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Vietnam officials monitor funeral for head of banned Buddhist church

Vietnam officials monitor funeral for head of banned Buddhist church

The Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam was effectively banned in 1981 when it declined to join the state-sanctioned church.

Vietnam lawmakers pass law creating new grassroots security force

Vietnam lawmakers pass law creating new grassroots security force

Neighborhood-based members will wear uniforms and will supplement full-time commune police officers.

Vietnam, Japan upgrade relations to highest level

Vietnam, Japan upgrade relations to highest level

The move comes as Asian nations seek to strengthen and de-risk supply chains that have relied heavily on China.

Thai police arrest 11 Montagnards near Bangkok

Thai police arrest 11 Montagnards near Bangkok

The move is a concern to thousands of Vietnamese in Thailand.

Vietnamese rescued from Myanmar casinos stuck in war zone

In a video, they ask Vietnamese officials to intervene so they can return home.

Former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Viet Dung flees Vietnam for Thailand

Former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Viet Dung flees Vietnam for Thailand

‘If I stayed in Vietnam, I would have faced a lot of difficulties, and could be rearrested at any time.’

China's President Xi Jinping (seated) speaks to Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the APEC-ASEAN dialogue, on the sidelines of the APEC summit, in Danang, Vietnam, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017.

China’s top diplomat visits Vietnam ahead of likely Xi trip

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Wang Yi is set to meet Vietnam’s president and party secretary.

Y Quynh Bdap, co-founder of Montagnards Stand For Justice, in an undated photo.

Six more Montagnards wanted by Vietnamese police in Dak Lak attacks

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The armed assaults on two government facilities in June left 9 people dead.

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Vietnamese stranded in Myanmar war zone plead for help from Vietnam’s government

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What’s behind the latest corruption trial in Hanoi?

What’s behind the latest corruption trial in Hanoi?

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Land reclamation sweepstakes

Land reclamation sweepstakes
China, Vietnam hold joint patrols in the Gulf of Tonkin

China, Vietnam hold joint patrols in the Gulf of Tonkin

The two countries hold two joint patrols back-to-back amid tensions in the South China Sea.

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the honor guard during a welcome ceremony for Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 22, 2023.

Asia's communist regimes are breaking their intergenerational social contracts

China, Laos and Vietnam have set aside norms on power transfer and kept elders in charge.

Containers are transferred from a truck to a cargo ship at the international cargo terminal of a port in Haiphong, Vietnam, Aug. 12, 2019.

Vietnamese exports come under tight scrutiny by US customs

Members of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ gather for Christmas 2022.

Dak Lak authorities intensify repression against Vietnam’s Church of Christ

Truong My Lan, chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group.

Embezzlement case shines light on Vietnamese corruption

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Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again

Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again

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