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Trade pact neither free nor fair

March 17, 2009 People don’t go skiing in Vietnam, yet Hanoi imposes taxes 40 per cent on imported ski boots, and Cambodia charges 15 per

Vietnam bauxite plan opens pit of concern

March 16, 2009 Asia Times Online One of Vietnam’s most verdant regions faces severe ecological damage if the government moves ahead with its multi-billion dollar

Freedom House: No Freedom in Vietnam

March 11th, 2009 Translated by Radio New Horizon Freedom House, an international organization that concerns itself with freedom and democracy worldwide, recently released their reports

IPA Protests Ban on Vietnamese Publisher

Geneva, 20 February – For immediate release Deeply concerned about the 3-month ban imposed on the Da Nang Publishing House in Vietnam, the International Publishers

Why Vietnam Must Remember February 17

Danger lies in forgetting a cruel war By Pham Hong Son, The Epoch Times, Feb 15, 2009 HANOI—February 17 marks the 30th anniversary day of

Mr. Obama, Set Vietnam Free

January 30, 2009 Wall Street Journal American soft power can spur democratic change. For anyone watching Barack Obama’s inaugural address last week from an unfree

Interview of Australian MP Luke Simpkins

Last week, during the official visit of Australian Parliamentary delegation to Vietnam, Mr. Luke Simpkins of the Australian Liberal Party met with democracy activists as