Month: May 2016

Vietnam After Obama

May 30, 2016 Obama’s Vietnam visit could nudge domestic change while pushing Hanoi away from Beijing When Xi Jinping paid…

Vietnam restricted access to Facebook during Obama visit: activists

May 26, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO | BY YASMEEN ABUTALEB The Vietnamese government restricted access to Facebook Inc inside Vietnam for…

From Team Hillary to Vietnam Lobbyist

Betsy Woodruff May 25, 2016 Did a lobbying firm close to Hillary Clinton help seal the deal to lift the…

Ahead of National Assembly election, Vietnamese authorities resort to “ballot stuffing” on independent platform for political expression

May 22, 2016 On the eve of the National Assembly elections in Vietnam, state-sponsored hackers fail to shut down the…

Amid Protests, Vietnamese Look to Obama’s Visit

Vietnam’s people hope Obama will voice support for their calls to remedy an environmental disaster. By Duyen Bui May 18,…

Voting app for political expression has launched ahead of Vietnam’s National Assembly Election

May 18, 2016 The Lá Phiếu (Ballot) app is now available on Google Play, allowing smartphone users to cast their…

Rep. Loretta Sanchez leads bipartisan letter urging President Obama to raise human rights concerns in Vietnam

May 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, today…

Five Things to Know About Việt Nam’s Dead Fish

Dead fish are flooding the news. All the information, speculation, and outrage can get overwhelming, so let me break it…

Vietnamese Have High Expectations for Obama Visit

Viet Tan brings you the latest analysis on pressing issues in Vietnam. An overwhelming majority of Vietnamese said they are…

Two journalists arrested while covering ecological disaster in Vietnam

Bangkok, May 4, 2015 - The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the arrest of two journalists amid a wider crackdown…

Vietnam Fish Deaths Cast Suspicion on Formosa Steel Plant

In central Vietnam, fish are dying on a massive scale, and locals suspect pollution is the cause. By Linh Tong…