«FIANCÉES DU MÉKONG»: LE DÉSESPOIR DES CÉLIBATAIRES CHINOIS16.12.2018 (Le Matin) - À cause du manque de femmes en Chine, des
millions d'hommes se tournent vers le marché du mariage, important leur
fiancée du Vietnam.
...Stop Trump from deporting Vietnamese immigrants16.12.2018 (Mercury News) - It’s despicable that the president is
attacking immigrants who enrich and strengthen American society. President Trump has no shame when it comes to his non-stop efforts to demonize immigrants.
...Facebook accused of silencing critical Vietnamese bloggers15.12.2018 (DW) - Facebook is being used to silence bloggers critical of
Vietnam's government, according to Reporters Without Borders. The
campaigners said there were 26 imprisoned media workers in the Southeast
Asian nation.
...Trade war buoys apparel industry in Bangladesh and Vietnam15.12.2018
Tomoya Onishi and
Akiwa Hayakawa (Nikkei Asian Review) - HANOI/MUMBAI -- The trade spat between Washington and Beijing is providing a tailwind
for garment production hubs like Bangladesh and Vietnam, as more
companies move away from China to avoid U.S. tariffs and sanctions.
...Crowds rally in Westminster over Vietnamese deportation concerns15.12.2018 (KABC) - WESTMINSTER, Calif. -- Large crowds gathered in Westminster Saturday to rally for Vietnamese refugees. Thousands marched out of a growing concern of the Trump administration's
possible re-interpretation of a 2008 agreement protecting Vietnamese
immigrants arriving before 1995.
...Trump push to deport Vietnam War refugees scalds California GOP15.12.2018 By
Jeremy B. White (Politico) - ‘It’s not just bad social policy. It’s incredibly bad politics,’ said one Republican consultant. Anti-Trump sentiment helped Democrats topple every Republican House
member in Orange County last month in the storied California
conservative stronghold.
...Vietnam Given Best Odds to Gain from Sino-US Trade Dispute14.12.2018
Ralph Jennings (VOA) — The world’s largest contract
assembler of consumer electronics, Foxconn Technology, as well as a
prominent producer of wireless earphones may be in talks to locate
production in Vietnam, instead of the once more obvious choice, China,
to escape the Sino-U.S. trade dispute.
...Vietnam: FDI explosion and trade wars14.12.2018 By
Dane Chamorro and
Linh Nguyen (Forbes) -
Vietnam has become Asia’s hottest investment destination. In the first
quarter of 2018, the country became the fourth largest IPO market in the
region, felling larger incumbents such as South Korea, Singapore and
Australia.
...Relatives of Jailed Vietnamese Democracy Activists Detail Prison Mistreatment to US Embassy Officials14.12.2018 (RFA) - Four jailed Vietnamese members of the online
Brotherhood for Democracy advocacy group are suffering from failing
health and enduring ill treatment in prison, according to the wife of
one activist, who raised concerns about their situation during a meeting
with U.S. Embassy officials on Friday.
...Kritiker über Facebook verfolgt13.12.2018 (ROG) - Facebook wird offenbar systematisch missbraucht, um
im Exil lebende Blogger aus Vietnam zu zensieren. Nach Informationen von
Reporter ohne Grenzen (ROG) hat das soziale Netzwerk wegen angeblicher
Verletzungen der „Community Standards“ seit Monaten Beiträge gelöscht
oder ganze Accounts gesperrt.
...Tons of garbage washing up on beaches in Vietnam13.12.2018 (Asia Times) - Da Nang’s sewers are unable to keep up with urbanization, says expert.
Heavy monsoon rainfall in Da Nang, Vietnam has left the city’s beaches
covered in garbage after rainwater overloaded Da Nang’s domestic sewage
system,
...BMW and Bosch support Vietnam's vision for homegrown cars13.12.2018
Tomoya Onishi and
Togo Shiraishi (Nikkei Asian Review) - HANOI/PARIS -- Vingroup recruits European names to navigate a crowded market. As Vingroup prepares to become the first Vietnamese automaker next year,
the country's biggest private conglomerate has enlisted help from
European partners
...Trump admin reinterprets 2008 agreement to allow deportation of Vietnam War refugees: report12.12.2018 By
John Bowden (The Hill) - The Trump administration
has reportedly unilaterally reinterpreted a 2008 agreement between the
U.S. and Vietnam in order to pursue deportation for certain Vietnamese
immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before 1995.
...Projektstart: Wasser im Mekongdelta nachhaltig nutzen12.12.2018 (GFA) - Das Mekongdelta in Vietnam ist eine der vom
Klimawandel am meisten betroffenen Regionen: Der Anstieg des
Meereswassers, die Versalzung, ungereinigte Abwässer und die Übernutzung
des Grundwassers gefährden die Lebensbedingungen von 17,5 Millionen
Menschen.
...Au Vietnam, des mères à la recherche de leurs filles vendues comme épouses en Chine12.12.2018 Meo Vac, Vietnam | AFP - Vu Thi Dinh a passé des semaines à
rechercher sa fille disparue avec sa meilleure amie au Vietnam près de
la frontière chinoise, dans une région pauvre et montagneuse où des
réseaux criminels enlèvent des adolescentes pour les vendre comme
épouses en Chine.
...Por tradición secuestran a jóvenes vietnamitas para ser casadas en China12.12.2018 (BajoPalabra) - México, AFP.- Vu Thi Dinh pasó semanas
buscando a su hija desaparecida con su mejor amiga en Vietnam, cerca de
la frontera china, en una región empobrecida y montañosa, donde las
redes criminales secuestran adolescentes para venderlas como esposas en
China.
...Vietnam seeks arrest of activist over Facebook posts12.12.2018 (Reuters) - HANOI - Police in Vietnam have issued an arrest
warrant for an activist accused of trying to overthrow the state by
posting pro-democracy materials on Facebook.
...Two Activists in Hiding, Accused of Trying to Overthrow Vietnam Government11.12.2018 (RFA) - Vietnamese democracy activists Nguyen Van Trang and
Le Van Thuong are wanted for overthrowing their country’s communist
government, police told RFA’s Vietnamese Service on Tuesday.
...Weighing up political developments in Vietnam11.12.2018 Author:
Carlyle A Thayer (East Asia Forum) - The
eighth plenum of the CPV Central Committee met in October to initiate
planning for the 13th Congress in 2021, appointing five sub-committees
charged with drawing up Vietnam’s next socio-economic plan, amending
party statutes, and vetting possible candidates for the next Central
Committee and Politburo.
...Thousands of Myanmar women forced into marriage in China: study10.12.2018 (SBS) - Thousands of vulnerable women and girls from northern
Myanmar are being trafficked to China and forced to marry, a study said
Friday, offering a rare look at an issue that grips the conflict-hit
borderlands.
China has around 33 million fewer women than men due to the decades-long one-child policy.
...How billions of discarded Tetra Paks cover Vietnam's beaches and towns09.12.2018
Corinne Redfern (The Guardian) - More than 8bn Tetra
Paks are sold every year in Vietnam – and only a few percent are
recycled. It’s having a devastating effect on the environment.
...Und wie viel wiegt dein Kind?09.12.2018
Doris Griesser (DerStandard) - Der wirtschaftliche
Aufschwung in Vietnam spiegelt sich im Essverhalten der Menschen wider.
Körperfülle wird zum Statussymbol, Leidtragende sind Kleinkinder. Was steckt hinter dem Trend?
...New roads, old war fan sale of Southeast Asian brides in China07.12.2018 by
Rina Chandran (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -
China's decades-long one-child policy has left the country with far
fewer women of marriage age than men. This has caused a spike in women
being trafficked over the border from Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam,
researchers and rights groups say.
...Jailed Vietnam Activist Punished for Not Pleading Guilty07.12.2018 (RFA) - Vietnamese activist Nguyen Trung Ton, currently
serving a 12-year jail sentence, is being punished by prison authorities
for maintaining his innocence of charges he plotted to overthrow his
country’s communist government, his wife said on Friday.
...Friedensbotschafterin aus Vietnam erhält Dresden-Preis06.12.2018 (t-online) - Die Vietnamesin Kim Phuc Phan Thi (55) bekommt
für ihr Friedensengagement den 10. Internationalen Dresden Preis. Sie
wurde 1972 mit einem Kriegsfoto bekannt.
...Here’s why global carbon emissions will hit record highs in 201806.12.2018 By The Conversation (Asian Correspondent) - CARBON dioxide
(CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and industry are projected to rise
more than 2 percent (range 1.8 percent to 3.7 percent) in 2018, taking
global fossil CO₂ emissions to a new record high of 37.1 billion tonnes.
...Spanish police arrest people smugglers from Vietnam06.12.2018 (Washington Times) - MADRID (AP) - The European police agency
says Spanish authorities have arrested 37 people suspected of belonging
to a Vietnamese people-smuggling ring that has earned an estimated 13
million euros ($14.8 million).
...Missio: Religionsfreiheit weltweit immer mehr unter Druck05.12.2018 (SZ) - Aachen (dpa/lnw) - Die Religionsfreiheit gerät nach
Angaben des katholischen Hilfswerks Missio weltweit immer mehr unter
Druck. Die Zahl der Staaten, in denen Menschen wegen ihrer Religion
durch staatliche Maßnahmen oder gesellschaftliche Anfeindungen
hochgradig gefährdet seien, sei von 40 im Jahr 2007 auf 55 Staaten im
Jahr 2016 gestiegen
...Vietnam’s new power monopoly05.12.2018 Author:
Alexander L Vuving (East Asia Forum) -
Vietnam’s top leadership positions, the general secretary of the
Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the president, are traditionally
held by two different people. This separation ceased to exist on 23
October 2018, when the National Assembly elected General Secretary
Nguyen Phu Trong as president, filling the vacancy created by the sudden
death of former president Tran Dai Quang on 21 September.
...In the Party’s crosshairs, Fr Nam tried in Nghệ An04.12.2018 by
Peter Tran (AsiaNews) - Hanoi – Municipal
authorities in Khánh Thành, Nghệ An province (north-central Vietnam),
held a trial (phiên tòa đấu tố) of Fr Antoine Đặng Hữu Nam (pictured),
vicar of Mỹ Khánh parish.
Having failed to get local Catholics involved, the administration of the
mostly Catholic commune turned to neighbouring municipalities.
...Tracing the safeguards against illegal logging in Vietnam04.12.2018 by
Chris Humphrey (Mongabay) - NGHE AN PROVINCE,
Vietnam — An agreement on legally-sourced timber imports from Vietnam to
the EU that was finally signed in October is now being held up against
the reality on the ground in the Southeast Asian country.
...Food Scandals Push Vietnamese to Seek Solutions04.12.2018
Ha Nguyen (VOA) - HO CHI MINH CITY — Bich Ngoc loves
Instagram food shots like any other self-respecting millennial, but not
just for their photogenic allure: She gets on social media to check if
certain cuisine is safe. Ngoc, 18, is among the growing number of
Vietnamese who have become increasingly alarmed at the perils lurking in
their rice bowls.
...China Fuels Vietnam’s Protest Movement – Analysis01.12.2018 By
Tom Fawthrop (Eurasia Review) - The Vietnamese
people, wary of Chinese expansionism, expect their leaders to control
development, protecting culture and independence.
...Germany, EU roll out funding to accelerate lower Mekong projects01.12.2018 (The Nation) - Germany and the EU continue to grant new
funding, worth €8.92 million ($10.15 million), to the Mekong River
Commission (MRC) to enhance the Mekong cross-border water cooperation
among the lower Mekong countries – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam
...BUCHPREMIERE - Ngo Nguyen Dung - "Tausend Jahre im Augenblick"01.12.2018 (Stadt Dortmund) - Geburt, Alter, Krankheit und Tod sind die
ersten der vier Edlen Wahrheiten der buddhistischen Lehre. Sie stehen in
dem vorliegenden Roman im Mittelpunkt von zwei Erzählsträngen, die
Jahrhunderte getrennt voneinander ablaufen.
...Hochrangige Leipziger Delegation auf dem Weg nach Vietnam01.12.2018 (Leipziger Internet Zeitung) - Vom 1. bis 9. Dezember reist
eine hochrangige Leipziger Delegation mit Vertretern aus Wirtschaft,
Wissenschaft und Politik unter Leitung des Ersten Bürgermeisters Torsten
Bonew nach Vietnam.
...Vietnam jails rights activist for posting defaced flag photo on Facebook30.11.2018 (Reuters) - HANOI - The founder of a Vietnamese rights group
was sentenced on Friday to two years and nine months in prison for
spraying paint on Vietnamese flags and posting a photo of them on
Facebook.
Huynh Thuc Vy, 33, was convicted of “desecration of the national flag”,
...Vietnam: une blogueuse condamnée à 33 mois de prison pour avoir vandalisé un drapeau30.11.2018 (Le Canadien) - Huynh Thuc Vy, 32 ans, cofondatrice de l’ONG
Women for Human Rights et enceinte de huit mois, est en résidence
surveillée depuis août, après avoir publié sur Facebook une photo la
représentant avec le drapeau vandalisé.
...Verurteilungen wegen anti-chinesischer Proteste30.11.2018 (Der Farang) - Hanoi (dpa)- Wegen anti-chinesischer Proteste
sind in Vietnam neun Demonstranten zu mehrjährigen Haftstrafen
verurteilt worden. Der mutmaßliche Anführer muss für fünf Jahre hinter
Gitter, wie die staatliche Presse des kommunistischen Einparteienstaats
am Freitag berichtete.
...Vietnam's growing concern with Chinese loans29.11.2018 By
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury (Economic Times) - Vietnam, a
neighbour of China and simultaneously close strategic partner of India,
has expressed concerns over interest rates charged by China for its
loans.
... Anti-Intellectualism in Vietnam: The Case of Professor Chu Hao29.11.2018 By
Cu Huy Ha Vu (The Diplomat) - On November 15, the Central Inspection Commission of Vietnam’s only
political party, the Communist Party of Vietnam, issued a press release
announcing the expulsion of Professor Chu Hao, director and
editor-in-chief of Knowledge Publishing House, as well as former deputy
minister of science and technology, from the Party.
...Vietnam: Activist accused of insulting national flag in 'ludicrous' charge29.11.2018 (Amnesty International) - A charge of “insulting the national
flag” against prominent Vietnamese human rights activist Huynh Thuc Vy
amounts to an attack on freedom of expression by the authorities and
must be dropped, Amnesty International said ahead of her trial on
Friday.
...A Star of Vietnam - The story of Mai Khoi, dissident singer-songwriter29.11.2018 By
Jay Nordlinger (National Review) - “I am an
independent artist,” says Mai Khoi. In America and elsewhere in the
West, that can be kind of a boast. It may mean that you’re not
“mainstream” — or that you consider yourself “edgy” or unclassifiable.
It may mean, simply, that you’re not successful. In a country such as
Vietnam, the term “independent artist” has grave significance.
...Vietnamese Online Activist Released After Serving Three-year Sentence28.11.2018 (RFA) - A Vietnamese online activist was released from prison
on Wednesday and returned to his home in Khanh Hoa province after
serving a three-year sentence for conducting propaganda against the
state.
...Civic freedoms occupy a shrinking space in Asia Pacific27.11.2018 (Asian Correspondent) - THE state of civic freedom in Asia
and the Pacific is “dismal” with a staggering 94 percent of people
living in “closed, repressed or obstructed civic space,” according to
new research.
...Mgr Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên is Hanoi’s new archbishop26.11.2018 by
Trung Tin (AsiaNews) - The inauguration ceremony
will be held in St Joseph Cathedral on 18 December. The new archbishop
was the bishop of Hải Phòng for 16 years, during which he gave impetus
to the diocese’s development. In Hanoi he will face the seizure and
forced occupation of Church-owned assets.
...Märchenhafter Aufstieg - Nguyen-Familie eröffnet Grillhouse mit Teehaus26.11.2018 von
Franz Kotteder (SZ) - 1979 kamen die Nguyens als
"Boatpeople" von Vietnam nach München. Jetzt haben drei der Kinder
gemeinsam ein Restaurant aufgemacht.
...Zankapfel Südchinesisches Meer23.11.2018 Von
Andreas Lilge (Epoch Times) - China hat wohl in
einem neuen Schnellbauverfahren eine neue Plattform im Südchinesischen
Meer errichtet. Nach Satellitenaufnahmen enthält sie vermutlich Radar-
und Funktechnik. Vietnam protestierte, denn die Hoheitsrechte über die
Inselgruppe sind umstritten.
...Erfolgreicher Abschluss der Vietnamreise von Wirtschaftsminister Dulig in Saigon23.11.2018 (Leipziger Internet Zeitung) - Am letzten Tag seiner
Vietnam-Reise traf sich Wirtschaftsminister Martin Dulig heute in
Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Saigon) zum Erfahrungsaustausch mit deutschen
Unternehmern, die bereits in Vietnam ansässig sind.
...Freelance Journalist Le Thi Thu Detained for Second Time Within Two Weeks amid Increasing Crackdown22.11.2018 (Defend the Defenders) - In late evening of November 21,
Vietnam’s security forces detained and interrogated freelance journalist
Le Thi Thu (Facebooker Thu Le) for second time within two weeks, the
victim has told Defend the Defenders.
...Vietnams Regierung verwehrt Einreise - Dissidentin zurück in Deutschland22.11.2018
Marina Mai (taz) - BERLIN - Die Regierung in Hanoi
weigert sich, die schwer erkrankte Le Thu Ha wieder ins Land zu lassen.
Damit verstößt sie gegen das Völkerrecht. Die vietnamesische Dissidentin Le Thu Ha ist am Donnerstag vormittag
nach Deutschland zurückgekehrt, wo sie seit Juni dieses Jahres im
politischen Exil lebte.
...Exile won't stop Vietnamese blogger from highlighting abuses21.11.2018 By
Juan A. Lozano (abcNews) - Forced into exile in the
U.S., Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh is without her homeland
but not without hope. Quynh and her family are beginning their lives anew in Houston after she
was released last month from prison in Vietnam on the condition that
she left the country.
...China building on new reef in South China Sea, think tank says21.11.2018 (Nikkei Asian Review) - BEIJING (Reuters) -- China has
installed a new platform on a remote part of the Paracel Islands in the
disputed South China Sea which could be used for military purposes,
according to recent satellite images reviewed by a U.S. think tank.
...Exiled dissident's assistant deported from Vietnam21.11.2018 (Daily Mail) - The exiled assistant of a prominent Vietnam
dissident has been deported from the country after she tried to return
home to see her family, sources told AFP Wednesday. Le Thu Ha was jailed this year for "attempting to overthrow the state", but was quietly released from prison and put on a plane to Germany in June along with her former boss Nguyen Van Dai who was convicted on the same charge.
...Human Rights Watch Urges Vietnam to End Crackdown on Freedom of Expression21.11.2018 (RFA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for Vietnamese
authorities to drop their case against blogger and human rights advocate
Huynh Thuc Vy, who is set to stand trial under under article 276 of the
1999 penal code for allegedly disrespecting the national flag.
...Vietnam im Spagat - Wirtschaftswachstum mit Nebenwirkungen21.11.2018 Von
Sarah Grieß (Neues Deutschland) - Vietnam hat in
den vergangenen Jahren ein rasantes Wirtschaftswachstum hingelegt. Doch so beeindruckend die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Vietnams auch ist - sie hat ihre Schattenseiten.
...Regimekritikerin aus Vietnam - Hanoi sperrt Staatsbürgerin aus21.11.2018
Marina Mai (taz) - BERLIN - Vietnam hat in der Nacht zum Mittwoch einer vietnamesischen
Staatsangehörigen die Einreise verweigert, als sie aus Deutschland in
ihre Heimat zurückkehren wollte. Le Thu Ha war die Assistentin des
prominenten Dissidenten und Rechtsanwaltes Nguyen Van Dai.
...Thich Nhat Hanh, figure du bouddhisme engagé, de retour au Vietnam, mais sous surveillance20.11.2018 (FranceSoir) - Aux abords de la pagode où Thich Nhat Hanh,
maître zen aux centaines de milliers d'adeptes à travers le monde, s'est
retiré pour finir ses jours, la police secrète vietnamienne veille.
...Mai Khoi & The Dissidents at National Sawdust19.11.2018
Monique Truong (diaCRITICS) - Vietnamese performer Mai
Khoi made her first NYC appearance with her band, The Dissidents, at
National Sawdust, presented by PEN America and Artists at Risk
Connection (ARC), on 9/11/18. Monique Truong writes about the
performance by this Vietnamese songwriter and popstar who has been
banned from performing in her own country due to her political
activities.
...Vietnam's Communist Chief Is No Xi Jinping16.11.2018 By
David Hutt (The Diplomat) - Last month, the general
secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, was
named the country’s new president after the incumbent passed away months
earlier. Naturally, though somewhat mistakenly, this led to numerous
news reports that claimed Trong was becoming a dictatorial figure,
following the same path as China’s “paramount leader” Xi Jinping.
...At Least 10 Vietnamese Arrested Amid Forced Evictions in Land Grabs in Danang15.11.2018 (RFA) - Authorities in central Vietnam’s coastal city Danang
on Friday ordered the detention of at least 10 protesters who opposed
being forcibly evicted from their homes in the latest development in a
long-running land grab case in Con Dau parish, one of the evictees told
RFA’s Vietnamese Service.
...Erneuerbare Energien in Südostasien im Kommen15.11.2018 (Philippinen Magazin) - Manila, Philippinen – Ein neuer
Bericht bringt es auf den Punkt: Innerhalb bon weniger als einem
Jahrzehnt wird es in Indonesien, auf den Philippinen und in Vietnam weit
günstiger sein, neue Photoboltaikkapazitäten auszubauen als bestehende
Kohlekraftwerke zur Stromerzeugung am Laufen zu halten.
...
15.11.2018 (FAZ) - Die Amerikaner warnen Asien vor China und bieten sich
als der bessere Kooperationspartner an. Aber kann Vizepräsident Pence
auf den Gipfeln von Asean und Apec überzeugen, wenn sein Chef lieber
zuhause bleibt? ...
14.11.2018 (SZ) - Singapur (dpa) - Asean erscheint uneins im Umgang mit
zwei drängenden Problemen für die südostasiatische Staatengemeinschaft:
Dem Territorialstreit mit China und dem Flüchtlingsdrama um die Rohingya
aus Myanmar. ...
14.11.2018 By AFP (Daily Mail) - More than 80 international scholars
have upbraided Vietnam's Communist Party for condemning a prominent book
publisher whose titles criticised socialism, a no-go zone in the
Marxist country. ...
14.11.2018 Greg Clayton (Research Live) - With a rich and complex
history, Vietnam is a fascinating market for conducting research.
Vietnamese culture has been influenced by a thousand years of Chinese
rule, French colonisation, a Communist regime and traumatic events such
as the Vietnam war. ...
14.11.2018 (Stern) - Die südostasiatische Staatengemeinschaft Asean hat
am Mittwoch ihren Gipfel in Singapur fortgesetzt. Im Mittelpunkt des
vorletzten Tages standen jeweils Treffen mit den Staats- und
Regierungschefs aus China, Russland, Südkorea und Japan sowie weitere
Handelsgespräche. ...
13.11.2018 (Christian Today) - A imprisoned Vietnamese pastor has been
refused medical treatment for serious illnesses, according to
International Christian Concern (ICC). ...
Calls for open trade to greet Pence as Trump skips Asia summit
11.11.2018 (Asahi Shimbun) - SINGAPORE--Asia-Pacific leaders will join
the heads of Southeast Asian states this week in Singapore to renew
calls for multilateralism and fresh pledges to resolve regional
conflicts ranging from the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar to tensions in the
South China Sea.
...
Beijing seeks to block outsiders from drilling in South China Sea
11.11.2018
Takashi Nakano and
Oki Nagai (Nikkei Asian
Review) - SINGAPORE/BEIJING -- China wants to prohibit oil exploration
in the South China Sea by countries from outside the region as part of a
long-delayed code of conduct for the waters, sources familiar with the
matter said.
...
Vietnam’s Lady Gaga is pressuring Facebook to stop complying with censorship laws
10.11.2018 By
Alice Truong in Taipei (Quartz) - Mai Khoi never
intended on becoming an activist. At the Oslo Freedom Forum in Taipei,
Khoi opened her talk with a performance of her song “Vietnam,” which
urged her fellow citizens to “step out from the fear” and “raise our
voice, speak, sing, scream.”
...
Facebook refuses Singapore request to remove post after critical website blocked
10.11.2018 (Nikkei Asian Review) - SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Facebook has
rejected a Singapore government request to remove a post of an online
article that the government said was "false and malicious", prompting
its Law Ministry to say the case illustrated the need to introduce
legislation to stop fake news.
...
Vietnamese Police Torch Farm Equipment of Dissident Religious Figure
09.11.2018 (RFA) - Police in Vietnam’s Central Highlands set fire to the
store room of a Cao Dai priest’s coffee plantation this week, angered
that he had escaped their surveillance in order to meet with U.S.
diplomats in Saigon, the priest said on Friday.
...
China überholt alle – und Europa schaut zu
09.11.2018
Gunnar Heinsohn (NZZ) - Die Schere zwischen
kompetenten und inkompetenten Menschen klafft weltweit immer weiter
auseinander. In Ostasien werden die Länder insgesamt wettbewerbsfähiger.
Im Westen hingegen teilen sich die Staaten zunehmend in
Kompetenzfestungen und Einwanderungsländer – mit nachhaltigen Folgen.
...
Vietnam arrests former deputy minister as part of graft crackdown
09.11.2018 HANOI (Reuters) - Police in Vietnam arrested a former deputy
labor minister on Friday on allegations of economic mismanagement, as
the communist-led government presses on with a crackdown on corruption.
...
Fachkräftemangel in Deutschland - Frau Bui rettet die deutsche Wurst
09.11.2018
Gesa Steeger (taz) - SCHMALKALDEN | Schweinelachs,
Rinderhack, Brühwürstchen, Glossar eines deutschen Fleischerlebens,
zwischen Schlachtbank und Zerlegung. Ein Leben, in das die
zwanzigjährige Thi Hong Bui gerade hineinwächst
...
Fachkräfte - In Sachsen gesucht, in Vietnam gefunden
09.11.2018 (MDR) - Das Sächsische
Bildungswerk sucht bereits im Ausland nach neuem Personal und ist dabei
in Fernost fündig geworden.
...
Offene Märkte stehen in Asien weiter hoch im Kurs
09.11.2018 Von
Heinz Stüwe (GTAI) - Jakarta -
Asien-Pazifik-Konferenz diskutierte über Protektionismus, das
Freihandelsabkommen CPTPP und die Neue Seidenstraße.
...
Nach Entführung im Berliner Tiergarten - Auf Entspannungskurs mit Vietnam
08.11.2018
Sebastian Erb (taz) - Die deutsch-vietnamesischen Beziehungen stehen auf Entspannung. Die
„Strategische Partnerschaft“ mit dem südostasiatischen Land wurde wieder
aufgenommen. So steht es in einer internen Mail der Referatsleiterin
für Südostasien im Auswärtigen Amt, die der taz vorliegt.
...
Actor Kim Chi Leaves Vietnamese Communist Party Over Decision to Punish Publisher
08.11.2018 (RFA) - A Vietnamese actor is the latest in a series of
prominent celebrities to leave the country’s ruling Communist Party
following the party’s decision to punish Chu Hao, a former technology
vice minister-turned publisher, who was found to have printed books
diverging from the party’s political line.
...
Vietnam, U.S. complete cleanup of toxic chemical from airport
08.11.2018 (Asahi Shimbun) - HANOI--Vietnam and the United States have
finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by
the transport and storage of the herbicide Agent Orange during the
Vietnam War.
...
Diep N. Vuong, Mitbegründerin der Pacific Links Foundation, erhält renommierten Global Citizen Award
06.11.2018 (Business Wire) - LONDON -- Diep N. Vuong, Mitbegründerin und
President der Pacific Links Foundation, ist vom internationalen
Beratungsunternehmen für die Aufenthalts- und Staatsbürgerschaftsplanung
Henley & Partners mit dem Global Citizen Award® für 2018 geehrt
worden.
...
Persecuted in Hanoi, locked up in Bangkok: the Montagnards, Vietnam’s forgotten Christians
04.11.2018 By
George Wright (SCMP) - The Montagnards, or Dega, are the indigenous people of the Vietnamese Central Highlands. They faced persecution for decades for supporting America in the Vietnam
war and for practising forms of Christianity that Hanoi brands “evil
way” religions.
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French PM dodges rights questions in Vietnam
04.11.2018 (Daily Mail) - France does not "sweep anything under a rug"
when it comes to the issue of human rights in Vietnam, French Prime
Minister Edouard Philippe insisted on Sunday, after sidestepping
questions over the Asian country's dismal record on dissent.
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Vietnam could give tech companies one year to obey cyberlaw
03.11.2018 By AFP (Daily Mail) - Vietnam may give internet companies
like Google and Facebook one year to comply with a controversial
cybersecurity law, according to a draft decree that outlines how the
draconian bill could be implemented.
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Vietnamese marketing student, 23, crowned this year's Miss Earth after she warned that 'ignorance' is the most pressing issue for millennials
03.11.2018 By
Danyal Hussain (Daily Mail) - Vietnamese model
Phuong Khanh Nguyen, 23, has been crowned this year's Miss Earth,
beating 86 other glamorous women to the title.
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China’s ‘digital authoritarianism’ harms internet freedom worldwide
02.11.2018 By
Emma Richards (Asian Correspondent) - CHINA’S
far-reaching foreign policy includes not only investment and political
affiliation, but something more insidious and underhand, according to a
new report from Freedom House.
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China to Go On Defensive at ASEAN Summit
02.11.2018
Ralph Jennings (VOA) - TAIPEI — Southeast Asian
countries are expected to push back gently against Chinese political and
economic influence in their region, edging instead toward
Western-allied powers, when their leaders gather this month.
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Vietnam releases cybersecurity draft decree
02.11.2018 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam on Friday released a long-waited
draft decree on guidelines to implement a cybersecurity law that global
technology companies and rights groups have said could undermine
development and stifle innovation.
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Für freien Handel zwischen Deutschland und Asien
02.11.2018
Manuela Kasper-Claridge (DW) - In Asien stehen die
Zeichen weiter auf Wachstum - nicht zuletzt deshalb sind deutsche
Top-Manager zur Asien-Pazifik-Konferenz der deutschen Wirtschaft nach
Indonesien gereist.
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Southeast Asia's Richest Woman Signs $6.5 Billion Deal For 50 Airbus Jets
02.11.2018
Linh Nguyen (Forbes) - Vietjet, Vietnam’s biggest private
airline, finalized a $6.5 billion agreement on Friday to buy 50 Airbus
A321neo jets.
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Chinese dams ramp up Lao external debt
02.11.2018
Marwaan Macan-Markar (Nikkei Asian Review) - BANGKOK -- Analysts predict increasing difficulty with mounting loans from China. In its rush to become the "battery" of Southeast Asia, Laos is accepting
more Chinese loans to build dams, ensuring the already debt-strapped
country falls ever deeper into China's pocket.
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Édouard Philippe annonce dix milliards d'euros de contrats au Vietnam
02.11.2018 (France24) - Dans le cadre d'une visite de trois jours au
Vietnam, Édouard Philippe a présidé à la signature de plusieurs contrats
avoisinant les 10 milliards d'euros entre des entreprises françaises et
vietnamiennes, dont la vente de 50 Airbus.
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Vietnam and France sign deals worth over $10 billion
02.11.2018 (Daily Mail) - HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The prime ministers of
France and Vietnam on Friday witnessed the signing of two business deals
worth over $10 billion and dozens of other cooperation agreements
covering energy, education, health, technology and the environment.
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Vietnamese Blogger, Rights Activist Vy to be Tried on Flag Affront Charges
02.11.2018 (RFA) - A well-known Vietnamese blogger and human rights
advocate is set to face trial for "affronting the national flag or
national emblem,” a rights group and her lawyer said on Friday, three
months after she was briefly detained and had her computer, books and
other items confiscated.
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Entführter Vietnamese Trinh Xuan Thanh - Verhandlungen über Rückkehr
01.11.2018
Marina Mai (taz) - BERLIN - Die deutsche und die
vietnamesische Regierung verhandeln seit Donnerstag im Berliner
Auswärtigen Amt über die Rückführung des in Hanoi zu lebenslanger Haft
verurteilten Vietnamesen Trinh Xuan Thanh nach Deutschland.
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Vor 40 Jahren: Ankunft der Boat People
01.11.2018 (Göttinger Tageblatt) - Die Ankunft von vietnamesischen Boat
People vor genau 40 Jahren nimmt das Museum Friedland zum Anlass, die
Geschichte der Flüchtlinge und ihre Zeit in Deutschland zum Thema zu
machen.
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Prominent Vietnamese academic under fire for criticism of one-party rule
01.11.2018
James Pearson (Reuters) - HANOI- In a rare ideological
denunciation of one of its members, Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party
has publicly criticised a prominent and outspoken academic for
publishing translations of books it said were critical of socialism and
one-party rule.
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Report: China exports restrictive internet policies to other countries
01.11.2018 (Asahi Shimbun) - REUTERS - SAN FRANCISCO - China's
restrictive internet policy and digital surveillance has spread
worldwide over the last two years, with its government training emerging
market countries on process and its companies furnishing the tools, a
democracy watchdog group's annual report says.
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