After building artificial islands, China is using large fleets of ostensibly civilian boats to press other countries’ vessels out of disputed waters.
Tag: Vietnam
Georgia Attacks Prompt a Muted Reaction in Asia
Six of the eight victims were of Asian descent. But in China and South Korea, debate over the violence played out with far less intensity than it did in the United States.
Vietnam Gives Nguyen Phu Trong a 3rd Term as Communist Chief
Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, was named to a third term in office as party leaders were unable to reach consensus on a successor. The reappointment may have put off a transition to more pragmatic leadership.
Vietnam Imprisons 3 Journalists Amid Broader Attack on Speech
The sentences are the latest crackdown on dissent in the one-party state, as the ruling Communist Party prepares for an important political conclave.
Pfizer Vaccine, Brexit, U.S. Presidential Transition: Your Friday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
Your Friday Briefing
The challenges of rolling out a vaccine.
Typhoon Molave Slams Into Vietnam, Bringing Death and More Misery
Already battling devastating floods, the country was hit by one of its biggest storms in decades.
She Was in Labor. Floodwaters Were Rising. Then the Boat Tipped Over.
A pregnant woman who drowned in Vietnam was one of at least 114 people killed in record-breaking floods that have pummeled the country’s central coast.
Landslide in Vietnam Kills at Least 20 Military Personnel
Search-and-rescue efforts were underway after a landslide in the central province of Quang Tri, resulting in what may be the country’s greatest military loss in peacetime.
The Jailed Activist Left a Letter Behind. The Message: Keep Fighting.
Pham Doan Trang was harassed for years by the Vietnamese police, and beaten. In a letter, she foretold her arrest and called for an end to one-party rule.