Vietnam

Vietnamese political prisoner ‘starved’ for two weeks

Political prisoner Dang Dinh Bach spent a fortnight without food during the first two weeks of March, his wife told…

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Vietnam poised to disciple provincial leaders for corruption

The Vietnamese government body responsible for combating corruption has proposed penalizing five high-ranking provincial leaders detained for accepting bribes, state…

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Vietnam parliament’s Thursday meeting fuels leadership speculation

Vietnam’s parliament will hold an extraordinary session on Thursday to discuss ‘personnel issues,’ according to a letter sent to legislators…

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Vietnamese police track down Montagnards in Thailand

Police from Vietnam’s Dak Lak province made unexpected visits to two areas in Thailand where a number of ethnic minorities…

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Hanoi asks Beijing to abide by law while drawing baseline in Gulf of Tonkin

Vietnam has requested that China respect international law and bilateral agreements with Hanoi after Beijing drew a new baseline in…

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