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Vietnam: A not so happy anniversary

May 4, 2015 The Australian Navy’s treatment of 46 Vietnamese asylum seekers in sending them back to their home country last month after a hurried

Time for the US to Get Tough on Vietnam

July 1, 2014 Ultimatum to change needed The United States’ engagement with Vietnam is, in large part, a failure. Hanoi continues to ply benefits from

Vietnam’s Angry Feet

June 6, 2013 Saigon, Vietnam — LAST month, Vietnamese courts imposed heavy sentences on two patriotic students in their early 20s who had been charged

Visiting colleagues in Vietnam

March 29, 2013 In Vietnam, critical writers and bloggers are systematically persecuted. Following the PEN Cards Promo, Maartje Duin went to Vietnam to interview them.

Vietnam’s Not-So-Rare Protests

July 30, 2012 Social media begins to drive opposition to the regime The citizen shall enjoy freedom of opinion and speech, . . . the

Vietnam’s blog shame

August 5, 2012 As a mother dies in protest at her daughter’s detention, it’s time for Britain to take a stand On 30 July, when

Easy Part Over for Vietnam

June 10, 2012 By Bridget O’Flaherty The optimism during Vietnam’s pre-2008 economic boom is over. The Communist Party knows it must take action. But it