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September 2009
Vietnam teeters towards a currency crisis
Duy Hoang
September 21, 2009
Asia Times Online September 21, 2009 The Vietnamese currency, the dong, could face a significant devaluation given worsening macroeconomic conditions and deteriorating financial fundamentals. Vietnam
Eight Vietnam dissidents to be tried next week: relatives
AFP
September 18, 2009
HANOI, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – Eight Vietnamese dissidents, who allegedly hung banners on bridges and called for political pluralism, will be tried next week,
Australian MP demands an immediate release of all political prisoners in Vietnam
Luke Simpkins
September 18, 2009
14th September 2009 Mr Nguyen Minh Triet c/o Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 6 Timbarra Cresent O’MALLEY ACT 2606 Dear Mr Nguyen, My
Rep. Loretta Sanchez Calls for Meaningful Internet Freedom in Vietnam
Loretta Sanchez
September 17, 2009
September 15, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) today criticized the Government of Vietnam for forcing imprisoned Vietnamese bloggers to denounce their right
Father Ly Faces Acute Illness in Communist Prison
FNA
September 16, 2009
August 28, 2009 On Aug. 24, 2009, Father Nguyen Van Ly’s sister, accompanied by her son, made a visit to Father Ly at the Ba
Show Trial Set for Six Vietnamese Democracy Activists
Viet Tan
September 16, 2009
September 16, 2009 A group of Vietnamese activists will be brought to trial on September 24, 2009 in Haiphong according to family sources. Writer Nguyen
New Vietnam law shuts down independent think tank
DPA
September 15, 2009
September 15, 2009 Hanoi – Vietnam’s only independent domestic economic think tank has closed because of a new regulation limiting the activities of scientific and
Chinese shadow over Vietnamese repression
Shawn Crispin
September 12, 2009
Asia Times Online September 12, 2009 A crackdown on anti-China sentiment in Vietnam signals factional politicking inside the ruling Communist Party ahead of the next
Blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (pen name Mother Mushroom)
Viet Tan
September 11, 2009
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, 30 years old, was arrested at midnight on September 2, 2009 in her home in Nha Trang, a coastal city in
A crackdown on online patriotism
The Economist
September 11, 2009
Sep 10th 2009 | HANOI IN A country as fiercely patriotic as Vietnam, you would expect the government to cheer a plan by citizens to
