American jailed for attempt to overthrow Vietnam govt back in California
HANOI – A US citizen sentenced last year to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail for “attempting to overthrow the state”, has been released and returned to his home in…
TVTS interviews six second generation Vietnamese-Australian candidates running for Vic election
MELBOURNE – This year, six second generation Vietnamese-Australian candidates are hoping to make a difference in their local government elections. TiVi Tuan-san spoke to the young hopefuls via email and…
Four men on trial over death of 39 Vietnamese migrants in UK truck container
LONDON – Two members of an alleged people-smuggling gang have stood trial accused of being responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and boys found suffocated in a…
Irish haulier pleads guilty over Vietnamese truck deaths in UK
LONDON – A 40-year-old Irish haulier has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and boys found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck near London…
Netherlands suspects trafficking of Vietnamese minors through asylum centres
AMSTERDAM – Almost all the Vietnamese children who arrived in Dutch asylum centres in recent years disappeared and were probably trafficked, the Dutch government advisor on human trafficking has said. Eighty…
Vietnam denounces Slovakian expulsion of diplomat in abduction row
PRAGUE – Vietnam has denounced Slovakia’s expulsion of one of its diplomats in a row over the abduction of a disgraced Vietnamese businessman via Slovakia in 2017, saying it was…
Irish court approves extradition over Vietnamese truck deaths
DUBLIN – An Irish court has approved the extradition of one of the two Northern Irish men charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found in the…
AUSTRALIAN VIETNAMESE SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION CRITERIA Avepa will award scholarships to the Australian students of Vietnamese origin (according to the available funds) who can best demonstrate they meet the following criteria: They have…
UK man in truck deaths case pleads guilty to immigration, property offences
LONDON – A British truck driver charged with the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals found dead in a truck near London last month has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist…
US to provide ship to Vietnam to boost South China Sea patrol
HANOI – The United States announced on Wednesday it will provide Vietnam with another coast guard cutter for its growing fleet of ships, boosting Hanoi’s ability to patrol the South…
