Regional plan for the Mekong has failed-By Asit K Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, The Nation, June 27, 2017 Much has been written about the building of hydropower dams in the upper reaches of the Mekong River and their role in causing droughts in the Mekong delta region in Vietnam. Many environmental and social activists claim Chinese dams have reduced the water flow […]
US To List China Among The Worst In The World For Human Trafficking-The Daily Caller, June 26, 2017 The Trump administration is expected to put China among the worst offenders for human trafficking, U.S. officials revealed Monday. China will be ranked among other noteworthy offenders, including its neighbor North Korea, the Associated Press reports. The Department of State will list China in the lowest category, which is […]
How the Vietnamese cult of heroes promotes nationalism in politics-Thi Hong Ha Hoang, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières June 26, 2017 The Vietnamese government is trying to pass a new law on religion that will separate the nation’s many cults authorised and unauthorised. The move illustrates the government’s control over private cults and how it uses them for its own benefit. The […]
New law in Vietnam would force lawyers to inform on clients-The Global Legal Post, June 26, 2017 A new article to the penal code has been passed by the Vietnamese National Assembly which would force lawyers to inform on their clients to authorities. The new code states that lawyers will be held ‘criminally accountable’ for ‘not reporting on national security crimes or other especially serious […]
Vietnam considers end of two-child policy-Government concerned about aging population and looking to remain economically competitive on the international stage Vietnam considers end of two-child policy UCA News, June 26, 2017 With big smiles on their faces the two daughters of Truong Thu Huong and her husband Hoang Anh run playfully through the living room of their small house in […]
Vietnamese dissident recounts forced deportation to France-AP– June 25, 2017 In this file photo dated Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, French-Vietnamese math professor Pham Minh Hoang appears in court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 61-year old Pham Minh Hoang was arrested at his home in southern Ho Chi Minh City and forcibly exiled to France, he said during an interview Sunday […]
LGBT Rights Falter in Singapore, Flourish in Socialist Vietnam-Telesur, Juen 25, 2017 LGBT rights in the global financial capital are murky at best, while Vietnam has been pegged as one of the most LGBT-friendly countries in Asia. A global metropole, the small, tropical island of Singapore is the hub of crypto-capitalism: a country flanked by towering skyscrapers that boast of “progress” and “advancement,” […]
Vietnamese-French dissident blogger deported to France-AFP, June 25, 2017 A Vietnamese blogger with French citizenship has been deported to Paris, the wife of the former political prisoner said Sunday, in a rare move by authorities in the one-party state. Former math lecturer Pham Minh Hoang was put on a plane to Paris late Saturday, after the Vietnamese government stripped him […]
Vietnam’s imperiled bloggers-We examine the government’s attempts to silence the country’s bloggers. Aljazeera, June 24, 2017 Since the reunification of North and South in 1975, the Communist Party has ruled Vietnam – and state’s control over the media is near-absolute. However, Vietnam’s bloggers are putting that control to the test. They’ve been challenging mainstream media outlets, pushing them to cover topics […]
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