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New Regulations Improve the Vietnam Law on Access to Information

By DC Editors - April 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

New Vietnam regulations improve the law on access to information scoring from 69 to 76 points out of a possible total of 150 points on the RTI Rating.

UN Watchdog Blasts Vietnam Over Repression and Abuses

By DC Editors - April 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

U.N watchdog blasts Vietnam over repression and gross violations of human rights, including torture and executions for crimes that breech international law.

6 Vietnamese Political Activists Headed to Prison

By DC Editors - March 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

Six Vietnamese activists and bloggers are facing long prison sentences for their peaceful opposition, Human Rights Watch said today.

Dissident Blogger Appears in Vietnam Jail After Vanishing in Thailand

By DC Editors - March 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

A Vietnamese blogger who vanished in Thailand earlier this year is being held in a Hanoi prison, his friend and wife confirmed Thursday.

The Russian Science Keeping Dead Dictators Looking Fresh

By DC Editors - March 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Perhaps none of the communist legacies shared by Vietnam and North Korea highlighted during Kim Jong Un’s “goodwill visit” to Hanoi.

Kim Jong Un Impersonator Deported from Vietnam ahead of Summit

By DC Editors - February 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

Kim Jong Un impersonator deported from Vietnam ahead of summit before real North Korean leader meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi later this week.