Two more activists jailed in Vietnam amid widening dissent crackdown
Courts in Vietnam have handed prison sentences to two activists, as the communist-ruled government widens a crackdown on dissent. A court in the northcentral province of Nghe An sentenced Nguyen…
Hỏi và giải đáp 373: Đổ vỡ đáng tiếc
TL lại phải trở lại với đề tài nhức đầu muôn thuở: chia tay! Càng nhức đầu hơn nữa khi hai người trong cuộc đã nửa chừng xuân! Để giữ…
Vietnam weighs law for coast guard to open fire to protect sovereignty
Vietnam wants to give its coast guard more flexibility to open fire at sea, amid tension in the busy South China Sea waterway, a draft law released on Wednesday showed.…
Vietnam calls for tougher measures on cryptocurrency deals amid alleged scam
Vietnam has urged greater vigilance against cryptocurrency transactions and investments, as officials in its economic hub asked police to investigate what could prove to be the country’s largest cryptocurrency fraud.…
Vietnam activists question Facebook on suppressing dissent
Vietnamese human rights activists and independent media groups have written to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Inc’s chief executive, questioning whether the social media platform was helping suppress dissent in the communist…
Hỏi và giải đáp 372: “Giặc bên Ngô…”
TL trả lời thư em X, một người gặp rắc rối triền miên trong quan hệ với em gái của chồng. Để tránh sự nhận diện, TL sẽ chỉ rất…
Hỏi và giải đáp 371: Hàn gắn hay dứt khoát?
TL góp ý với một trường hợp rất tế nhị: hàn gắn hay chia tay? Xin sơ lược hoàn cảnh của gia đình bà A như sau: X, con gái…
Vietnam arrests second senior police official in illegal gambling case
Vietnam has arrested a former senior police official on suspicion of involvement in an illegal online gambling ring, the Ministry of Public Security said. Lieutenant General Phan Van Vinh, 62, is…
Vietnam warns against ‘inappropriate’ statues after nude sculpture cover-up
Vietnam‘s culture ministry has issued a directive against “inappropriate” statues after images of godlike sculptures with animal heads and human genitalia stoked controversy. The statues on display at a holiday…
Vietnam jails prominent human rights lawyer, five other activists
Vietnamese human rights lawyer and activist Nguyen Van Dai has been jailed for 15 years, his wife said, along with five other activists who were given prison terms of seven…
