Bart- und Tattoo-Verbot für vietnamesische Häftlinge01.04.2020 (Nau.ch) - In Vietnam werden die Regeln für Gefängnisinsassen
verschärft. Künftig sind unter anderem Tattoos, Bärte oder geschorene
Köpfe verboten.
...Vietnam's coronavirus cases climb to 218, no deaths: health ministry01.04.2020 (Reuters) HANOI - Vietnam’s health ministry reported 11 more confirmed coronavirus cases
...Coronavirus Outbreak - Vietnam Orders National Isolation After Initial Containment of Coronavirus31.03.2020 (VOA) - Vietnam has announced a national lockdown to fight
COVID-19, with nearly 100 million people ordered not to go outside
except for food and medical needs,
...Vietnam to implement 15 days of social distancing in coronavirus battle31.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam will begin 15 days of social distancing from Wednesday
...VIRUS/Vietnam: Hanoi und Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt droht Lockdown30.03.2020 (boerse.de) - HANOI (dpa-AFX) - Wegen der
Coronavirus-Pandemie müssen sich die Einwohner der beiden größten Städte
in Vietnam laut Ministerpräsident Nguyen Xuan Phuc auf Ausgangssperren
vorbereiten.
...Vietnam says to suspend public transport to curb coronavirus spread30.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan
Phuc on Monday ordered the suspension to public transport services
...Europäischer Rat gibt grünes Licht für Freihandelsabkommen mit Vietnam30.03.2020 (Zeit Online) - Die Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union haben dem Freihandelsabkommen mit Vietnam zugestimmt.
...US, EU buyers tell Vietnamese firms to suspend delivery30.03.2020 (Fibre2Fashion) - Many US and European Union (EU) partners
have sent notices to Vietnamese garment and textile businesses informing
they will temporarily stop receiving goods for three to four weeks.
...Vietnams Kriegserklärung an Corona30.03.2020
Rodion Ebbighausen (DW) - Vietnam ist ein dicht
bevölkertes Nachbarland Chinas. Das Gesundheitssystem ist nicht sehr
robust und dem Staat mangelt es an Kapital, um das Virus zu bekämpfen.
Trotzdem ist die Infektionsrate in Vietnam niedrig. Wieso?
...Hanoi und Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt droht Lockdown30.03.2020 (Börse Online) - HANOI (dpa-AFX) - Wegen der
Coronavirus-Pandemie müssen sich die Einwohner der beiden größten Städte
in Vietnam laut Ministerpräsident Nguyen Xuan Phuc auf Ausgangssperren
vorbereiten.
...Vietnamese Catholics pray with the Pope for an end to the pandemic30.03.2020 by
Trung Tin (AsiaNews) - Ho Chi Minh City – The coronavirus outbreak has upturned the religious life of many Vietnamese Catholics.
...Coronavirus lockdown: top Hanoi hospital linked to Vietnam’s biggest cluster29.03.2020 (SCMP) - Vietnam has locked down one of its largest hospitals
and main treatment centres for Covid-19 after the nation's biggest
cluster of cases was linked to the facility, the government said.
...Hanoi’s Largest Hospital Locked Down on Virus Outbreak Fears28.03.2020
John Boudreau and
Nguyen Xuan Quynh (Bloomberg
News) - Vietnam officials ordered one of the nation’s largest medical
centers to be locked down and demanded thousands of employees and people
who recently visited Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital be tested for Covid-19
after nurses and other staff contracted the disease.
...Vietnam reports rise of 11 coronavirus cases to 174: health ministry28.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam’s health ministry reported an
additional 11 coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total number
in the Southeast Asian country to 174.
...Vietnam orders non-essential businesses to close for 2 weeks27.03.2020 (AP) - HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s government on Friday
ordered all non-essential businesses to close for at least two weeks
...Vietnam’s Coronavirus Struggle: The Import Dimension27.03.2020 By
Thoi Nguyen (The Diplomat) - Vietnam has been
increasing its effort to contain the coronavirus as the new number of
confirmed cases have been rising steadily since the last few weeks.
...Vietnam Quarantines Tens of Thousands in Coronavirus Camps26.03.2020 by
Gabrielle Reyes (Breitbart) - Travelers returning
home to Vietnam from overseas are shipped to government sites if
suspected of carrying the Chinese coronavirus. This aggressive tactic of
sending newly arrived travelers to mass quarantine camps was first seen
in China, where the virus originated.
...Siemens Gamesa erhält 113 MW Großauftrag für Windturbinen aus Vietnam26.03.2020 (IT-Times) - MÜNCHEN - Der Münchner Erneuerbare Energien -
Spezialist Siemens Gamesa meldet eine Order über zahlreiche
Windkraftanlagen für ein Windenergieprojekt in Vietnam.
...'Made in Vietnam' Goods Increasingly Popular in US26.03.2020 (VOA) - “Made in Vietnam” cell phones, lounge chairs and
clothing have become more popular with Americans than ever before. U.S.
imports from the Southeast Asian nation have increased to record levels
...Mekong Delta water shortages threaten 180,000 households25.03.2020 by
Peter Tran (AsiaNews) - The region has suffered
from drought since 2016. Five provinces have declared a state of
emergency earlier this month.
...VIRUS/Corona-Krise und Dürre: Vietnam exportiert keinen Reis mehr25.03.2020 (Börse Online) - HANOI (dpa-AFX) - Vietnam stoppt vorerst
seine Reisexporte, um die Nahrungsmittelversorgung der eigenen
Bevölkerung sicherzustellen.
...China Sends Ships, Planes over Disputed Seas to Show Strength after COVID-19 Outbreak25.03.2020 By
Ralph Jennings (VOA) - TAIPEI, TAIWAN - China is
asserting itself in disputed waters around Asia this month to look
strong after containing the world’s first coronavirus outbreak as the
rest of the world grapples with the disease now.
...Bold action needed to address Vietnam’s air pollution24.03.2020 Author:
Thang Nam Do, ANU (East Asia Forum) - Vietnam
is struggling with alarming air pollution. Its two biggest cities, Hanoi
and Ho Chi Minh City, are now among the top 15 polluted cities in
Southeast Asia.
...Coronavirus: Vietnam closes Ho Chi Minh City restaurants to curb virus outbreak24.03.2020 (The Straits Times) - HANOI (REUTERS) - Restaurants in
Vietnam's business hub, Ho Chi Minh City, must close until March 31 to
help curb the spread of the coronavirus, the city's ruling body said on
Tuesday (March 24).
...Banh Mi: Ein animiertes Google-Doodle zu Ehren des leckeren vietnamesischen Baguette-Sandwichs24.03.2020
Jens (Google Watch Blog) - Es gibt Essen! Am heutigen
24. März ehrt Google das Banh Mi auf einigen internationalen Startseiten
mit einem sehr leckeren Doodle in animierter Form
...Vietnam confirms three more Covid-19 cases, 121 in total23.03.2020 (The Star) - HANOI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Monday
afternoon (March 23) confirmed three new cases of Covid-19 infection in
its southern Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total confirmed cases in the
country to 121.
...31 Vietnamese nabbed on Taiwanese boat quarantined for coronavirus23.03.2020 by
Keoni Everington (Taiwan News)- TAIPEI - As
imported cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) rise in Taiwan, 31
Vietnamese nationals were arrested after being found to have been
smuggled on a fishing boat on Saturday (March 21).
...Vietnam PM says risk of coronavirus community infection 'very high'23.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam needs to strictly enforce
restrictions on all air, sea and land movements within the country to
curb the spread of coronavirus as the risk of community infection is
“very high,” the Southeast Asian country’s prime minister said on
Monday.
...Coronavirus: Le Vietnam ferme ses frontières21.03.2020 (YahooNews) - HANOI (Reuters) - Le Vietnam interdira l'accès au pays à tous les étrangers à partir de dimanche,
...VIRUS: Vietnam schließt seine Grenzen fast vollständig21.03.2020 (Börse Online) - HANOI (dpa-AFX) - Vietnam hat zur Bekämpfung
des Coronavirus seine Grenzen fast vollständig geschlossen.
...Vietnam cancela todos los vuelos internacionales por el coronavirus21.03.2020 (europa press) - HANÓI (DPA/EP) - El Gobierno de Vietnam ha
anunciado este sábado la cancelación de todos los vuelos internacionales
para atajar el contagio del nuevo coronavirus.
...Vietnam bars entry to all foreigners from Sunday21.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam will bar entry for all foreigners
from Sunday, except for special cases, as the Southeast Asian country
seeks to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government said.
...Vietnam to quarantine all foreign arrivals from Mar.2120.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam will quarantine all international arrivals from March 21 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, its health ministry said on Friday.
...Vietnamese Woman and Brother Allegedly Assaulted for Wearing a Face Mask in Australia20.03.2020
Carl Samson (Next Shark) - A Vietnamese woman living
in Australia has reportedly become a recent victim of the racism and
violence that Asians are experiencing amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
...Vietnam jails two Hmong men for life on charge of trying to overthrow state18.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - A court in Vietnam jailed two men from
the Hmong ethnic minority for life after finding them guilty on
Wednesday of attempting to overthrow the state and set up a state of
their own in a northern province, state media reported on Wednesday.
...Vietnam’s Coronavirus Struggle: Managing the Economic Impact17.03.2020 By
Thoi Nguyen (The Diplomat) - Despite initial
notable steps, until the government can fully contain the outbreak, it
will be difficult to achieve economic growth targets set out previously.
...British tourist, 68, tells of coronavirus quarantine hell in 'prison like' Vietnam hotel where 27 people are forced to share one toilet with no hot water to shower or wash hands
17.03.2020 By
Terri-Ann Williams (Daily Mail) - A group of
British tourists stranded in coronavirus quarantine in Vietnam are being
forced to share a toilet between 27 people in 'prison like conditions'.
...V
ietnam to quarantine visitors in coronavirus battle17.03.2020
Phuong Nguyen (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam will stop
issuing new visas for foreign visitors and will quarantine visitors from
countries including the United States in the fight against the
coronavirus,
...Armed Police Attack Residents Blocking Entry to Vietnam Waste Plant16.03.2020 (RFA) - Armed police in south-central Vietnam’s coastal Quang
Ngai province attacked a crowd of people blocking garbage trucks from
entering a long-disputed waste-processing plant over the weekend
...#FreeThemAll: Truong Duy Nhat16.03.2020 (Reporter ohne Grenzen) - In Vietnam ist der Bürgerjournalist
und Blogger Truong Duy Nhat zu einer Haftstrafe von zehn Jahren
verurteilt worden. Ein Gericht in Hanoi sprach Nhat schuldig,
...US demands Vietnam free blogger handed 10-year term16.03.2020 By AFP (Daily Mail) - The United States on Monday demanded
that Vietnam immediately free a blogger who was sentenced to 10 years in
prison after posts critical of the government.
...Vietnam's coronavirus cases rise to 57 - health ministry15.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam has confirmed four more cases of
coronavirus, all among foreign nationals, its health ministry said on
Sunday, bringing its total number of cases to 57.
...Former Vietnamese Refugee Visits Morocco to Bring Migrants Hope15.03.2020 By
Nicole Ronchetti (Morocco World News) - Rabat – The
former Vietnamese refugee is telling her story in Morocco and
advocating for people in transition.
...Hanoi Court Postpones Appeal of Imprisoned Human Rights Activist Nguyen Nang Tinh14.03.2020 (Defend The Defenders) - The Higher People’s Court in Hanoi
has postponed the appeal of jailed human rights activist and
environmental campaigner Nguyen Nang Tinh scheduled on March 18 without
giving an explanation.
...VIRUS: Einreiseverbote für Europäer auch in Südostasien14.03.2020 (Börse-Online) - BANGKOK (dpa-AFX) - Gegen eine Ausbreitung
des Coronavirus setzen auch Regierungen in Südostasien auf
Einreiseverbote für europäische Bürger und Schulschließungen. Vietnam
und Kambodscha schlossen von Samstag an für einen Monat ihre Grenzen für
Reisende aus mehreren europäischen Ländern, darunter auch aus
Deutschland.
...Vietnam to refuse visitors from UK, Schengen countries: government13.03.2020 (Reuters) HANOI - Vietnam will deny entry and stop issuing
tourist visas to citizens from Europe’s Schengen visa-free area and
Britain starting from Sunday, amid concerns over the spreading
coronavirus
...Coronavirus: London backpackers quarantined in Vietnam13.03.2020 By
Sarah Lee (BBC) - Three young women being
quarantined in an abandoned Vietnamese hospital say they are keeping
positive despite language barriers and strange foods.
...Vietnam’s new conservation plan prioritises trees and people, but not emissions13.03.2020 By
Carol J. Clouse (Eco-Business) - For nearly a
decade now, Vietnam has made “payment for forest ecosystem services” its
key strategy for protecting forests and improving the lives of poor
rural communities. Now, it plans to use the same model to help rein in
greenhouse gas emissions.
...Hanoi following Beijing in forcing dissidents to make televised confessions13.03.2020 (AsiaNews) - Hanoi – A Spanish NGO released a report showing
how victims are forced to frame the accusations against them as crimes
against the state or the party. Once unsophisticated compare to China,
Vietnam is now catching up.
...COVID-19 Decimates Vietnamese Economy, Threatens Many Firms12.03.2020 (RFA) - The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic is wreaking havoc on
the Vietnamese economy, with businesses and companies of all sizes
showing revenues much lower than expected over the first two months of
2020, and more than 3,000 firms closing, authorities said Thursday.
...Welttag gegen Internetzensur: Digitale Freiheitsbibliothek12.03.2020 von
Alice Kuropka (FAZ) - Zum Welttag gegen
Internetzensur am 12. März hat Reporter ohne Grenzen eine Liste der
zwanzig größten „Feinde des Internets“ veröffentlicht.
...Mit Minecraft gegen Internetzensur12.03.2020 (DW) - Das Internet ist nicht überall ein Ort des freien
Informationsaustauschs. Das merken wir bei der Deutschen Welle an jedem
einzelnen Tag. Unsere Angebote sind in vielen Ländern blockiert, längst
nicht nur in China oder im Iran.
...
Tiefe Infektionszahlen, weniger Todesfälle: Weshalb Chinas Nachbarstaaten die Corona-Epidemie besser beherrschen als viele europäische Länder
11.03.2020
Katrin Büchenbacher, Martin Kölling (NZZ) - Vietnams Bevölkerung
übersteigt die deutsche um mehr als 10 Millionen Einwohner, ist aber von
der Fläche her ähnlich gross. Deutschland weist bis Dienstag mehr als
1200 Erkrankte auf, Vietnam nur knapp über 30.
...
Mer de Chine: Pékin dénonce un passage «provocateur» de l'US Navy11.03.2020 (Le Figaro) - La Chine a accusé mercredi les Etats-Unis de
«provoquer des troubles» après le passage d'un navire de guerre
américain en mer de Chine méridionale, à proximité d'îles contrôlées par
Pékin.
...Vietnam Copies China Model of Forced Confessions on State TV-Report11.03.2020 (RFA) - Vietnam is adopting the techniques of fellow
Communist state China when it comes to televising forced confessions of
human rights advocates and other political prisoners, a Spain-based
rights NGO said in a report on Wednesday.
...Vietnam: des ONG dénoncent la condamnation d'un blogueur10.03.2020 (Le Figaro) - Des ONG ont dénoncé mardi «une nouvelle attaque
à la liberté d'expression» au Vietnam, au lendemain de la condamnation à
10 ans de prison d'un blogueur de Radio Free Asia. Truong Duy Nhat, 56
ans, a été reconnu coupable dans une affaire de fraude en vue de l'achat
d'un terrain, d'après les médias d'Etat.
...
Pressefreiheit in Vietnam - Ein Ende aus Angst
10.03.2020
Marina Mai (taz) - Der Blogger Bui Thanh Hieu schreibt
seit 2013 von Deutschland aus über Vietnams Politik. Doch um seine
Familie zu schützen, beendet er nun sein Blog.
...
Coronavirus: British family in Vietnam say ‘holiday of a lifetime’ has been ruined
10.03.2020 By Scotsman Reporter (Scotsman) - Four Britons have said
their "holiday of a lifetime" has been ruined after they ended up stuck
in a Vietnamese hospital amid coronavirus fear
...
Coronavirus: social media anger in Vietnam at jet-setter linked to new cluster in Hanoi
10.03.2020
Sen Nguyen (SCMP) - Vietnam now has 34 Covid-19 cases, after a new cluster emerged three weeks after it reported its last infections
...
How China is rapidly expanding its missile arsenal
09.03.2020 (The Economic Times) - China fired more than 100 ballistic
missiles during testing and exercises in 2019, according to sources
close to the US military.
...
Vietnam suspends visa-free travel for 8 European countries over coronavirus concerns
09.03.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam on Monday decided to temporarily
suspend visa-free travel for citizens from eight European countries amid
growing concern over the coronavirus epidemic, its government said.
...
Coronavirus: Seven Brits test positive in Vietnam after flight with infected woman
09.03.2020 By
Chris Kitching (Mirror) - Seven Britons have tested
positive for coronavirus in Vietnam and two others being held at a
"prison-like" hospital are waiting for their results to come back.
...
Vietnamese socialite diagnosed with coronavirus attended Paris, Milan fashion shows
09.03.2020 (CNA) - A Vietnamese socialite who had attended some of the
shows during last month’s fashion weeks in Europe had tested positive
for COVID-19 upon returning to Vietnam.
...
Vietnam's COVID-19 cases rise to 20: Health ministry
07.03.2020 (CNA) - HANOI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday (Mar
7) confirmed three new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in the
Southeast Asian country to 20.
...
Vietnamese Montagnard Ends Prison Term, Goes Home in Failing Health
06.03.2020 (RFA) - A Vietnamese ethnic minority Montagnard jailed for
almost 16 years for demanding land rights and religious freedom has
completed his prison term and returned home in failing health,
...
‘Heart-breaking, wonderfully crafted piece’: LÒNG MẸ – Vault Festival
05.03.2020 (My Theatre Mates) - For many of us, the struggle to
understand our mothers and the choices they’ve made is a lifelong
adventure, often unearthing more questions than answers.
...
Germany Arrests 6 in Crackdown on Human Trafficking Gang
05.03.2020 Written by
Laura Mallene (OCCRP) - German police
arrested six suspected members of a gang that made significant profits
from trafficking people from Vietnam to Germany and making them work in
nail parlors and sweatshops to pay off their debts.
...
What Does a Second Aircraft Carrier Visit Mean for US-Vietnam Relations?
04.03.2020 By
Prashanth Parameswaran (The Diplomat) - This week, a U.S. aircraft carrier will make a port call in Vietnam’s
coastal city of Da Nang – just the second visit of its kind since the
end of the Vietnam War, following the first in early 2018.
...
Harrowing but hopeful: the documentary that tells the story of Vietnam's 'boat people'
04.03.2020
Georgina Quach (The Guardian) - Thousands of refugees –
my family included – fled the communist takeover by sea and ended up in
the UK. A Very British History explains their trauma and triumph
...
Dong Tam Widow Petitions Vietnamese Officials Over Husband’s Death
04.03.2020 (RFA) - The wife of an elderly community leader killed by
Vietnamese police during a land protest outside Hanoi in January has
petitioned central government authorities to account for her husband’s
death, asking also that they provide information on relatives now held
in detention.
...
Dissident Vietnamese Priest Recovering From Heart Attack, Still Issuing Critiques of Government
03.03.2020 (RFA) - Vietnamese Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly, a long-time
critic of Vietnam’s one-party communist state, is recovering from a
recent heart attack but remains in poor health at his home in Hue,
...
Retired Australian baker loses appeal in Vietnam on controversial 'financing terrorism' charges
03.03.2020
Ben Doherty (The Guardian) - A 70-year-old Australian
man convicted in a controversial trial in Vietnam for anti-government
terrorism offences has told a court he loves Vietnam and its people and
was only ever a peaceful advocate for democratic reform.
...
Exilblogger in Deutschland eingeschüchtert
03.03.2020 (RSF) - Reporter ohne Grenzen (RSF) ist bestürzt, dass der in
Deutschland lebende Exilblogger Bui Thanh Hieu Selbstzensur üben muss.
Auch bekannt unter dem Namen Nguoi Buon Gio („Windhändler“), kündigte
Hieu in einem Facebook-Beitrag an, das Bloggen einzustellen, weil die
vietnamesischen Behörden seine noch in Vietnam lebenden Verwandten
schikanieren.
...
Polizei geht mit Groß-Razzia gegen vietnamesische Schleuser vor
03.03.2020 Von
Adrian Bartocha,
Jo Goll und
Jan Wiese
(rbb24) - Ihr Netzwerk erstreckt sich über Kontinente, die Gewinnmargen
sind enorm: Mit einer bundesweiten Großrazzia ist die Polizei gegen die
vietnamesische Schleppermafia vorgegangen. Einer ihrer Hotspots:
Berlin.
...
Vietnamesen ins Land gebracht - Bundespolizei greift gegen Schleuser durch
03.03.2020 (n-tv) - Ein Menschenhändlerring soll mindestens 155
Vietnamesen bei der illegalen Einreise geholfen haben. Nach monatelangen
Ermittlungen durchsuchen Beamte der Bundespolizei nun mehr als 30
Objekte in sieben Bundesländern.
...
Gemeinsame Meldung von Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin und Bundespolizeidirektion Pirna: Bundespolizei legt vietnamesischer Schleuserorganisation in sieben Bundesländern das Handwerk
03.03.2020 (Bundespolizei) - Berlin / Bühl / Koblenz / Neubrandenburg /
Oschatz / Weiterstadt / Wiesbaden / Zetel: Nach umfangreichen
Ermittlungen ging die Bundespolizei heute im Auftrag der
Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin mit einem Großaufgebot gegen eine Bande vor,
die durch organisiertes Einschleusen von vietnamesischen
Staatsangehörigen nach Deutschland hohe finanzielle Erträge
erwirtschaftete.
...
Dissident exile stops blogging because family in Vietnam is being hounded
02.03.2020 (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is dismayed to learn
that Bui Thanh Hieu, a well-known Vietnamese blogger living in exile in
Germany, is having to censor himself because of his government’s
disgraceful harassment of his family still in Vietnam.
...
Le blogueur vietnamien “Marchand de vent” contraint à l’autocensure, malgré son exil en Allemagne
02.03.2020 (RSF) - Reporters sans frontières (RSF) condamne avec la plus
grande fermeté les pressions abjectes exercées par les autorités
vietnamiennes sur les membres de la famille du blogueur restés au pays.
...
Vietnam says all patients infected with coronavirus cured
29.02.2020 (PanArmenian.Net) - Amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak around the world, Vietnam has announced that all 16 infected patients in the country were discharged from hospital and declared cured, Al Jazeera reports.
...
China Vessels Impede Energy Exploration by Malaysia as Vietnam Looks on
28.02.2020 (RFA) - After a prolonged stand-off with Vietnam, Chinese
vessels are again monitoring and harassing energy exploration efforts by
another claimant country in the disputed South China Sea, according to a
report by a Washington-based think tank. This time it is Malaysia
that’s on the receiving end.
...
Coronavirus censorship and spin draw public backlash
27.02.2020
Josh Rudolph (China Digital Times) - Despite the
lessons thought to have been learned after the 2002 SARS epidemic,
Chinese authorities have been readily using censorship and propaganda
amid the outbreak of COVID-19 novel coronavirus–which some see as a
contributing factor to the severity of its spread and lethality.
...
Vietnamese Protest Singer Mai Khoi Makes Joe's Pub Debut March 5
27.02.2020 by BWW News Desk (Broadway World) - Vietnamese pop
star-turned protest singer Mai Khoi makes her Joe's Pub debut on March 5
at 7:00pm with "Just Be Patient," a storytelling show and song cycle
(performed in both English and in Vietnamese with English translation)
in which she weaves autobiographical stories around her original songs.
...
Viet Nam: Drought and Saltwater Intrusion - Office of the Resident Coordinator Flash Update No. 2 (As of 27 February 2020)
27.02.2020 (reliefweb) - UNCT Viet Nam - Since 2019, severe drought and
saltwater intrusion conditions have been detected and have begun to
significantly affect people across 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta
region.
...
Vietnam puts the Mekong's fate on ASEAN's agenda
26.02.2020
Marwaan Macan-Markar (Nikkei Asian Review) - BANGKOK -- Hanoi looks to counter China by stressing river's noncommercial role.
...
Vietnam bars tourists from virus-hit parts of South Korea
26.02.2020
Phuong Nguyen,
Yen Duong (Reuters) - HANOI/NHA
TRANG, Vietnam - Vietnam banned tourists from coronavirus-hit areas of
South Korea on Wednesday, a blow to a tourism industry already reeling
from a collapse in Chinese visitor numbers.
...
Coronavirus Weakens China’s Powerful Propaganda Machine
26.02.2020 By Li Yuan (NYT) - Beijing is pushing tales of perseverance, but many young people are openly questioning the Communist Party’s message.
...
Vietnam dissident Buddhist monk Thich Quang Do dies at 91
25.02.2020 By Associated Press (Daily Mail) - HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -
Thich Quang Do, a Buddhist monk who became the public face of religious
dissent in Vietnam while the Communist government kept him in prison or
under house arrest for more than 20 years, has died at age 91.
...
Ha muerto Thich Quang Do, monje disidente de la Iglesia Budista Unificada de Vietnam
25.02.2020 (AsiaNews) - Ciudad Ho Chi Minh - Thich Quang Do, jefe de la
Iglesia Budista Unificada de Vietnam (Cbuv), prohibida por el gobierno,
murió el pasado 22 de febrero en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh. El monje disidente,
que siempre había luchado por la libertad religiosa en el país y
sufrido arrestos y detenciones durante más de tres décadas, murió a la
edad de 93 años.
...
Tough for Vietnamese firms to follow EVFTA rules of origin
25.02.2020 (Fibre2Fashion) - Though Vietnamese textile and garment firms
are aware of the opportunities the European Union (EU)-Vietnam Free
Trade Agreement (EVFTA) offers to expand export markets, they are facing
difficulties in complying with the rules of origin.
...
All 16 of Vietnam's coronavirus sufferers cured
25.02.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - All 16 people in Vietnam infected with a
new coronavirus have been cured, the health ministry said on Tuesday,
...
Freedom at a high cost for Vietnamese blogger Tran Thi Nga
24.02.2020 By
Shawn W. Crispin (CPJ) - When Vietnamese blogger
Tran Thi Nga was arrested by authorities on January 21, 2017, she did
not know at the time it would likely be the last time she would ever be
in her home in northern Ha Nam province.
...
Thich Quang Do, Defiant Rights Champion in Vietnam, Dies at 91
24.02.2020 By
Seth Mydans (NYT) - As the patriarch of a banned
Buddhist church, he endured prison, house arrest and internal exile but
refused to bend to the Communist authorities.
...
Thich Quang Do, champion des droits rebelles au Vietnam, décède à 91 ans
24.02.2020 (news-24) - Thich Quang Do, le patriarche de l'Église
bouddhiste unifiée du Vietnam interdite et défenseur de la liberté de
religion, de la démocratie et des droits de l'homme dans son pays, est
décédé samedi. Il avait 91 ans.
...
Buddhistischer Mönch und Menschenrechtler Thich Quang Do in Vietnam gestorben
23.02.2020 (Epoch Times) - Der mehrfach für den Friedensnobelpreis
nominierte buddhistische Mönch und Menschenrechtler Thich Quang Do ist
am Samstag im Alter von 93 Jahren in Vietnam gestorben.
...
Vietnamese dissident monk who was a Nobel Prize nominee dies at 93
23.02.2020 AFP-JIJI (The Japan Times) - Thich Quang Do, a
dissident Buddhist monk who has effectively been under house arrest
since 2003 and was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize,
has died at age 93.
...
Southeast Asia's garment supply chain torn up by virus
21.02.2020
Tomoya Onishi and
Akane Okutsu (Nikkei Asian
Review) - HANOI/TOKYO/PHNOM PENH -- The coronavirus outbreak is wreaking
havoc on Southeast Asia's garment supply chain, threatening the
inventories of international brands such as Uniqlo, Gap and Nike.
...
Malaysia picks a three-way fight in the South China Sea
21.02.2020 (AMTI) - A months-long standoff over oil and gas operations
in the South China Sea is playing out between Malaysian, Chinese, and a
small number of Vietnamese vessels, though all three governments are
keeping the episode out of the public eye.
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Seven people charged in Vietnam in connection to Essex lorry deaths
21.02.2020 By
Hannah Carmichael (The National) - SEVEN people
have been charged in Vietnam in connection with the deaths of 39
Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found in a refrigerated trailer in
Essex last October, state media said.
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Top 10 des pays où Internet est le plus censuré
20.02.2020 Par
Malo (Corpito) - Depuis janvier 2019, une nouvelle
loi sur la cybercriminalité est appliquée au Vietnam qui oblige les
plateformes web à stocker les informations et coordonnées personnelles
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Vietnam company made 140,000 masks out of toilet paper instead of ‘antibacterial layer’
18.02.2020
Nyi Nyi Thet (Mothership) - They were all confiscated.
Vietnam, like most countries, is facing mask shortages. This has led to
some companies switching to mask production. One of those companies is
Viet Han Company Ltd, a company in Hanoi.
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EU: Press Vietnam on Human Rights Reforms
17.02.2020 (HRW) - Bangkok – The European Union should press Vietnam to end its systemic repression
of human rights and release political prisoners and detainees, Human
Rights Watch said today. A human rights dialogue between the EU and
Vietnam is scheduled for February 19, 2020 in Hanoi.
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Vietnam says monitoring over 5,000 Chinese workers for coronavirus
14.02.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam is monitoring more than 5,000
workers who returned to the Southeast Asian country after the Lunar New
Year
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EU puts riches over rights in Vietnam trade deal
13.02.2020 By
David Hutt, Prague (Asia Times) - EVFTA aims to
massively boost trade and investment but does nothing to improve Hanoi’s
poor rights record.
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Le Vietnam et l’UE signent un accord de libre-échange polémique
13.02.2020 (La Revue Internationale) - Suppression de la quasi-totalité
des tarifs douaniers d’ici dix ans et protection des investissements
entre les deux blocs, les deux accords de libre-échange entre l’UE et le
Vietnam ont été ratifiés par le Parlement européen mercredi 12 Février.
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EU Should Not Ignore Human Rights Of Religious Minorities In Vietnam Trade Deal
12.02.2020
ADF International (Scoop Media) - This week, the
European Parliament votes on the implementation of the EU-Vietnam trade
agreements. Human rights experts have criticized the agreement and urged
the Parliament to postpone the vote until Vietnam agrees to abide by
its commitments under international law.
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Handel, Wandel, Vietnam: EU-Interessen stoßen auf Menschenrechte
11.02.2020 Von
Chris Humphrey und
Roland Siegloff, dpa
(Greenpeace Magazin) - Die EU hat ein weitreichendes Freihandelsabkommen
mit Vietnam vereinbart. Es würde europäische Exporte in das
aufstrebende Entwicklungsland erleichtern. Doch Menschenrechtler mahnen.
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China: Der Coronavirus-Ausbruch, das Wuhan-P4-Labor und Chinas Volk-ohne-Raum-Theorie
11.02.2020 Von
Steffen Munter (Epoch Times) - Die Lungen-Seuche
aus Wuhan greift weiter um sich. Längst hat sie mehr als 27 weitere
Staaten erreicht. Doch Rätsel gibt nicht nur der Virus selbst auf,
sondern auch sein Ursprung, der möglicherweise im Wuhan-P4-Labor liegt.
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Freier Handel um jeden Preis? EU will mit Vietnam ins Geschäft kommen
11.02.2020 (ntv) - Die EU hat mit Vietnam ein ambitioniertes
Freihandelsabkommen abgeschlossen. Das Ziel: europäische Exporte in das
Entwicklungsland erleichtern. Doch Menschrechtler befürchten, dass
wirtschaftliche Interessen über die Rechte der Arbeitnehmer gestellt
werden.
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Vor Abstimmung: EU-Vietnam Abkommen ignorieren Klimaschutz und Arbeitnehmer*innenrechte - "Anders Handeln" fordert EU-Parlament auf Abkommen abzulehnen
10.02.2020 Wien (OTS) - Diesen Mittwoch, 12. Februar, wird das
EU-Parlament über das Handelsabkommen und das Investitionsabkommen
EU-Vietnam abstimmen. Die Debatte dazu beginnt bereits morgen Dienstag.
Die Plattform Anders Handeln (1) fordert alle österreichischen
EU-Abgeordneten in einem Brief (2) auf, gegen die Abkommen zu stimmen. Menschen- und Arbeitsrechte in Vietnam geben Anlass zur größten Sorge
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Pas de report des votes sur l'accord UE-Vietnam au Parlement européen
10.02.2020 (DHnet) - Deux groupes politiques de gauche au Parlement
européen - les Verts/ALE et la GUE - ont échoué lundi à faire reporter
le vote attendu mercredi sur l'accord de commerce de l'UE avec le
Vietnam.
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Commerce: des ONG appellent le Parlement européen à ne pas ratifier l'accord UE-Vietnam
10.02.2020 (Le Figaro) - Plusieurs dizaines d'ONG ont appelé lundi les
députés européens à ne pas ratifier l'accord de libre-échange entre l'UE
et le Vietnam, où «la situation des droits humains et du droit du
travail» continue, selon elles, «d'être préoccupante».
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«Wenn Peking ungestraft andere Länder drangsaliert und internationales Recht ignoriert, betrifft das uns alle»
10.02.2020
Patrick Zoll (NZZ) - China hat im Südchinesischen Meer
Stützpunkte aufgebaut und bedrängt kleinere Länder. Die
Geostrategie-Expertin Bonnie Glaser erklärt, warum die USA sich China
widersetzen und ob die Gefahr einer Eskalation besteht.
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London
10.02.2020 (HRW) - The London Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF)
will be presented from 12 to 20 March 2020, featuring empowering
documentaries and dramas celebrating courageous people from 14
countries: Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Guatemala,
Germany, Iran, Macedonia, Mexico, Peru, Romania, the United States, and
Vietnam.
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Vietnam culls tens of thousands birds to contain H5N6 outbreak
10.02.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam has so far this year culled tens
of thousands of birds to contain an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6
bird flu detected at several farms in its northern provinces
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Thailand Touted for Rare Move to Drop Chinese Plan for Mekong River
08.02.2020 By
Zsombor Peter (VOA) - YANGON, MYANMAR - Rights
groups and researchers have welcomed Thailand's decision to cancel a
Beijing-backed project to dredge and blow open a shallow and rocky
stretch of the Mekong River along the Thai-Lao border.
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Coronavirus-Überträger?: Die Rache des Schuppentiers
07.02.2020 von
Joachim Müller-Jung (FAZ) - Wie ist das neue
Coronavirus auf den Menschen übergesprungen? Angeblich soll das in der
chinesischen Medizin verwendete Schuppentier schuld sein
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Victims of Vietnam land clash seek US support - Activist calls for an independent inquiry to bring justice to victims and protect innocent detainees
07.02.2020 UCA News reporter, Hanoi (UCA News) - A well-known rights
activist has appealed to American diplomats to help victims of last
month’s deadly clash between villagers and police over disputed farmland
on the outskirts of Hanoi.
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Vietnam denounces Slovakian expulsion of diplomat in abduction row
07.02.2020 (Reuters) - PRAGUE - Vietnam denounced Slovakia’s expulsion
of one of its diplomats in a row over the abduction of a disgraced
Vietnamese businessman via Slovakia in 2017, saying it was not in line
with the “traditional friendship” between the two countries.
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Slovakia expels Vietnamese diplomat over abduction case
06.02.2020 (Reuters) - PRAGUE - Slovakia said it had expelled a
Vietnamese diplomat over a case involving the abduction of a Vietnamese
businessman in 2017 from a Berlin street.
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What happened during the deadly land dispute clash in Dong Tam, Vietnam?
06.02.2020 Written by
Loa (Global Voices) - On January 9, 2020,
Vietnamese authorities deployed thousands of police to Đồng Tâm village
on the outskirts of the capital Hanoi to solve a land dispute. A clash
between residents and authorities followed, and three police officers
and two civilians were killed.
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NGOs Ask EU Parliament to Vote Against EU-Vietnam FTA And IPA Over Human Rights Issues
06.02.2020 (RFA) - A total of 28 NGOs Tuesday urged the European
Parliament (EP) to postpone consent to the EU-Vietnam Free Trade
Agreement (EVFTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) until
Vietnam’s government agrees to protect the rights of laborers and ensure
human rights.
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Slowakei: Vietnamesischer Diplomat ausgewiesen
06.02.2020 Von
Viktoria Großmann (Süddeutsche Zeitung) - Zweieinhalb Jahre nachdem ein vietnamesischer Geschäftsmann in Berlin
entführt und über die Slowakei zurück nach Vietnam gebracht wurde, weist
die Slowakei nun einen vietnamesischen Diplomaten aus. Damit reagiert
das Land auf ein Urteil des Bundesgerichtshofs von dieser Woche.
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Vietnam total confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 12
06.02.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam said on Thursday it has confirmed
two new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 12.
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Coronavirus nCoV-2019 : le nombre de cas monte à 12 au Vietnam
06.02.2020 (Le PetitJournal) - Deux nouveaux cas de coronavirus
2019-nCoV ont été confirmés par le ministère de la Santé ce jeudi 6
février, portant le nombre total de cas au Vietnam à 12, dont 4
transmissions interhumaines.
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Vietnam: produziert Masken statt Hemden
06.02.2020
Ute Walter (DW) - Angst vor dem Coronavirus greift auch in Vietnam um sich. TNG, einer der größten Textilhersteller Vietnams, produziert zurzeit Gesichtsmasken statt Hemden.
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Coronavirus in Südostasien - Vietnam wappnet sich gegen Virus
06.02.2020
Marina Mai (taz) - BERLIN - Einige Staaten schließen
aus Angst die Grenze zu China, Vietnam hält sie gezwungenermaßen offen.
Dabei gibt es eine hohe Dunkelziffer an Infizierten.
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Vietnam reports H5N6 bird flu outbreak in northern village - OIE
04.02.2020 (Reuters) - PARIS - Vietnam has reported an outbreak of
highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu in a village in the northern part of the
country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
said on Tuesday
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Vietnamese Catholics fighting the spread of coronavirus
04.02.2020 by
Paul Nguyen Hung (AsiaNews) - Hồ Chí Minh City –
The Vietnamese Church has taken a number of steps to counter the spread
of the 2019-nCoV virus in the country.
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Vietnam to quarantine 950 people returning from China at military camps
04.02.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam has assigned the military to
quarantine 950 Vietnamese returning from China, where the coronavirus
epidemic has killed more than 420 people
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CHINA - "Fehler" im Umgang mit Corona-Epidemie
04.02.2020 (DW) - Die Coronavirus-Epidemie habe "Fehler und
Schwierigkeiten" beim nationalen Notfallmanagement offen gelegt, räumte
der Ständige Ausschuss des Politbüros der in China regierenden
Kommunistischen Partei ein.
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NGOs Urge European Parliament to Postpone Consent to EU-Vietnam Trade Deals
04.02.2020 (HRW) - Dear Member of the European Parliament, We are writing ahead of the February 11th plenary vote on the EU-Vietnam
Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA)
to urge you to vote for postponing Parliament’s consent to the deals
until
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Geschäftsmann nach Vietnam entführt: Haftstrafe bestätigt
03.02.2020 (Süddeutsche Zeitung) - Karlsruhe/Berlin (dpa). Die
Entführung eines vietnamesischen Geschäftsmanns in Berlin löste eine
diplomatische Krise aus - nun ist ein Beteiligter rechtskräftig zu fast
vier Jahren Haft verurteilt. Die obersten Strafrichter des
Bundesgerichtshofs (BGH) verwarfen die Revision des Mannes
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Vietnam mit Corona-Angst infiziert - Sieben Menschen am Virus erkrankt / Regierung in sozialen Netzwerken unter Druck
02.02.2020 Von
Marina Mai (Neues Deutschland) - In Vietnam sind
nach offiziellen Angaben bis zum Wochenende sieben Menschen an dem
neuartigen Coronavirus erkrankt. Einer der Männer wurde bereits aus dem
Krankenhaus entlassen, die anderen weisen schwere Symptome auf.
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Coronavirus: Vietnam lockert China-FlugverbotVietnam lockert sein wegen der Coronavirus-Epidemie verhängtes Flugverbot
02.02.2020 (Südtirol Online) - Vietnam Airlines und Vietjet Air würden
ab Sonntag Hongkong, Taiwan und Macau wieder anfliegen, teilten die
Fluggesellschaften mit.
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Philippines reports 1st virus death outside of China
02.02.2020 (The Asahi Shimbun) - BEIJING--The Philippines on Sunday
reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where
authorities delayed the opening of schools in the worst-hit province and
tightened quarantine measures in a city that allow only one family
member to venture out to buy supplies.
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Vietnam bans all flights to and from China over coronavirus
02.02.2020 (Nikkei Asian Review) - HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam declared a
public health emergency over the coronavirus epidemic on Saturday and
said it would halt all flights to and from China.
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Vietnam bans HK flights, and then drops it
01.02.2020 (RTHK) - Vietnam made an U-turn hours after announcing a ban
on flights to Hong Kong as a part of its fight to stop coronavirus from
spreading to the country, but lifted it after the SAR officials
contacted them.
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Mekong - Gier nach Sand
01.02.2020 Von
Michael Lenz (Neues Deutschland) - Die Gewinnung des Baustoffs aus dem Mekong ruiniert die Lebensgrundlagen am größten Strom Südostasiens. Ein Beispiel für die Folgen des unkontrollierten Sandabbaus für die
Umwelt und die Lebensgrundlagen zigtausender Menschen ist das
Mekongdelta in Vietnam.
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Hexenkessel Südchinesisches Meer: Erneute Spannungen zwischen China und den USA
01.02.2020 (RT) - Am vergangenen Samstag kreuzte ein Kriegsschiff der
US-Marine in der Nähe der von China beanspruchten Spratly-Inseln im
Südchinesischen Meer. Dies gab die US-Marineverwaltung am Dienstag
bekannt. Das Südchinesische Meer könnte im Jahr 2020 zu einem
Hexenkessel werden.
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