Vietnam

Vietnam Issues Social Media ‘Code of Conduct,’ Putting Repression Into Rules

The move forbids the posting of 'inappropriate' content and encourages account holders to inform on other users.

A vaccination site in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in a file photo.

Vietnam to Use Japan-Donated Vaccines in Three Epicenters of Fourth COVID-19 Wave

2021-06-17

Police officer who issued IDs tested positive had contact with 6,000 people.

Vietnamese independent journalists Nguyen Thanh Nha, Nguyen Phuoc Trung Bao, and Doan Kien Giang are shown left to right in undated photos.

Vietnam’s ‘Clean Newspaper’ Writers May Face Additional Charges

2021-06-16

A search of one reporter's home uncovered confidential government papers, with police now calling for a new investigation, state media say,

Nguyen Phuong Hang and her husband Huynh Uy Dung in a recent livestreamed video.

Hackers Target State-Run Voice of Vietnam After Reports Critical of Popular Livestreamer

2021-06-15

Information ministry directs local authorities to tighten controls on ‘unlawful information.’

Vietnamese bloggers Nguyen Tuong Thuy (L), Le Huu Minh Tuan (3rd L), and Pham Chi Dung (R) face trial on anti-state charges at the courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, Jan. 5, 2021.

Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger Suffering From Poor Hygienic Conditions in Prison

2021-06-15

Nguyen Tuong Thuy has contracted scabies while in jail, his wife says.

Vietnamese Facebook user Chung Hoang Chuong is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnamese Facebook User Released From Prison One Month Early

2021-06-14

Chung Hoang Chuong had posted articles online that authorities said had 'distorted' the official account of the deadly Jan. 9, 2020 land-rights clash at Dong Tam Commune.

Vietnamese journalist Le Van Dung is shown next to the warrant calling for his arrest.

Vietnamese Police Issue Nationwide ‘Special Warrant’ for Fugitive Journalist

2021-06-02

The special warrant and widespread media coverage are typically used only in the case of dangerous criminals, one source says.

Dang Hoang Minh is shown at his trial in the Hau Giang People's Court, June 2, 2021.

Vietnamese Facebook User Draws Seven-Year Prison Term for ‘Anti-State’ Writings

2021-06-02

Dang Hoang Minh is the latest to be jailed for writings 'opposing the State' under Article 117 of Vietnam's Penal Code.

Vietnamese independent journalist Le Van Dung is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnamese Police Go to Arrest Journalist, Miss Him at Home

2021-05-26

Independent journalist Le Van Dung had used Facebook to transmit information on social issues such as land disputes and corruption.

Authorities guard a group of Vietnamese detained in Batam, Riau Islands province, for fishing in Indonesian waters, March 4, 2020.

Indonesia: Vietnam Has Not Repatriated 500 Fishermen

2021-05-24

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Hanoi flew home fishermen within a couple of months of their detention, Jakarta said.

A voting station is shown in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, May 23, 2021.

Sight-Impaired Vietnamese Woman Put ‘On Report’ For Failure to Vote

2021-05-24

Do Le Na, wife of a jailed 'unapproved' candidate for election to the National Assembly, said that election workers came to her home, urging her to vote.