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The journalists were convicted at one-day trial and sentenced to between 11 and 15 years in jailA court in Vietnam has sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding the…
Read MoreAmnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimesFacebook and YouTube are complicit in “censorship and repression on an industrial scale” in Vietnam, according to a report by Amnesty International that accuses the…
Read MoreStorm forecast to hit the country on Sunday morning with winds of up to 150 kphVietnamese authorities have ordered 460,000 people in the country’s central region to be ready for evacuation ahead of Typhoon Vamco, after the storm killed at least 42 peop…
Read MoreAt least 15 already confirmed dead in central Quang Nam province following torrential rains brought by strongest storm in decadesRescue teams in Vietnam have used heavy machinery to search for survivors buried under landslides triggered by torrential r…
Read MoreMore than 100 so far reported dead or missing after two storms destroy homes and leave trail of destruction Floods and landslides in Vietnam are reported to have left at least 102 people dead or missing, while tens of thousands of people have lost thei…
Read MorePham Doan Trang was charged with opposing the state just after the country held talks with the US on human rightsVietnamese authorities have arrested Pham Doan Trang – one of the nation’s most prominent independent journalists.Trang was detained on Tue…
Read MoreUsed contraceptives found in warehouse in Binh Duong province were boiled, dried and resoldPolice in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported.Footage by state-owned Vietna…
Read MorePrison sentences range from two-and-a-half years and seven-and-a-half years for role in 2019 operation in which 39 people diedVietnam has jailed four people over their roles in the death of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated truck in Britain last year…
Read MoreNguyen Van Chien, 92, from Vietnam, believes it was his calling to never cut, wash or comb his hair While coronavirus lockdowns caused many men across the world to grow their hair longer than usual, none compare with Nguyen Van Chien: the 92-year-old f…
Read MoreUN says getting students safely back to classroom must be ‘top priority’; France says ‘situation is precarious’; record fines for isolation breaches in AustraliaTrump on the ropes in interview over US death tollSix months on, victories remain fragileUK…
Read MoreXinjiang records 112 local transmissions; UN says millions could be forced into poverty in south-east Asia; Indonesia extends restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has recorded its highest daily total of new Covi…
Read MoreFirst local case in three months reported over the weekend in holiday spot of Da NangCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVietnam is on high alert and bracing for a rise in coronavirus cases, after local media reported that infec…
Read MoreNation brings in strict new measures and evacuates 80,000 people from city of DanangCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVietnam is evacuating 80,000 people from the central city of Danang and reimposing disease-prevention measur…
Read MoreCountry cracking down on illegal wildlife trade after coronavirus originated in Chinese wet marketVietnam has banned all imports of wild animals, dead or alive, and announced a crackdown on illegal wildlife markets as part of efforts to reduce the risk…
Read MoreGwent police say it is Vietnam’s first prosecution of a citizen for a crime committed in UKA Vietnamese national has been jailed in his home country for killing a compatriot in south Wales 14 years ago, following an unprecedented cross-border investiga…
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