Category: Society
Vietnam’s flood death toll rises to 15, more rains forecast
The death toll from floods and landslides in Vietnam rose to 15 on Tuesday with authorities warning the toll could go higher with more torrential rains forecast for the worst [...]
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Floods, landslides in northern Vietnam kill 7, leave 12 missing
Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed at least seven people and left 12 missing in northern Vietnam since Saturday, the government’s [...]
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Vietnam busts $26 mn online betting ring: state media
Vietnamese police broke up an online football gambling ring worth around $26 million, arresting four people as authorities look to stop black market betting that surges [...]
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Thousands hold peaceful protests in Vietnam against foreign investment plans
Thousands of people in central Vietnam demonstrated peacefully on Sunday against government plans to lease new economic zones to foreign investors, witnesses told Reuters, a [...]
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American Will Nguyen held in Vietnam after protests
An American is being held for “disrupting public order” in Vietnam after joining recent economic protests. Will Nguyen, 32, was detained on Sunday in HCM City [...]
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Anti-China protests in Vietnam set to aggravate tensions with Beijing
Around 100 arrested during demonstrations over draft law for special economic zones that workers fear will be dominated by Chinese interests Vietnam’s worst flare-up of [...]
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Anti-China protests in Vietnam set to aggravate tensions with Beijing
Vietnam’s worst flare-up of anti-Chinese sentiment in years could strain already troubled relations with the country’s powerful neighbour, as the government tries [...]
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Vietnam cybersecurity law a devastating blow to freedom: Amnesty
New law aims to prevent users from organising online for anti-state purposes and spreading false information. The passing of a new cybersecurity law by the Vietnamese [...]
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Vietnam’s new cyber security law draws concern for restricting free speech
Big tech firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter have expressed major concern after Vietnam’s government passed a law that promises to introduce tighter [...]
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Vietnam lawmakers approve cyber law clamping down on tech firms, dissent
Vietnamese legislators approved a cybersecurity law on Tuesday that tightens control of the internet and global tech companies operating in the Communist-led country, raising [...]
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Vietnam passes cybersecurity law despite privacy concerns
Vietnamese legislators on Tuesday passed a contentious cybersecurity law, which critics say will hurt the economy and further restrict freedom of expression. The law requires [...]
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Vietnam detains 100 after anti-China economic zone protests turn violent
Scores of people have been detained by Vietnamese police amid protests against plans for special economic zones (SEZs) that many fear will be dominated by Chinese investors. [...]
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Vietnam police break up protest over controversial draft law
Police broke up a protest in Vietnam’s capital on Sunday and dragged away about 20 people as anger grows over a proposal to grant companies lengthy land leases. The [...]
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Vietnam tries to contain anti-China protests as plan for new economic zones sparks anger
Public anger mounts over a proposal to grant companies lengthy land leases, which some view as sweetheart deals for foreign and specifically Chinese firms Police in Vietnam [...]
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Vietnam police halt protests against new economic zones
Police in Vietnam detained more than a dozen protesters in the capital Hanoi on Sunday (June 10) and halted demonstrations in other cities against plans for new special [...]
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