UK to stop bilateral aid program for Vietnam since 2016-China.org.cn | Mar 02, 2015 The United Kingdom (UK) will stop aid program for Vietnam from March 2016, according to a press release out here on Friday. The cease of the aid program is to recognize Vietnam’s progress in fulfilling the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, said the press release posted on the website of […]
The UK and Vietnam commit to strengthening relationship-GOV | Feb 27, 2015 The Strategic Dialogue discussed issues such as trade and prosperity, defence, organised crime and illegal migration, as well as developing cooperation on defence, education, science and innovation. The Strategic Dialogue was also an opportunity for the UK and Vietnam to share views on global challenges such as ISIL, Syria, Iraq, […]
Vietnam’s lawmakers debate protection of human rights of people in detention-TUOI TRE NEWS | UPDATED : 02/28/2015 14:31 GMT + 7 The chairman of the NA’s Justice Committee, Nguyen Van Hien, agreed with the need to have the law, requesting that the Government should promulgate regulations on specific rights of people in temporary detention or arrest based on the relevant provisions of the 2013 Constitution. People […]
Deputy FM leads delegation to UN human rights meeting-HA NOI (VNS) — Feb 28, 2015 On the agenda are human rights, access to information, freedom of expression, privacy, legal instruments, privacy and data retention This is the second year that Viet Nam is a member of the UN Commission on Human Rights. Cuong will deliver a speech, hold bilateral meetings and talk with […]
Vietnam: Amnesty International Report 2014/15-Amnesty International | Feb 25, 2015 Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Head of state: Truong Tan Sang Head of government: Nguyen Tan Dung Background Viet Nam was elected to the UN Human Rights Council in January for a two-year term. In June Viet Nam rejected 45 of 227 recommendations made by the Working Group on […]
Cambodia Deports Four Ethnic Montagnards to Vietnam-RFA | Feb 25, 2015 “The police arrested them—I just received confirmation from the provincial police,” he said. “They deported them, but I didn’t ask for details because it is police business.” The move marks the second time this month that Cambodian authorities have deported a group of Montagnards to Vietnam’s Central Highlands after a […]
Vietnam always sticks to commitment to UN Charter’s principles: diplomat-TuoitreNews | UPDATED : 02/25/2015 16:35 GMT + 7 Guided by the purposes and principles of its Charter, the UN has developed to be truly universal and indispensable in coordinating international efforts to deal with global challenges, Ambassador Nga said in her statement at the event. The UN and its members have continuously worked to cope […]
Controversial Vietnamese Photo Taken Offline After Backlash-Colin Nguyen, VOA Vietnamese 24 February 2015 The image went viral on Vietnamese blogs, sparking heated debate on the morality of Vietnamese officials. Blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh, the former managing editor at Thanh Nien, one of the most popular newspapers in Vietnam, said the public is shocked at the luxury seen in the photo. “It […]
Vietnam Human Right Defenders’ Weekly Feb 16-22: Chief-Editor of Nguoi Cao Tuoi Newspaper Dismissed and Probed-=========== Feb 16, 2015========== Nguoi Cao Tuoi Newspaper Chief-Editor Dismissed, Probed Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication has dismissed Kim Quoc Hoa from the post chief-editor of the Nguoi Cao Tuoi (Elderly) newspaper while police investigation agency starts to probe him for allegation. The newspaper had posted a number of articles which accused many high-ranking […]
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