Vietnam: Sustained EU pressure needed on human rights at upcoming dialogue-FIDH | Jan 16, 2015 Paris, Brussels, 16 January 2015: The European Union (EU) must use upcoming talks with Vietnam to demand that Hanoi urgently address serious human rights violations, FIDH and its member organization Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said today. The two organizations made the call ahead of the fifth EU-Vietnam Human […]
Vietnam ‘will not cooperate’ with any third country to contain China-SINA | Jan 16, 2015 Vietnam will not cooperate with the US and Japan to contain China, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho said on Wednesday, four days before the 65th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties. “Vietnam has always promoted an independent, peaceful and diverse foreign policy. The country has no […]
Vietnam PM Says Impossible to Ban Information via Social Networks-By KTT | Jan 16, 2015 Prohibiting the flow of information on social networks is impossible so state agencies have to release official information to guide the public opinions following unconfirmed news via the Internet, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said in at a government meeting on Jan 15. The agencies should timely release […]
Vietnamese Political Blog Creates a Stir-VOA | Jan 15, 2015 A blog with an anonymous author has emerged as a popular source for behind-the-scenes information on Vietnamese politics. Portrait of Power, or Chan Dung Quyen Luc, has attracted nearly 14 million visits since its launch a month ago. It publishes documents and photos alleging massive corruption among some cabinet members […]
Seven Vietnamese Get $23,300 Compensation for Justice Miscarriage in Murder Case-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jan 15, 2015 A group of seven Vietnamese in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have been compensated with VND500 million ($23,000) from the provincial People’s Procuracy for judicial miscarriage in a local murder case, state media reported. On Jan 14, Tran Van Do, Khau Soc, Tran Hol, Thach […]
Japan reveals record defence budget as tensions with China grow-Theguardian | Jan 14, 2015 Japan has announced its biggest ever defence budget in response to China’s increasing military influence in the region and Beijing’s claims to a group of disputed islands administered by Tokyo. The 4.98 trillion yen (US$ 42bn) budget approved by the cabinet on Wednesday is up 2% from last year and […]
Beijing leaves little room for compromise in South China Sea-Lowyinterpreter | Jan 12, 2015 Linda Jakobson’s recent report, China’s Unpredictable Maritime Security Actors, is an important contribution for China watchers, especially for those who seek to understand the relationship between Chinese actions associated with its maritime disputes in Asia and its broader strategic approach to the region. This relationship is an important policy question […]
Vietnam Strives to Tighten Control Over Press, Yet to Allow Independent Press-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jan 13, 2015 The ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has vowed to tighten control over press in a bid to prevent independent journalism although the freedom of expression is enshrined in the country’s Constitution. In his closing speech of the plenum of the party’s Central Committee on Jan 12, […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Jan 5-11, 2015: Political Dissident Tran Anh Kim Completes His 66-month Imprisonment-Defenders’ Weekly | Jan 11, 2015 ***********5/1/2014*********** Police in Southwestern region Concerned about Debut of Management Board of Orthodox Hòa Hảo Buddhist Church On Jan 02, the Orthodox Hòa Hảo Buddhist Church planned to hold a ceremony for debut of its Management board for the 2015-2018 period, however, authorities in the southwestern provinces ordered local […]
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