Another Vietnamese official fired over mass fish kill
One of Vietnam’s senior environmental ministers has been fired over the Formosa disaster which last year killed tonnes of fish and devastated the livelihoods of fishing families. Luong Duy Hanh…
Compelling Vietnam: Foreign investors unfazed by Trump’s trade deal rebuff
Every 45 seconds or so, a neatly wrapped VanHeusen dress shirt destined for a J C Penney store in the United States drops off a new production line at a…
Vietnamese mother gives birth to 15th child, breaks national record
A 45-year-old Vietnamese woman has broken a national record by giving birth to her 14th and 15th child, a health care official said Tuesday. ‘I have never seen a women…
Hỏi và giải đáp 248: Anh em họ yêu nhau
TL trả lời một lá thư khá khác lạ so với những thắc mắc tình cảm thường thấy trên TVTS, đó là chuyện anh em họ yêu nhau. Để giữ…
Vietnam rights report highlights beatings, intimidation against critics
Vietnamese human rights bloggers and activists are being beaten and intimidated, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today, as it urges the Communist government to end attacks and…
Melbourne community members gather for South Vietnam Armed Forces’ Day
The annual Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces’ Day was celebrated in Melbourne’s west on Sunday, June 18. About 200 people attended the ceremony to honour South Vietnamese military veterans who…
Yarra City raises former South Vietnamese flag
Last August, the Vietnamese community in Australia – Victorian Chapter lobbied with other community organisations to ask the Yarra City Council to pass a motion recognising the flag of the…
Hỏi và giải đáp 247: Lụy vì Tình
TL góp ý kiến với cháu M, một cô gái đang ‘lụy vì tình’. Sơ lược câu chuyện của M như sau: M, trên 25 tuổi, đẹp và khá giỏi,…
Vietnam defends decision to revoke dissident’s citizenship
Vietnam has defended its decision to revoke the citizenship of French-Vietnamese dissident Pham Minh Hoang, a former political prisoner who is accused of breaking the law and threatening state security. The…
Topless hairdressers cause a stir in Hanoi
A hair salon in Vietnam’s capital of Ha Noi has made headlines this week for its topless male hair stylists. In a widely circulated video online, four men wearing only…