Vietnam

Investor caution highlights red flags in Vietnam economy

Vietnam has a lot going for it, but its growth and attractiveness as a destination for foreign investment are not preordained.

Pneumonia, bird flu, other outbreaks prompt concerns of new contagion in Asia

Pneumonia, bird flu, other outbreaks prompt concerns of new contagion in Asia

Few events have affected states’ security and prosperity more than a pandemic.

Vietnamese rescued from Myanmar casinos stuck in war zone

Vietnamese rescued from Myanmar casinos stuck in war zone

In a video, they ask Vietnamese officials to intervene so they can return home.

China’s top diplomat visits Vietnam ahead of likely Xi trip

China’s top diplomat visits Vietnam ahead of likely Xi trip

Wang Yi is set to meet Vietnam’s president and party secretary.

Eight Asia-Pacific nations ‘closed’ to democratic freedoms: CIVICUS

The civil society group singled out Vietnam for ‘transnational repression’ against refugees in nearby nations.

Six more Montagnards wanted by Vietnamese police in Dak Lak attacks

Six more Montagnards wanted by Vietnamese police in Dak Lak attacks

The armed assaults on two government facilities in June left 9 people dead.

Dai Tho Pagoda in Vinh Long province.

Khmer Krom Buddhists say they face persecution at Vietnam pagoda

2023-12-05

The government removed the abbot following violent clashes at Dai Tho Pagoda.

Buddhist followers attend a meeting of the Vinh Long Provincial Board of Administration of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, where it decided to discipline Khmer Krom monk Thach Chanh Da Ra, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Vinh Long Newspaper)

Vietnam expels Khmer Krom monk for being ‘uncooperative’

2023-12-04

Advocacy group says monk was defending pagoda from an attack.

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Vietnamese stranded in Myanmar war zone plead for help from Vietnam’s government

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What’s behind the latest corruption trial in Hanoi?

What’s behind the latest corruption trial in Hanoi?

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Land reclamation sweepstakes

Land reclamation sweepstakes
Vietnam officials monitor funeral for head of banned Buddhist church

Vietnam officials monitor funeral for head of banned Buddhist church

The Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam was effectively banned in 1981 when it declined to join the state-sanctioned church.

Vietnam’s National Assembly opens in Hanoi on Oct. 23, 2023.

Vietnam lawmakers pass law creating new grassroots security force

Neighborhood-based members will wear uniforms and will supplement full-time commune police officers.

Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) look on during a document exchange ceremony between the two countries after their meeting at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan November 27, 2023.

Vietnam, Japan upgrade relations to highest level

Thai Royal Police arresting 11 Montagnard people on Nov. 24, 2023.

Thai police arrest 11 Montagnards near Bangkok

Former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Viet Dung says authorities in Vietnam had threatened to arrest him again and were not allowing him to get medical treatment he needed.

Former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Viet Dung flees Vietnam for Thailand

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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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