Space limited for foreign press at rights lawyer’s trial
Hanoi- Two Western journalists are to be allowed to attend the Vietnam trial of a high-profile legal activist next week,
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Month: March 2011
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for
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Memorandum to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs: Joseph Y. Yun
Memorandum to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs: Joseph Y. Yun Meeting at the State
Read MoreTibetan monk self-immolates on anniversary of ’08 protests
BEIJING—The Chinese government said a young Tibetan Buddhist monk has died after setting himself on fire in a Tibetan area
Read MoreUN OKs ‘all necessary measures’ no-fly zone to protect Libyans
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday authorized “all necessary measures” including strikes by air and sea to protect civilians from
Read MoreChina’s Bubble Economy
China’s new aircraft carrier, similar to this one, provides the capability for new levels of power projection in the Asia-Pacific
Read MoreThree thousand workers in Vietnam strike at Japanese car plant
Hanoi – Nearly 3,000 workers at a Japanese car factory in Hanoi were in the second day of a wildcat
Read MoreThousands strike at Vietnam Yamaha plant
HANOI — Thousands of workers at a Yamaha motorcycle factory in Vietnam were on strike Tuesday demanding higher pay and
Read MoreTwo cyber-dissidents arrested arbitrarily for calling for Middle East-style protests
Because of their age and ill health, Reporters Without Borders urges the government to be lenient with two cyber-dissidents in
Read MoreInternet Freedom Under Threat
Internet freedom is under attack in many countries in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, for example, a webmaster is facing prosecution
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