https://vietvalley.com/en Vietnamese News, Culture & Life in San Jose Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:30:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://vietvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-512x512_full_white_png-32x32.png https://vietvalley.com/en 32 32 https://vietvalley.com/en/hanoi-floods-again-amid-typhoon-spawned-rains/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:30:12 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/hanoi-floods-again-amid-typhoon-spawned-rains/ Residents and businesses in Hanoi on Tuesday were coping again with flooding as storms triggered by Typhoon Matmo have submerged major roads, particularly in inner-city districts. Commuters pushed motorbikes through calf-deep water in some areas. Several schools closed or moved classes online. Some flights from Noi Bai International Airport have been rescheduled or delayed. For …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/analysis-nepals-protests-are-being-closely-watched-in-vietnam/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:30:14 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/analysis-nepals-protests-are-being-closely-watched-in-vietnam/ RFA Perspectives — Nepal’s streets have exploded in protest. Thousands of young people, angered by a government ban on social media, are standing up against corruption and inequality. In Vietnam, the youth are watching closely, because Nepal’s story feels eerily familiar. Video: Why Vietnam is paying attention to the protests in NepalWhy Vietnam cares So …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/vietnam-to-ban-gas-powered-motorbikes-in-central-hanoi-next-year/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:30:20 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-to-ban-gas-powered-motorbikes-in-central-hanoi-next-year/ Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel-powered motorcycles and mopeds in the heart of Hanoi starting in July 2026 in an effort to reduce air pollution, state media reported on Monday, curbing the main mode of transport for many of the city’s 8 million residents. Issued by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the directive applies to the area …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/perspective-why-vietnams-to-lam-moved-so-quickly-to-restructure-the-government/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:30:21 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/perspective-why-vietnams-to-lam-moved-so-quickly-to-restructure-the-government/ Read about this topic in Vietnamese In less than a year as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam has made moves likened to the drastic cuts that U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have implemented to U.S. federal agencies through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). To Lam has merged …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/chinese-ship-conducts-survey-off-vietnam-but-hanois-state-media-stays-silent/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:30:20 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/chinese-ship-conducts-survey-off-vietnam-but-hanois-state-media-stays-silent/ A Chinese survey ship has been repeatedly circling within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea since mid-June, raising concerns of a potential maritime standoff. The vessel, named Bei Dao 996, was first tracked by SeaLight, which uses commercially available technology to monitor and expose so-called “gray zone” activities — meaning coercive …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/treatment-of-ailing-independent-journalist-in-prison-a-disgrace-to-vietnam/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:24:48 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/treatment-of-ailing-independent-journalist-in-prison-a-disgrace-to-vietnam/ Independent journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan, who is serving 11 years for “conducting propaganda against the state,” has told his family that he is facing serious health problems in prison. A human rights group says his treatment is “a disgrace to Vietnam.” Tuan, a member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, is incarcerated at …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/lawyers-fear-vietnams-new-licensing-rule-could-have-chilling-effect/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:30:20 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/lawyers-fear-vietnams-new-licensing-rule-could-have-chilling-effect/ Lawyers across Vietnam are voicing concern over a new government decree regulating the issuance and revocation of law practice licenses, with many taking to social media to publicly express their grievances. Decree 121, issued on June 11, shifts the authority to grant, revoke, and renew law practice licenses from the Minister of Justice to provincial …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/party-chief-to-lams-son-promoted-to-top-ranks-within-vietnams-police-force/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:45:34 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/party-chief-to-lams-son-promoted-to-top-ranks-within-vietnams-police-force/ To Long, believed to be the only son of Vietnam’s top leader To Lam, has been promoted to a senior position at the Ministry of Public Security, online posts showed, in a move that may be intended to cement support for Lam from police. Information and images circulated on social media platform TikTok showed Col. …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/tax-enforcement-drive-in-vietnam-leads-to-mass-closures-of-shops-small-businesses/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:46:38 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/tax-enforcement-drive-in-vietnam-leads-to-mass-closures-of-shops-small-businesses/ Images of deserted markets and shuttered shops are circulating across Vietnamese social media – not the result of a pandemic, but as the visible impact of a government policy. In recent weeks, the Vietnamese government has rolled out a sweeping campaign to crack down on counterfeit goods and to enforce a new tax collection regime. …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/us-resettlement-freeze-leaves-vietnamese-refugee-fearing-deportation-from-thailand/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:30:20 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/us-resettlement-freeze-leaves-vietnamese-refugee-fearing-deportation-from-thailand/ Vietnamese asylum seeker An and his family had one foot in the door to resettlement in the United States — until President Donald Trump issued an executive order that closed it. The Jan. 20 executive order was just the beginning of his problems. On May 27, his wife Ngoc got a phone call from her …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/vietjet-air-asks-government-to-go-after-its-online-critics/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietjet-air-asks-government-to-go-after-its-online-critics/ Read about this topic in Vietnamese. VietJet Air, Vietnam’s biggest private commercial airline, has asked the mayor of Hanoi to take action against people spreading “false information” about the company online. And the mayor is doing just that. In a statement published by the Vietnamese government on Monday, the Mayor Tran Sy Thanh ordered relevant …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/vietnam-communist-party-budget-is-the-elephant-in-the-room-as-to-lam-cuts-costs/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-communist-party-budget-is-the-elephant-in-the-room-as-to-lam-cuts-costs/ Read about this topic in Vietnamese. Since becoming general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam has drawn international attention with his aggressive plans for cost-cutting within the government but he’s been quiet about another drain on the state budget – the ruling party itself. After taking office last August, he has moved …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/vietnam-to-block-messaging-app-telegram-over-anti-state-contents/ Fri, 23 May 2025 21:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-to-block-messaging-app-telegram-over-anti-state-contents/ Vietnam’s government has instructed telecommunications companies to block the Telegram messaging app after the Ministry of Public Security concluded it was being used to disseminate “anti-state” contents, state media reported Friday. The Telecommunications Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the order on Wednesday. Telecommunications service providers were instructed to take measures to …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/215-vietnamese-stuck-in-squalid-border-camp-after-leaving-myanmar-scam-center/ Mon, 19 May 2025 18:30:17 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/215-vietnamese-stuck-in-squalid-border-camp-after-leaving-myanmar-scam-center/ Read reporting on this topic in Vietnamese here. Many weeks after they were rescued from scam centers inside Myanmar, more than 200 Vietnamese workers are still stranded in a squalid camp near the Thai border because they can’t afford their passage home, two of the workers told Radio Free Asia. “Life here is very hard. …]]> https://vietvalley.com/en/thailand-vietnam-raise-relations-to-the-highest-level/ Fri, 16 May 2025 13:30:21 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/thailand-vietnam-raise-relations-to-the-highest-level/ BANGKOK – Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to raise political and economic relations to the highest level, a comprehensive strategic partnership, the two countries’ prime ministers announced on Friday. Vietnam’s Pham Minh Chinh and Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s announcement came in a news conference following their meeting in Hanoi. “This is not only a political statement, …]]>