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Vietnam vows safety crackdown after boat deaths
Feb 18, 2011 02:00 EST
Authorities in Vietnam on Friday vowed a safety crackdown on tour boats in its famed Halong Bay after 12 people, mostly foreign tourists, died when their vessel sank suddenly while they slept.
Jail, arrests contradict Vietnam rights commitments: US
Oct 28, 2010 10:48 EDT
The comment came as the wife of another dissident -- a former Communist Party official -- told AFP that he was the latest to be arrested.
Hanoi clamps down on Internet cafes
Aug 14, 2010 01:29 EDT
Authorities in the Vietnamese capital are clamping down on Internet cafes in what they say is a bid to address online gaming addiction and inappropriate content.
Vietnam steps up China-style Internet control
Jul 01, 2010 00:45 EDT
Blogger Nguyen Hue Chi is locked in an electronic game of cat and mouse with a mystery cyberattacker -- widely believed to be the government.
Vietnam asks China to return seized fishing boats
Dec 15, 2009 23:31 EST
Vietnam has asked China to return fishing boats and equipment it says were seized in waters around the disputed Paracel archipelago.
37 senators seek freedom for Vietnamese priest
Jul 01, 2009 20:14 EDT
37 senators ask Vietnam's president to free dissident Roman Catholic priest. Thirty-seven U.S. senators are asking Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet to release a dissident Roman Catholic priest serving prison and house arrest terms totaling 13 years.
CORRECTION: U.S. senators press Vietnam on jailed priest
Jul 01, 2009 18:58 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators urged Vietnam's president on Wednesday to free a Catholic priest as human rights groups said his imprisonment justified putting Hanoi on a U.S. religious freedom blacklist.
Vietnam asks China to free boat, fishermen
Jun 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Vietnam has asked China to release a fishing boat and 12 sailors detained about one week ago while fishing in waters around the Paracel archipelago.
Vietnam asks China to free boat, fishermen
Jun 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Vietnam has asked China to release a fishing boat and 12 sailors detained about one week ago while fishing in waters around the Paracel archipelago.
Austria: Police attack on US man brings up racism
Jun 22, 2009 00:01 EDT
Police attack on black American shows discrimination faced by ethnic minorities in Austria. Mike Brennan was getting off a Vienna subway when two undercover police officers pounced on him, mistaking him for a drug dealer. Months later, the 35-year-old black American is still recovering from his injuries ? and waiting for a satisfactory apology.
Austria: Police attack on US man brings up racism
Jun 21, 2009 14:46 EDT
Police attack on black American shows discrimination faced by ethnic minorities in Austria. Mike Brennan was getting off a Vienna subway when two undercover police officers pounced on him, mistaking him for a drug dealer. Months later, the 35-year-old black American is still recovering from his injuries ? and waiting for a satisfactory apology.
Vietnam, China agree to hotline: ministry
Mar 19, 2009 20:00 EDT
Vietnam and China have officially agreed to set up a hotline between leaders of the two countries, which fought a war in 1979, Vietnam's Foreign Ministry said Friday.
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