Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Laos, Vietnam troops kill four Hmong Christians: NGO

Laotian and Vietnamese troops have killed four Hmong Christian women after confiscating their Bible, a US rights group said Friday, condemning growing persecutions of people for their faith in Laos.
 

Prominent Vietnam dissident jailed for seven years

The son of a Vietnamese revolutionary leader was jailed for seven years on Monday for spreading anti-state propaganda, in one of the communist nation's most politically charged cases in years.
 

Cambodia jails opposition leader in absentia

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced fugitive opposition leader Sam Rainsy to 10 years in jail for forging and publishing a false map of the border with Vietnam.
 

Cambodia jails opposition leader in absentia

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced fugitive opposition leader Sam Rainsy to 10 years in jail for forging and publishing a false map of the border with Vietnam.
 

Vietnam president praises Cambodia cooperation: state TV

Vietnam's president praised cooperation with neighbouring Cambodia Tuesday during a private visit by former king Norodom Sihanouk and members of his royal family, state television reported.
 

Vietnam denies responsibility for hackings

Vietnam denies responsibility for hackings, spread of malware. Vietnam has dismissed what it called "groundless" implications it used malicious computer programs to hack Web sites and spy on political opponents.
 

Vietnam denies Google's hacking accusation

Vietnam denies Google's accusations about hacking computers of political foes. Vietnam has dismissed what it called "groundless" accusations from Google and McAfee that the communist country had apparently used malicious computer programs to hack Web sites and spy on political opponents.
 

Vietnam rejects Google hacking accusation

Vietnam has rejected accusations by Internet giant Google that Vietnamese computer users have been spied on and political blogs hacked into.
 

Vietnam rejects Google hacking accusation

Vietnam has rejected accusations by Internet giant Google that Vietnamese computer users have been spied on and political blogs hacked into.
 

Google: Online attacks aimed at Vietnam's critics

Google alleges Vietnam government cyberattacks targeting opponents of sensitive mine project. Google Inc. accused Vietnam on Wednesday of stifling political dissent with cyberattacks, the latest complaint by the Internet giant against a communist regime following a public dispute with China over online censorship.
 

Web attacks hit Vietnam bauxite activists: Google

HANOI (Reuters) - Google Inc has said it identified cyber attacks aimed at silencing opposition to a Vietnamese government-led bauxite mining project involving a major Chinese firm, and said they were similar to those at the heart of the company's friction with Beijing.
 

Google says Vietnam political blogs hacked

Internet giant Google says Vietnamese computer users have been spied on and political blogs hacked in attacks which a leading web security firm suspects are linked to the Vietnamese government.
 

Google: Critics of Vietnam mine face online attack

Google: Online attacks aimed at opponents of sensitive Vietnam mine project. Google Inc. says malicious software has been used to spy on Vietnamese computer users opposed to a controversial bauxite mine in the Southeast Asian country. Computer security firm McAfee said the perpetrators may be linked to the communist government.
 

Vietnam says booting Buddhist monks not repression

Vietnamese official says evicting Buddhist monks just the law, not religious repression. Monks following a world-famous Buddhist teacher are being evicted from a Vietnamese monastery for failing to clear their activities with the government, an official said Tuesday, but he denied the dispute was about religious freedom.
 

Global lawyers' group brands Vietnam arrest 'arbitrary'

A global association of lawyers says Vietnam's "arbitrary" arrest of a human rights lawyer contravenes international legal standards and the country's own constitution.
 

Global lawyers group slams Vietnam on arrests

A global association of lawyers says Vietnam's "arbitrary" arrest of a human rights lawyer contravenes international legal standards and the country's own constitution.
 

Vietnam arrests defender of pro-democracy activists

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have arrested a lawyer who defended pro-democracy activists, accusing him of working with "hostile" outside forces to sabotage the state and slandering leaders including the country's prime minister.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
FlagCoat of arms
MottoĐộc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
"Independence - Freedom - Happiness"
AnthemTiến Quân Ca
"Army March" (first verse)
Location of  Vietnam  (green)

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]

CapitalHanoi
21°2′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.85°E / 21.033; 105.85
Largest cityHo Chi Minh City
Official languagesVietnamese
Official scriptsVietnamese alphabet
DemonymVietnamese
GovernmentSocialist republic,1
Single-party communist state
 - PresidentNguyễn Minh Triết
 - Vice PresidentNguyễn Thị Doan
 - Prime MinisterNguyễn Tấn Dũng
 - General Secretary of CPVNông Đức Mạnh
 - National Assembly ChairmanNguyễn Phú Trọng
LegislatureNational Assembly of Vietnam
Formation
 - Đại Việt1054 
 - French annexation1853 to 1883 
 - Independence from France2 September 1945 
 - Reunification30 April 1975 
 - Current constitution19 December 1980 
Area
 - Total331,690 km2 (65th)
128,527 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.3
Population
 - 1 April 2009 census85,789,573 (13th)[1] 
 - Density259/km2 (46th)
667/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total$240.757 billion[2] (44th)
 - Per capita$2,793[2] (129th)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
 - Total$89.829 billion[2] (60th)
 - Per capita$1,042[2] (139th)
Gini (2002)37 (medium) (59th)
HDI (2007) 0.725[3] (medium) (116th)
Currencyđồng (₫) (VND)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC+7)
 - Summer (DST)No DST (UTC+7)
Drives on theright
Internet TLD.vn
Calling code84
1According to the official name and 1992 Constitution.