Vietnam

Activists call on Vietnam’s top leader to honor rights commitment

To Lam has paid lip service to the UN Charter, critics say, but done nothing to protect human rights.

International writers’ group urges Vietnam to stop harassing activist

Dang Thi Hue was grabbed off the street and interrogated more than a year after completing a prison sentence.

Ignoring the risks, Vietnamese leave home in droves

Five years ago, the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the UK shocked the world. But it didn't deter many.

Laos-Vietnam highway, high-speed railway face funding issues

Laos’ large national debt has stopped progress on the railway and held back plans for a Vientiane-Hanoi expressway.

Vietnam builds airstrip on reclaimed island in South China Sea

New satellite imagery shows a runway being built on Barque Canada reef.

Vietnam’s parliament names Luong Cuong president

Cuong takes over from To Lam who has held 2 top leadership posts since August.