Vietnam Today

Jailed Blogger Blasts Government

February 6, 2013 A prominent Vietnamese blogger’s critical note to the authorities finds its way out of prison. In a petition that has been smuggled

Vietnam Frees Rights Lawyer

February 6, 2013 The democracy activist had served three years of his five-year sentence for subversion. Vietnam on Wednesday freed a U.S.-trained human rights lawyer

Is Thanh the man?

January 26, 2013 A scandal-ridden party lashes out at dissent and tries to tackle corruption EARLIER this month Vietnam’s courts handed out long jail sentences