U.S. “deeply concerned” by a judgement viewed as politically motivated
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Death Row Executive Outs Senior Vietnamese Communist Official in Court
All while his brother rocks the stand in Black Flag t-shirt
Freak Snowfall Hits Vietnam
First Cairo, now this?
Vietnamese Court Sentences Shipping Executives to Death for Embezzlement
Hanoi makes examples of executives in bid to stem growing resentment of high-level corruption
Vietnamese Communist Party Continues Social Media Clamp Down
Violators who criticize the government online to be hit with a fine that’s about 27 times the average monthly wage
Deadly Typhoon Haiyan Devastates the Philippines, Heads for Vietnam
Officials estimate up to 10,000 dead in the Philippines, as Vietnam braces for the worst
Vietnamese Man Convicted for Facebook Posts
Dinh Nhat Uy receives a 15-month suspended sentence for using the social network to call for the release of his activist brother
Hundreds Rally in Vietnam Ahead of Same-Sex-Marriage Debate
Gay couples exchange wedding vows during march in support of marriage equality
‘The Civil Disobedience of the 21st Century’: How Vietnamese Bloggers Evade Controls
To skirt harsh media laws, a nation’s activists are honing their cyberskills
Dog’s Dinner: Southeast Asian Nations Ban Illicit Canine Meat Trade
As urban myths go, it’s a good one. A woman takes her pet dog to a Vietnamese restaurant and hands it to the amiable waiter to be fed kitchen scraps. But then with great fanfare a silver platter arrives and poor Foo-Foo has …
Just Stick to Celebrity Gossip: Vietnam Bans Discussion of News From Blogs and Social Sites
Contentious legislation that effectively prohibits Vietnamese bloggers and users of social-networking sites from discussing current affairs came into force Sunday amid a fierce response from advocacy groups. Vietnam ranked as the …
LGBT Rights Blossom in Repressive Vietnam, but No Sign of Further Freedoms
“Oppressive.” “Brutal.” “Terrible and worsening.” These were some of the fierce editorial lightning bolts to scorch Vietnam’s human-rights reputation last week, hurled in the wake of a surprise 75-minute White House …
Q&A: Veteran War Photographer Tim Page on Cambodia, Conflict and Getting High
Tim Page covered three decades of conflict across Indochina after falling into the industry as a 21-year-old during the attempted Laos coup of 1965. Page smuggled the only pictures of the putsch out of the country and was offered …