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Vietnamese Social Media Platform Fined, Suspended Over Vague ‘Violations’

The move comes amid a further government tightening of controls over news and information sharing online.

A Vietnamese health care worker checks the temperature of a woman filling out a health declaration form outside the Hanoi General Hospital before entering the medical facility in Hanoi, May 5, 2021.

COVID-19 Worries in Vietnam as Hospital Spawns New Round of Cases

2021-05-06

Fifteen cities and provinces trace cases back to of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Vietnamese land-rights activists Can Thi Theu (left) and Trinh Ba Tu are shown at their trial in Hoa Binh province, May 5, 2021.

Vietnamese Mother, Son Draw Eight-Year Prison Terms for Land-Rights Activism

2021-05-05

The pair had worked to raise awareness of the socially and politically explosive issue of land grabs in the country of 95 million people.

Vietnamese land-rights activist Can Thi Theu (right) is shown with her sons Trinh Ba Tu (left) and Trinh Ba Phuong (center) in an undated photo.

Vietnamese Land Rights Activists Set for Trial on Wednesday

2021-05-04

Can Thi Theu and her son Trinh Ba Tu had posted articles about the deadly land-rights clash last year at Dong Tam commune, and had tried to raise awareness of the incident with foreign embassies and other international groups.

A fisherman repairs his boat in a file photo from April 2015 showing the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, at Masinloc, Zambales, in the Philippines, April 22, 2015.

Vietnam Protests Renewal of China’s Fishing Ban in South China Sea

2021-04-29

The fishing ban is typically opposed by neighboring countries, including Vietnam and the Philippines, who reject China’s assertion of its jurisdiction over contested waters.

Dong Tam land-clash defendants stand to hear their sentences at their trial in Hanoi, Sept. 14, 2020.

Dong Tam Prisoners Sent to New Jails Far From Home

2021-04-29

The move separates the prisoners from each other and makes it harder for relatives to visit, one family member says.

Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu stands trial April 23, 2021 at the People's Court in Phu Yen province, Vietnam.

Vietnamese Journalist Gets Eight Years for ‘Anti-State’ Writings

2021-04-23

Tran Thi Tuyet had published more than 25 stories and videos on Facebook and YouTube prior to her August 2020 arrest.

A man wearing a protective mask reads newspaper, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, at the Da Nang airport in Danang city, Vietnam February 23, 2020.

Human Rights Law NGO Hits Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand for Using Coronavirus to Control Media

2021-04-22

Phnom Penh, Hanoi and Bangkok passed vaguely worded media laws during the pandemic that allow them to ban specific content.

Vietnamese blogger Le Thi Binh is shown at her trial in Can Tho City, April 22, 2021.

Vietnamese Facebook User Jailed for Two Years for ‘Abusing Democratic Rights’

2021-04-22

Le Thi Binh had posted article and livestream videos online calling for a multiparty political system to replace Vietnam's one-party communist state.

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

Three Vietnamese Journalists Arrested Over Reporting on ‘Toll Booth’ Schemes

2021-04-21

They are tied to online reports on newly built highways linked to protests by motorists over 'unfair' toll collections.

Satellite image from December 2020 showing Woody Island in the Paracel Islands, which serves as the central hub of Sansha City.

How China is Leveraging Foreign Technology to Dominate the South China Sea

2021-04-21

Cutting edge technology from the United States and other foreign countries is helping China assert its sweeping maritime and territorial claims in the contested South China Sea, a Radio Free Asia investigation has found.

Independent journalist Nguyen Tuong Thuy is shown at his trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Jan. 5, 2021.

Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger ‘Haggard,’ Showing Signs of Mental Decline at An Phuoc

2021-04-19

Nguyen Tuong Thuy appears frail and forgetful during a recent meeting with his wife, who says she hopes his health will improve in his new prison.

Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger Moved to New, ‘Better’ Prison

2021-04-15

Nguyen Tuong Thuy, who is serving an 11-year sentence for 'anti-state' writings, is being held at An Phuoc prison in Binh Duong province, his wife says.

Vietnamese Facebook user Nguyen Van Son Trung is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnamese Facebook User Freed After Five Days of Questioning by Police

2021-04-15

Nguyen Van Son Trung was illegally detained by police and questioned over Facebook posts discussing the procedure for self-nominating candidates to Vietnam's National Assembly and People's Councils.

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