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‘Know-it-all’ TikToker fined for saying Ho Chi Minh City is full of criminals
A Vietnamese pro-government TikToker with 900,000 followers has been issued a US$300 fine for saying on the social media platform…
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Vietnamese political prisoner denied traditional medicine
A prison in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa province is refusing to allow the family of political prisoner Nguyen Thi Tam to…
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Vietnam demolishes a lecture hall linked to Khmer Krom pagoda
A week after arresting its abbot, Vietnamese authorities on Monday demolished a lecture hall linked to a Buddhist pagoda serving…
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Is Vietnam on track to realize its semiconductor dream?
As Vietnam tries to position itself as an essential part of the global semiconductor supply chain, there is no shortage…
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East San Jose trauma center closure could break county hospital system
The closure of East San Jose’s only trauma center puts the entire Santa Clara County public hospital system in jeopardy…
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Vietnamese police arrest 4 more Khmer Krom monks in pagoda dispute
Vietnamese police have arrested four more Buddhist monks from the Khmer Krom indigenous group in an ongoing clash over a…
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Fearing for safety, San Jose official gets restaining order
San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan has installed metal gates and security cameras at his house, and looks over his shoulder when he…
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East San Jose school district money problems may prompt takeover
An East San Jose school district is facing a dire financial deficit and could be taken over by the county’s…
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Detained Vietnamese activist denied access to lawyer
A Vietnamese activist, accused of “propaganda against the State” is being denied access to a lawyer, his family told Radio…
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East San Jose school board selects interim leader after ousting predecessor
An East San Jose school board has appointed an interim leader on the heels of its sudden firing of the…
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Two Khmer Krom activists given prison sentences in Vietnam
Two ethnic Khmer Krom activists who were arrested last year on suspicion of distributing books about indigenous peoples’ rights were…
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Vietnam’s president forced to step down due to corruption scandal
Vietnam’s president has resigned after just a year in the job, taking responsibility for a corruption scandal involving regional government…
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Vietnam local govt bans Buddhist pagoda repair
The government in Vietnam’s Ba Ria-Vung Tau province is blocking the repair of a 35 year-old buddhist pagoda because the…
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Prosecutors demand death sentence in Vietnam’s biggest fraud trial
Vietnamese prosecutors are calling for the death sentence for the alleged mastermind of the country’s biggest fraud, state-controlled media reported…
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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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East San Jose schools in jeopardy of shuttering
East San Jose residents rejoiced Thursday night when a neighborhood middle school received a reprieve from an expected closure. But…
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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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Historic downtown San Jose park revamp hit with major setback
The plan to turn a historic-yet-blighted downtown San Jose park into a major event venue as part of the city’s…
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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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