Commentary

Vietnamese Rights and Wrongs…

CHO LON, Vietnam—When President George W. Bush sits down with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet at the White House on Friday, it will be the

Vietnamese ’Democracy’ in Action

May 31, 2007 Wall Street Journal Asia The Vietnamese National Assembly elections on May 20 created a certain amount of publicity because 875 candidates were

Fight for the right to choose in Vietnam

May 23, 2007 Asia Times Online For many months, the ruling Communist Party in Vietnam had been promoting the National Assembly election that was held

Viet Nam: Silenced critics must be released

Public Statement AI Index: ASA 41/004/2007 (Public) News Service No: 081 24 April 2007 Vietnamese lawyers, trade unionists, religious leaders and Internet dissidents have been