Vietnam May Turn into ‘Pollution Heaven’ with Rising Unregulated FDI: Paper-by KTT, July 22, 2016 Vietnam is encountering the risks of worsening its pollution problem if it continues to welcome more foreign direct investment (FDI), especially on the heels of the successful conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact, into already highly-polluting sectors such as garment and textile, paper and steel production, said the Tien […]
Vietnamese Worried about China’s Growing Aggressiveness in East Sea: Senior Official-by Vu Quoc Ngu, July 20, 2016 Vietnamese people across the nation are worried about China’s land reclamation and military equipment deployment in Vietnam-claimed Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa (Spratlys) in the East Sea (South China Sea), said Nguyen Thien Nhan, president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF). Speaking at the opening session of […]
Vietnam Parliament Should Work on East Sea, Formosa Pollution: Outspoken Legislator-Vietnam’s legislative body National Assembly (NA) needs to work on the territorial and maritime disputes in the East Sea (South China Sea) and the environmental disaster in the central coastal region caused by the Taiwanese Formosa steel plant, said Ho Chi Minh City-based senior lawyer Truong Trong Nghia, who was member of the parliament in […]
Vietnam: More than 100 Christian pastors jailed, face being poisoned for trying to preach gospel-Ruth Gledhill Christian Today | Jul 21, 2016 More than 100 Vietnamese Christian pastors have been locked up and are at risk of being poisoned for refusing to sign up to a central, official church, according to Christian Aid Mission. It appears the aim of the official church was to control and diminish the influence of […]
Dozens of Pastors in Vietnam Imprisoned, Face Poisoning for Refusing to Register House Churches-The Gospel Herald | Jul 19, 2016 Dozens of Vietnamese pastors who refused to comply with government orders to consolidate their unregistered house churches into a single, officially approved church have been imprisoned for their faith and are at risk of being poisoned. According to a report from Christian Aid Mission, at least 108 pastors […]
Vietnam detains activists after South China Sea ruling-Dailymail | Jul 17, 2016 Scores of activists were detained in Vietnam’s capital on Sunday as they gathered to protest against China after it rejected a recent international ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea. Anti-Chinese sentiment runs deep in communist Vietnam but the country’s authoritarian rulers move swiftly to […]
Vietnam removes protesters gathered for anti-China rally in Hanoi-The Guardian | Jul 17, 2016 Dozens of Vietnamese who gathered for an anti-China protest in central Hanoi were taken away by authorities on Sunday as they tried to rally support for an international tribunal’s ruling rejecting Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea. About two dozen people were bused away from around the landmark […]
Vietnamese protesters detained for rapping China over South China Sea case-Reuters | Jul 17, 2016 About 20 Vietnamese demonstrators were detained on Sunday while trying to hold a protest against China’s rejection of an international court decision that denied its vast claims in the South China Sea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, deciding a case lodged by the Philippines, ruled last week […]
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