VRNs (May 12th, 2012) – Strategic Review – The South China Sea stretches from the Strait of Taiwan in the north to Singapore and the Strait of Malacca in the south, through which one-third of the world’s international trade travels. It is not an exaggeration to say that any military conflict among regional countries over [...]
VRNs (May 2nd, 2012) – Hànoi – A few figures will help us understand why the people of Van Giang risked their lives to keep their land. According vneconomy.vn [i] , the developed land is being sold at 20 million VND/m2 for apartments and 45 million VND/m2 for villas and townhouses ($1000-2000 USD/m2), including basic building structures. Meanwhile, according [...]
VRNs (April 28th, 2012) - Ucanews - The Vatican Commission on the Church in China has condemned the participation of illicitly ordained bishops in recent episcopal ordinations as a “usurpation” of power and has expressed concerns over a decline in priestly vocations in the country. In a statement released yesterday, the Vatican said that “illegitimate bishops” who [...]
VRNs (April 28th, 2012) -Aasiasentinel - To the north is China and across the Pacific is the United States, two powers facing off. In the middle and no less a part of this confrontation is Vietnam. Vietnam is bordered by Cambodia and Laos to the west and China to the north. To the south, its nearest [...]
VRNs (April 22, 2012) – Sài Gòn – The first session of the Provincial Chapter of the term 2011-2015 has been taken place at the House of Saigon Community, from April 16 to April 21, 2012. The Chapter decides to have the second session in the first half of July, 2013 to complete the Provincial [...]
VRNs (April 21th, 2012) - Washington DC.,USA - I would like to thank all of you who signed this petition underscoring Americans’ concern for human rights in Vietnam and the United States-Vietnam relationship. As our dialogue with Vietnam evolves, we are especially cognizant of the views of the Vietnamese community in the U.S. The United States will remain diligent [...]
VRNs (April 14th, 2012) - RFA - Gathering the group in Hanoi suggests Vietnam may prosecute the long-held detainees. Eleven Vietnamese activists who have been languishing in jail without trial since as far back as August last year may be hauled to court soon to face subversion charges. Prospects for an imminent trial for the group increased [...]
VRNs (April 5th, 2012) – Asia Sentinel – Under Communist leadership, Vietnam has failed to make its mark on the world. The new Vietnam needs to focus on the future. April 30, 1975, holds great significance for the Vietnamese. For some, it is the day when their country was lost. For others it is the [...]
VRNs (Mar 14th, 2012) – Nationmultimedia – Hanoi – A coalition of international organisations called on the Vietnamese government Tuesday to release five Catholic bloggers. In a letter to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, the press freedom groups expressed “deep concern over the unfounded arrest and detention” of Dang Xuan Dieu, Ho Duc Hoa, Nguyen [...]
VRNs (Mar 09th, 2012) – Washington DC, USA – “Since the imposition of tyranny on Vietnam by the Communist dictatorship in 1975, Dr. Que, Venerable Thich Quang Do and Father Ly have tirelessly sacrificed for the human rights of all people in Vietnam,” said Santoli. “Their personal suffering and broad appeals to the international community [...]
VRNs (March 09th, 2012) - White House, USA - On Monday, the White House Office of Public Engagement organized a briefing for 165 Vietnamese Americans from 30 different states who work across diaspora communities in order to promote human rights, global partnerships, and opportunities for Vietnamese abroad. This briefing celebrated the unity and diversity of the Vietnamese American [...]
VRNs (06.03.2012) – AsiaNews – Authorities demolish kindergarten perhaps to sell the land for money. Religious request clarification, the government responds with silence, in contravention to its own laws. The long list of violence against the Redemptorists. More Redemptorist land has been seized by the government. This time a kindergarten and a pre-school complex seized [...]
VRNs (26.02.2012) – VOA – Dieu Cay knows the risks and rewards of being a blogger in Vietnam. On the risk side, he’s been tossed in and out of prison cells over the last five years, today finding himself detained once more. His reward? He’s still among the most popular online figures in his nation. [...]
VRNs (Fed 08 th , 2012) – EFF – Arrests of Dissident Bloggers Continue in Vietnam As we have previously covered, the Vietnamese government continues to crack down on bloggers and writers who have spoken out against the Communist regime. Alternative news site, Vietnam Redemptorist News, has been targeted by the state and several of their [...]
VRNs (Feb 02nd, 2012) – Huế – Interim Board of Representatives Bloc 8406: To: - Our fellow Vietnamese at home and abroad. - The world democratic governments, human rights organizations and the free world communities. In the year 2011, all humankind acknowledges, benefits from and celebrates the 63-year anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human [...]
VRNs (Jan 20th, 2012) – Washington DC, USA – While condemning all violations of freedom of expression in Vietnam, they voiced particular concern over the recent detention of 17 social activists of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Dong Chua Cuu The) and the Presbyterian Church, as well as the arrest and sentencing of [...]
VRNs (Jan 15th, 2012) - Hà Nội – VRNs has learned from a source in Hanoi that Police lieutenant colonel Nguyễn Văn Ninh, was sentenced to 4 years in prison for beating to death Mr. Trịnh Xuân Tùng, after he was arrested for not wearing a safety helmet while driving in Hanoi. Mr. Trinh Xuân [...]
VRNs (01-10-2012) – Saigon, Vietnam – The Vietnamese Redemptorist News, families of detainees and many faithful welcome the goodwill of the Ministry of Public Security in allowing several of 17 Catholic and Christian youths being detained unlawfully in Hanoi, Saigon and Nghe An to meet with their families during last Christmas. Approaching is the Nham [...]
VRNs (Dec 06th, 2012HANOI, January 5, 2012 – The U.S. Embassy is deeply concerned by reports that Bui Thi Minh Hang has been sentenced without trial to up to two years in a reeducation camp in Vietnam for participating in a peaceful protest. This lack of due process contradicts Vietnam’s commitment to the Universal Declaration of [...]
VRNs (22.12.2011) – Tám công dân Mỹ đã gửi đến ông David Shear, Đại sứ Hoa Kỳ tại Việt Nam về trường hợp của Paulus Lê Sơn, một nhà báo tự do Công giáo, một thanh niên can đảm lên tiếng cho công lý và sự thật đang bị tạm giam, trong khi mẹ ruột [...]
