Rappler's latest stories on Vietnam
Vietnam jails Facebook user for pro-democracy broadcasts
Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong's arrest follows the detention of a number of high-profile journalists and activists in recent months ahead of the regime's 5-yearly party congress, slated for next January
Vietnam economy unexpectedly expands, bucking global plunge
Vietnam's gross domestic product rises by 0.36% in the 2nd quarter of 2020, the lowest growth since 1991 but still better than expected
Vietnam warns of economic calamity at ASEAN summit
The immediate focus for the 10-member bloc is the crippling cost of the coronavirus, which has ravaged the economies of tourism and export-reliant countries such as Thailand and Vietnam
Vietnam's lychee crop not bearing fruit as prices slump
Vietnam usually exports more than $30 million worth of fresh lychees each season, but business is down as the coronavirus crisis triggers border closures
Welcome to China, Vietnam: Roaming texts greet officials arriving on Pag-asa Island
Pag-asa Island lies in an area of the West Philippine Sea where signals from other claimant countries overlap, and the strongest ones win out
Man wanted in Britain over 39 deaths 'organized' trafficking
Ronan Hughes faces extradition to Britain over a human smuggling case that saw 39 Vietnamese migrants discovered dead in a truck
Rappler Talk: Guy Thwaites on Vietnam’s effective strategy against coronavirus
What can countries learn from Vietnam? Catch Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug's interview with Guy Thwaites of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit on Friday evening, May 15.
Beijing continues South China Sea aggression during pandemic
The strategic waterway is choppy as ever as China presses on its expansive claims, leaving countries to battle a pandemic and defend their territories
Facebook agrees to censor anti-state posts after Vietnam slowed site – report
'The revelation that Facebook is caving to Vietnam’s far-reaching demands for censorship is a devastating turning point for freedom of expression in Vietnam and beyond,' says Amnesty International
UK driver pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 found dead in truck
Northern Ireland man Maurice Robinson, 25, has already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and acquiring criminal property
PH raises 'trust' issues with China after it sank Vietnam ship in South China Sea
The Philippines expresses solidarity with Vietnam, nearly a year after Vietnamese fishermen rescued Filipinos sunk and abandoned by a Chinese ship in Recto Bank
U.S. warns China not to 'exploit' coronavirus for sea disputes
China has ramped up self-described research stations and landed special military aircraft in the dispute-rife sea, according to the State Department
PH recommends Vietnam SEA Games pushback due to Olympics delay
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino supports talks of scheduling the next SEA Games late 2021
Vietnam vows to punish hiders of coronavirus after new cases
Authorities launch an online tool asking all citizens to declare their health status
Indonesia detains 'illegal' Vietnamese fishing boats
Maritime officials say they intercepted 5 fishing boats and apprehended its 68 crew near Indonesia's Natuna islands, which border the South China Sea, most of which is claimed by Beijing
Virus hammers garment industries in Cambodia, Vietnam
The garment industries in Cambodia and Vietnam, which are reliant on China for more than half of their raw materials, are feeling the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak
Filipino teachers in Vietnam lose income amid COVID-19 crisis
Expats open homes to cash-strapped kababayans
Vietnamese dissident monk who was a Nobel Prize nominee dies at 93
Head of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Quang Do has spent most of his life advocating for religious freedom and human rights in communist-run Vietnam
Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia – watchdog
Over 96,000 kilograms (210,000 pounds) of the creatures' scales were also seized in Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam between 2017 and 2019 alone, the report says
Southeast Asia feels the burn as coronavirus keeps Chinese tourists at home
Businesses are praying for a bounce back if and when the virus is controlled
Vietnam quarantines area with 10,000 residents over novel coronavirus
In the first mass quarantine outside of China since the virus emerged there in late December 2019, the Son Loi farming region from Hanoi will be locked down for 20 days
U.K. police say 39 Vietnamese died from lack of oxygen, overheating
The victims were found dead in a refrigeration trailer on October 23 last year
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Vietnam ex-minister gets life sentence in bribery case
Nguyen Bac Son is sentenced alongside his then-deputy Truong Minh Tuan for receiving $3.2 million in bribes
Vietnam seizes two tons of ivory tusks, pangolin scales
Authorities find the ivory tusks and pangolin scales inside wood boxes shipped from Nigeria
Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts urge Vietnam girls to stay in school
'When you educate a girl you give them power and a voice and an opportunity to improve their lives and the lives of their family and the lives of their community,' says Michelle Obama
Vietnam finds Fajardo code hard to crack as 'Kraken' breaks loose
June Mar Fajardo runs roughshod over Vietnam as Gilas Pilipinas follows up its 52-point rout of Singapore with a 41-point blowout in the 2019 SEA Games
Fajardo toys with Vietnam as Gilas Pilipinas reaches SEA Games semis
Despite being double-teamed – and at times even triple-teamed – June Mar Fajardo imposes his will in the 41-point obliteration
Vietnam families to bury victims of UK truck tragedy
The families of the 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck in Essex prepare for emotional burials
UK police charge man over Vietnamese migrants disaster
Christopher Kennedy from Northern Ireland is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Monday, November 25
[ANALYSIS] Will Vietnam take China to court?
Hanoi looks closely at Manila’s arbitration case
UK truck victim families take on loans to repatriate remains to Vietnam
Vietnam's foreign ministry says they would help to bring either the ashes or the bodies of the victims back – but that families would have to cover the cost of repatriation
Vietnam jails music teacher for 'undermining' state
Nguyen Nang Tinh is the latest activist jailed for his Facebook comments, including posts about a Taiwanese steel firm dumping toxic sludge into the ocean, killing masses of fish in central Vietnam
SBMA takes back order imposing fines on stranded Vietnamese fishermen
SBMA management says its letter to the Philippine Coast Guard 'was simply a procedural reminder and a statement of policy'
Residents assail SBMA for threatening to fine stranded Vietnamese fishermen
An Olongapo resident who was helping the marooned Vietnamese described the SBMA as 'so heartless'
Disinformation agents are targeting veterans in run-up to 2020 election
Foreign actors eye future spies and government bureaucrats
Australian citizen jailed in Vietnam for 'terrorism'
Chau Van Kham is jailed alongside Nguyen Van Vien, who got 11 years, and Tran Van Quyen, who is sentenced to 10 years, for 'terrorism against the People's Administration'
UK police name 39 Vietnamese in truck deaths
The British and Vietnamese governments are working together to repatriate the bodies, the police say
All 39 victims found dead in UK truck were Vietnamese – police
Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security also confirms that all 39 were from the country, noting they hailed from 6 provinces
Vietnam arrests 8 over UK truck deaths
Many of the suspected victims came from just two provinces in central Vietnam, including Nghe An province where 8 people have been arrested in connection with the deaths
Huawei pushes 5G in Southeast Asia, brushing off 'tech war' with U.S.
Thailand and the Philippines have shrugged off cybersecurity warnings in a rush to exploit the ultra-fast 5G network promised by China's biggest smartphone maker, while Vietnam has edged away from Huawei
Vietnam 'strongly condemns' human trafficking after UK truck tragedy
Officials are now working to identify the victims after DNA samples were collected from families in Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces in central Vietnam
Vietnam arrests 2 in UK truck death investigation
Vietnam says two people were arrested for alleged involvement in the case, which has exposed the dangers of illegal people-smuggling from Vietnam to Europe
Climate-fueled flooding to imperil 300 million by 2050
Destructive storm surges fueled by increasingly powerful cyclones and rising seas will hit Asia hardest, according to scientists
Flights and fake passports: The 'VIP packages' enticing Vietnamese to UK
Details of well-oiled smuggling routes spanning Vietnam to Europe are under renewed scrutiny after 39 people were found dead in a truck in Britain
Truck driver remanded at UK court over 39 dead migrants
Maurice Robinson, a 25-year-old from Northern Ireland, is charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, money laundering, and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration
Vietnam collects DNA samples from relatives of UK missing
Authorities say they would try to fast track DNA testing, but warned results would not be immediately available
Ambitious and broke, Vietnam migrants risk lives for riches in Europe
The dangers of illegal crossings into Europe are laid bare when 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain in October 2019
Up to 20 Vietnamese feared among 39 UK truck dead
Several Vietnamese families now fear their relatives are among the victims, who may have been carrying falsified Chinese passports
