Hanoi Mulls over Planting 45,000 Trees along Thang Long Avenue-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 17, 2016 Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi plan to grow about 45,000 trees along Thang Long Avenue, the longest of its kind in the country, said a senior leader of the city. Speaking at a meeting with voters in Hoan Kiem district on Aug 15, Chairman Nguyen Duc […]
Vietnam Communal Police Have Too Much Power: Legislators-by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Vietnam’s police in the communal level have too much power while most of communal police officers have limited education and professional background, said members of the Standing Committee of the country’s legislative body National Assembly (NA). According to the draft law on communal-level police which is under discussion […]
Vietnam Prominent Political Prisoner Disciplined for Refusing Forced Unpaid Labor-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, the prominent political prisoner, has been disciplined by authorities of a Vietnamese prison after he refused forced labor without being paid, his family has said. Mr. Thuc, who is serving his 16-year imprisonment in Prison No. 6 in the central province of Nghe An, […]
Australian Statement on the 13th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue-Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 9, 2016 Australia and Vietnam held their 13th Annual Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi on 4 August 2016. The two sides had a candid and constructive exchange of views on a wide range of human rights issues. Australia commended Vietnam for significant poverty reduction and continued progress […]
Minister Susi: ASEAN Prone to Human Trafficking Activity-Tempo.co, August 15, 2016 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Maritime Affairs Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said that ASEAN has contributed 20.7 percent of the world’s total fish catch. But she also underlines that ASEAN is prone to crimes, such as human trafficking. “Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery,” said Susi on a workshop on ‘Human Trafficking […]
Managing Vietnamese Labor Disputes-Vietnam Briefing, August 15, 2016 As more businesses begin to take off in Vietnam, job security has steadily begun to increase. With this rise in employment comes a lot of expectations from both employees and employers. As a result, operations can at times become exposed to strikes stemming from low wages, poor communication, disparity in […]
Record Fine Feared Too Small to Cover Dead Fish Damage in Vietnam-VOA, August 15, 2016 HO CHI MINH CITY — Observers and activists in Vietnam say a record pollution fine against a foreign-owned steel mill neither compensates all victims nor sends a stern enough warning to the country’s other export manufacturers. Taiwanese-funded Formosa Ha Tinh was accused of letting toxic waste pollute the ocean in April, […]
Vietnam’s Growing Protest Culture-The Diplomat, August 12, 2016 The Formosa scandal in Vietnam has recently made international headlines and offered the international community a rare glimpse into the fringe, but steadily growing, culture of protest and activism in the authoritarian state. The ecological catastrophe, which saw millions of fish die in central Vietnam due to improper waste disposal […]
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