Defendants in Vietnam's Dong Tam trial stand to hear their sentences in a court in Hanoi, Sept. 14, 2020.

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Family members were not informed of the hearing date, learning about it only from the lawyers representing their relatives in court.

Vietnamese foreign minister Pham Binh Minh is shown in a Sept. 30, 2020 photo.

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2021-02-23

Vietnam's foreign minister Pham Binh Minh says Vietnam's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic protects the people's 'freedoms and rights.'

General Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of Vietnam's Committee for Propaganda and Education, is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnam Appoints Military General Country’s New Propaganda Chief

2021-02-19

Independent journalists in Vietnam predict stricter controls over political dissent and a tighter management of articles about Vietnam's politically sensitive relationship with China.

Jailed blogger Le Anh Hung is shown at right, with visiting family members shown in the photo at left.

Jailed Vietnamese Blogger Held in Isolation, Denied Visits in Mental Hospital

2021-02-18

Le Anh Hung is being held in psychiatric care as a 'political case,' a hospital official tells friends who attempt to visit.

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong visits municipal officials in Hanoi, Vietnam for Tet, the Lunar New Year, Feb. 12, 2021.

Vietnamese Top Leaders Ignore COVID-19 Protocol During Lunar New Year Holiday

2021-02-16

Maskless visits to crowded areas stoke ire on social media.

Vietnamese journalist and blogger Phan Bui Bao Thy is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnamese State Media Bloggers Held on Defamation Charge for Criticizing Officials

2021-02-16

Phan Bui Bao Thy and Le Anh Dung are charged with posting articles criticizing provincial officials for corruption.

A farmer tends peach blossom flowers for sale ahead of the Vietnamese "Tet" (Lunar New Year festival), in a field in Hanoi, Vietnam February 7, 2018.

Coronavirus Crushes Lunar New Year’s Flower Sales in Vietnam

2021-02-12

Growers at Tet flower fairs say COVID-19 has left few customers in the streets.

A Chinese government staff member adjusts U.S. and Chinese national flags after a strategic meeting between officials of the two countries, in a file photo.

Report: Trust in US Soars Among Southeast Asians, Wanes Toward China

2021-02-11

Beijing’s political dominance is seen as threat to sovereignty of nations in region, survey finds.

Vietnamese police officers stand outside the North Korean embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 26, 2019.

Vietnamese Police Say Prisoner Died After a Fall, Revising Earlier Suicide Claim

2021-02-11

Duong Quoc Minh’s family said his body was badly bruised.

Medical workers test for COVID-19 at Vietnam's Communist Party Congress, Jan. 29, 2021.

COVID-19 Cases Surge in Vietnam as Laos Receives More Vaccine From China

2021-02-08

More cases are discovered following a renewed outbreak of the pandemic, with at least ten infections diagnosed in one day in Ho Chi Minh City.

A health worker takes swab sample of a member of the press to test for COVID-19 in the venue of Vietnam Communist party congress in Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

New COVID-19 Outbreak Spurs Vietnam to Order Citizen Health Declarations

2021-02-03

Residents must submit declarations or lose telecommunication services.

Nguyen Phu Trong (third from left) is congratulated on being named for a third time as general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Jan. 31, 2021.

Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief Keeps His Job in ‘Rule-Breaking’ Leadership Meeting

2021-02-01

Nguyen Phu Trong is named to a historic third term as Party general secretary, violating Party regulations that only two terms can be served.

Vietnamese independent journalist Nguyen Tuong Thuy is shown on trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Jan. 5, 2021.

Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger Refuses to Appeal Sentence, Destroys Petition Form

2021-01-29

Nguyen Tuong Thuy, jailed for 11 years, refuses to appeal his sentence after prison guards tell him what to write on his petition form.

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Vietnamese City on Lockdown After New Coronavirus Outbreak

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