The European parliament has chastised Vietnam for a government crackdown against activists in the Southeast Asian country and called on EU member states to condemn the campaign ahead of a major ruling ... ( read original story ...)
1971: After 2 Years and 100 Sessions, Vietnam Peace Talks Remain Deadlocked
A spokesman for the United States said, “Nothing transpired to any news value” in the five-hour meeting in Paris, during which the sides reiterated already well-known positions. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Jails Environmental Activist for 7 Years Over Facebook Posts
A Vietnamese court sentenced an activist to seven years in prison Wednesday over her Facebook posts criticizing economic and cyber security laws, the government’s handling of the pandemic, and ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Supplier Foxconn To Build $270 Million Plant In Vietnam Amid U.S.-China Tensions
The new plant will be located in the rural province of Bac Giang, just outside Hanoi, and will be able to manufacture eight million units annually. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam tightens rules on in-storage aircraft
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued a directive on aircraft storage and maintenance, requiring that airlines rotate between in-service and stored aircraft every month. ( read original story ...)
Wanted: Communist Party Leadership to Keep Vietnam in Sweet Spot Amid U.S.-China Tensions
The Communist Party's 13th Congress, from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, will cement leadership looking to leverage Vietnam's economic success to bolster legitimacy. Key to that will be the challenge of balancing ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bating Filipino’: MPs in Philippines pass bill to create new Covid-safe greeting
Contactless greeting will help fight pandemic, say MPs of worst-hit country in south-east Asia, though some people would prefer more action on a vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
New Philippines development plan focuses on education, social security
Enhancing social security and improving the delivery of education will be priorities in human development in the next two years, according to the National Economic and Development Authority . ( read original story ...)
No safe space for Philippines’ Indigenous youth as military allowed on campus
MANILA — Indigenous youths harboring from a military-led counterinsurgency in the Philippines may soon lose the only safe space they have known for the past two years. Under a nearly 40-year pact, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan denies as ‘categorically untrue’ report Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled
The event originally planned for 2020 were delayed 10 months ago following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)