers

They want Filippo Grandi’s office to increase protective measures for refugees in Thailand.

Followers of the Church of God the Mother in Vietnam attend a service at an undisclosed location in an undated photo.

Outlawed church group makes comeback in Vietnam

2023-05-30

Police say it has 16 locations and about 500 followers in a northern province.

Chinese and Malaysian troops attending jungle survival training during the Aman Youyi 2018 bilateral exercise at Port Dickson, Malaysia, Oct. 22, 2018.

China plans 6-nation drills with Southeast Asian countries

2023-05-30

Analysts say Aman Youyi-2023 will be smaller than similar U.S. exercises.

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Hanoi partially shuts down public lighting amid heatwave

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ChatGPT and unwritten truths in Southeast Asia’s autocracies

ChatGPT and unwritten truths in Southeast Asia’s autocracies

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Uncomfortable questions

Uncomfortable questions
Scientists discover 380 new species in lower Mekong

Scientists discover 380 new species in lower Mekong

Shrinking habitats must be protected, the World Wide Fund for Nature urges.

Kuanzhai Xiangzi, a 120-seat hotpot restaurant, opened last week on Woody Island [shown in April 2022], which is located in the Paracel island chain in the South China Sea and claimed by China.

Vietnam stews over Chinese hotpot restaurant on disputed South China Sea island

The 120-seat eatery will serve a growing Chinese civilian population on Woody Island.

Soldiers attend the launching ceremony of the China-Laos Friendship Shield-2023 joint exercise in Laos, May 11, 2023.

China showcases weapons during Lao war games

Vietnamese police fought with about 100 farmers from the ethnic Khmer Krom minority in Kien Giang province in the southern Mekong Delta region during a dispute over farmland, May 5, 2020.

Vietnam denies UN inquiries about alleged repression of Khmer Krom minority

Vietnamese environmental activist Nguy Thi Khanh was released from prison late last week after serving 11 months on a charge of tax evasion. She posted this photo on her Facebook page, May 14, 2023.

Rights groups welcome early prison releases of Vietnamese environmental activist

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Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again

Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again

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