On April 14, Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung was detained and probed for allegedly „taking bribes“ to approve permits for companies to conduct so-called „citizen rescue“ flights during the COVID-19 pandemic. The electronic information portal of the Ministry…
The Vietnamese army is conducting a live-fire exercise in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh, and according to experts, this move is in response to China’s aggressive behaviors. On April 8, news of a live-fire drill by the Vietnamese…
Whether Vietnam was forced or volunteered, the consequences of all three votes by Vietnam’s representative at the UN General Assembly were incalculable. One of the dangerous consequences for Vietnam is the change of the strategic chessboard in the South China…
Phu Cat Airport in Quy Nhon in Vietnam’s central region will be closed on April 11-21 to serve defense drills with live ammunition. Vietnam’s state-controlled media reported citing an announcement on April 8 by Phu Cat Airport and Vietnam Airlines…
On April 7, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly voted to expel Russia from the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on accusations of human rights violations in Ukraine, with 93 votes in favor, 24 votes against, and 58 abstentions. Vietnam was…
It is worth noting that Vietnam, along with China, and North Korea… are among the 24 countries that voted against this resolution, even though Hanoi had twice abstained before to show its neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to experts,…
Observers in Vietnam and abroad commented to VOA that the Vietnamese government has „moved closer“ to Russia, and decided to „pick sides“ with Moscow, instead of following the majority according to common sense in the vote on April 7 at…
Defend the Defenders, Press Release, April 3, 2022 For immediate release According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of March 31, 2022, Vietnam’s communist regime is holding at least 253 prisoners of conscience in prisons or other forms of detention.…
Ukraine’s current position between the West and Russia is reminiscent of the position of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, in the US-China strategic war. Connecting the tension system between the two largest powers in the world today, starting from the Cold…
US’s Forbes magazine has just announced the list of the world’s richest billionaires in 2022, of which Vietnam has 7 billionaires, the highest number so far despite the pandemic and war affecting the world in the past year. Billionaire Pham…
