The UN has just released a 2020 report on government intimidation and retaliation cases in Vietnam, under which there are at least 16 cases involving government detention, confiscation of identity documents, and interrogation or follow up from 2019 to present.…
The Vietnamese police (the perpetrator has been identified as Senior Lieutenant Colonel Dang Viet Quang – Thoibao.de reported this before the trial: see here) used the German Heckler & Koch MP5 gun to shoot death of Mr. Le Dinh Kinh…
Vietnam has just selected the Israeli company Controp as a supplier of surveillance systems for the new ships of its Coast Guard, Israel’s media cited the information from Controp on Sept 11. Control is a manufacturer specializing in photoelectric and…
China’s growing military actions in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) have pushed Hanoi and New Delhi closer together in an increasingly close military partnership seen as a counterbalance to China. The recent Chinese launch of…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is under treatment in a Berlin hospital, was poisoned with brain-damaging chemicals of the “Novichok” type. This is the statement of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on September 2. Novichok is a nerve agent that…
National Day September 2 is also the day when many people reflect on which socialism the country is heading to and what is the country’s future in a few years or decades. Can the Pearl of the Far East be…
The Malaysia Coast Guard shooting and killing a Vietnamese fisherman has raised concerns about the impact of the incident on relations between ASEAN countries – as well as ASEAN’s relationship with China, according to South China Morning Post. The event…
On Aug 28, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a press conference to officially announce that he would resign due to his poor conditions. According to the head of the Japanese government, he decided to resign because he did not…
Al Jazeera media report series based on classified Cyprus government documents revealed that the island country facilitates “easily corrupted” foreign politicians to buy EU’s citizenship. Recent trends show that many Vietnamese officials seek a safe way out with a passport…
Vietnam is not included in the list of 10 countries participating in this year’s Rim of Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) in Hawaii, although it was invited by the US. RIMPAC, the largest international naval exercise in the world organized by the…
Vietnam has informed India of the escalating tensions in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea), reported Press Trust of India (PTI), as China is increasing its military presence there with the deployment of ships, fighters and…
More than 7,000 American citizens have been scammed by a group of Vietnamese online, in which online shoppers across the US paid a total of nearly $1 million to buy dry hand-washing products but never received the goods, the US…
After US Senators and Representatives strongly proposed that the administration of President Donald Trump punish Vietnamese officials who violate human rights, local activists expressed sympathy and support for Washington to take practical sanctions. Over the past weeks, a number of…
Vietnam health officials recently said that the development of the COVID-19 vaccine locally-made has initially had positive results. Speaking at the COVID-19 vaccine workshop, organized by the Ministry of Health on the morning of July 22 in Hanoi, Acting Health…
At the session titled “Human rights institutions, and sanctions“, Ms. Desi Hanara, coordinator of the ASEAN Parliament for Human Rights (APHR), made a presentation about efforts to send letters to the Vietnamese Prime Minister requesting the release of the prisoner…
US President Donald Trump said on August 6 that he “enjoyed Vietnamese leaders” because “they are very nice to us,” one year after he called Vietnam “the worst trade abuser.” Speaking at the Whirlpool Group’s washing machine factory in Ohio…
A few days before the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect on August 1, 2020, leaders of the EU mentioned the issue of human rights and labor rights in Vietnam. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke to…
On August 6, Vietnam officially commented on the recent Chinese exercise video, including the deployment of fighters to Subi Rock in the Truong Sa (Spratlys), which Vietnam declared as its sovereignty. “First, it can be affirmed that the Hoang Sa…
After establishing the two island districts of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in April of this year, the country’s next administrative step in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) is the revision of China’s maritime regulations…
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned upside down the political, economic and social situation of the world. Particularly how changes have occurred and continue to occur in the US and affect Vietnam will be the subject of this article. First of…
Jeff Becker, a researcher and consultant in the field of defense, currently living in Virginia, the US, recently published an article entitled “How to prevent China from completing its takeover of the South China Sea.” The analysis was posted on…
The Chinese military is conducting a live-fire drill near the Leizhou Peninsula, in Guangdong province, which is close to Hainan Island, state media reported. The exercise took place at the gateway area into the South China Sea starting Saturday, amid…
During 25 years of relations with Vietnam, human rights have always been one of the top priorities of the US government. Senior activists told VOA that despite the “technical” differences between US governments, Washington’s goals have been “consistent” over the…
Upgrading the partnership between Vietnam and the US after 25 years of establishing bilateral diplomatic relations between the two countries that used to be rivals in the Vietnam War is easy or difficult and “institution” is the key issue? Two…
The assertive policy of asserting Chinese power and sovereignty in recent days seems to be creating more rivals for Beijing, but with its sovereign neighbor state disputing with China in the South China Sea is Vietnam. Nam, some experts have…
