Vietnam dissident Buddhist monk Thich Quang Do dies at 9125.02.2020 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 Vietnam25.02.2020 (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 origin25.02.2020 (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 cured25.02.2020 (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 Nga24.02.2020 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 9124.02.2020 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 ans24.02.2020 (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 gestorben23.02.2020 (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 9323.02.2020 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 virus21.02.2020
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 Sea21.02.2020 (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.
...Seven people charged in Vietnam in connection to Essex lorry deaths21.02.2020 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.
...Top 10 des pays où Internet est le plus censuré20.02.2020 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
...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.
...EU: Press Vietnam on Human Rights Reforms17.02.2020 (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.
...Vietnam says monitoring over 5,000 Chinese workers for coronavirus14.02.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam is monitoring more than 5,000
workers who returned to the Southeast Asian country after the Lunar New
Year
...EU puts riches over rights in Vietnam trade deal13.02.2020 By
David Hutt, Prague (Asia Times) - EVFTA aims to
massively boost trade and investment but does nothing to improve Hanoi’s
poor rights record.
...Le Vietnam et l’UE signent un accord de libre-échange polémique13.02.2020 (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.
...EU Should Not Ignore Human Rights Of Religious Minorities In Vietnam Trade Deal12.02.2020
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.
...Handel, Wandel, Vietnam: EU-Interessen stoßen auf Menschenrechte11.02.2020 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.
...China: Der Coronavirus-Ausbruch, das Wuhan-P4-Labor und Chinas Volk-ohne-Raum-Theorie11.02.2020 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.
...Freier Handel um jeden Preis? EU will mit Vietnam ins Geschäft kommen11.02.2020 (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.
...Vor Abstimmung: EU-Vietnam Abkommen ignorieren Klimaschutz und Arbeitnehmer*innenrechte - "Anders Handeln" fordert EU-Parlament auf Abkommen abzulehnen10.02.2020 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
...Pas de report des votes sur l'accord UE-Vietnam au Parlement européen10.02.2020 (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.
...Commerce: des ONG appellent le Parlement européen à ne pas ratifier l'accord UE-Vietnam10.02.2020 (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».
...«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.
...Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London10.02.2020 (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.
...Vietnam culls tens of thousands birds to contain H5N6 outbreak10.02.2020 (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
...Thailand Touted for Rare Move to Drop Chinese Plan for Mekong River08.02.2020 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.
...Coronavirus-Überträger?: Die Rache des Schuppentiers07.02.2020 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
...Victims of Vietnam land clash seek US support - Activist calls for an independent inquiry to bring justice to victims and protect innocent detainees07.02.2020 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.
...Vietnam denounces Slovakian expulsion of diplomat in abduction row07.02.2020 (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.
...Slovakia expels Vietnamese diplomat over abduction case06.02.2020 (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.
...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.
...NGOs Ask EU Parliament to Vote Against EU-Vietnam FTA And IPA Over Human Rights Issues06.02.2020 (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.
...Slowakei: Vietnamesischer Diplomat ausgewiesen06.02.2020 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.
...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.
...Coronavirus nCoV-2019 : le nombre de cas monte à 12 au Vietnam06.02.2020 (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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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
...
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.
...
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
...
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.
...
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
...
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
...
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
Former Vietnamese Political Prisoner to Receive Rights Award in Paris31.01.2020 (RFA) - Former Vietnamese prisoner of conscience Tran Thi Nga
is set to receive ACAT-France’s Engel Prize for Human Rights on
Saturday in Paris after being freed early in January from a nine-year
prison term imposed in Vietnam for “spreading propaganda against the
state.
...
Le prix Acat à la militante vietnamienne Tran Thi Nga
31.01.2020 par
Arnaud Vaulerin (Libération) - L'association de
lutte contre la torture et la peine de mort récompense samedi le
militantisme de Tran Thi Nga, expulsée du Vietnam vers les Etats-Unis
pour avoir défendu les droits humains et critiqué les scandales
environnementaux.
...
Pilotprojekt in Vietnam: Berufsbildung made in Germany
31.01.2020 von
Jessica von Blazekovic (FAZ) - Was in Deutschland
dank der dualen Ausbildung in Berufsschule und Betrieb eine
Selbstverständlichkeit ist, kommt im vietnamesischen Ausbildungssystem
so gut wie nicht vor.
...
From China to Vietnam: Highlighting how the coronavirus spreads from person to person
30.01.2020 (Health24) - A man from Wuhan, the Chinese city that's the
epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, apparently transmitted the
infection to his son living in Vietnam, a new case report shows.
...
Coronavirus Spreads, and the World Pays for China’s Dictatorship
29.01.2020
Nicholas Kristof (NYT) - ... The first known
coronavirus infection in the city of Wuhan presented symptoms beginning
on Dec. 1, and by late December there was alarm in Wuhan’s medical
circles. That would have been the moment for the authorities to act
decisively.
...
Verurteilung im Fall Trinh Xuan Thanh - Geständnis und Glaubwürdigkeit
29.01.2020
Marina Mai (taz) - Das Urteil gegen einen
Entführungshelfer ist rechtskräftig. Nun bemüht sich die Anwältin um die
Freilassung Trinh Xuan Thanhs aus vietnamesischer Haft.
...
Will Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign endure beyond Trong?
29.01.2020 Author:
Le Hong Hiep, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
(East Asia Forum) - A key current feature of Vietnamese politics is the
high-profile anti-corruption campaign led by Communist Party of Vietnam
(CPV) General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
...
Vietnam expects $100 mln trade deficit in Jan - govt statistics office
29.01.2020 (Reuters) - HANOI - Vietnam’s trade balance is seen slipping
into a deficit of $100 million in January, from a surplus of $259
million in December last year,
...
NGO dokumentiert Vietnams größte Umweltkatastrophe
27.01.2020 (DW) - Mit Stolz und Zuversicht präsentierte Vietnams Regierung die im Bau
befindliche Wirtschaftszone in Vung Anh bei einem Besuch der Deutschen
Welle im Jahr 2014. Doch nur zwei Jahre später verursachte ebendiese Wirtschaftszone eine
der schwersten Umweltkatastrophen in Vietnams Geschichte. Das Stahlwerk
„Formosa Ha Tinh Steel" leitete während des Testbetriebs Abwässer in das
Südchinesische Meer ein. Diese waren unter anderem mit Phenol und
Zyanid kontaminiert.
...
Vietnam’s efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus still inadequate
27.01.2020 by
Ngoc Lan (AsiaNews) - Two confirmed cases have been
reported, but 11 people are under observation. Chinese tourists have
crossed the border into Vietnam for the Lunar New Year, but many have
decided to stay home believing that this will limit their risk of
contracting the virus. For Vietnamese and foreign experts, the country
could become the second most infected.
...
Czech Citizen in Vietnam under observation for new Coronavirus
26.01.2020
Ruth Fraňková (Radio Prague International) - Twelve
people, including a Czech citizen, have been put in isolation in the
Vietnamese city of Da Nang and are under observation for the new
coronavirus,
...
Jailed Vietnamese Blogger Transferred to New Prison With No Word to His Family
24.01.2020 (RFA) - Vietnamese authorities have transferred an
environmental activist and blogger to a new prison far from home without
notification to his wife, who traveled this week to his old jail in a
fruitless attempt to see him, his wife says.
...
Japan minister seeks review of coal-fired plant in Vietnam
24.01.2020 (Nikkei Asian Review) - Tokyo -- In the face of international pressure regarding the building of
coal-fired power plants, Japan's environment minister on Friday called
on the government to reconsider plans to finance such a plant in
Vietnam.
...
Vietnam confirms two cases of SARS-like coronavirus
23.01.2020 (Medical Xpress) - A Chinese man living in Ho Chi Minh City
was infected by his father who travelled to Vietnam on January 13 from
the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus. The father was hospitalised on January 17 with a high fever, days before his son showed symptoms, health officials said.
...
Vietnamese Intellectuals Denounce Police Killing at Dong Tam
22.01.2020 (RFA) - Over 30 notable Vietnamese intellectuals on Tuesday
officially denounced the killing at the hands of police of an elderly
community leader at Hanoi’s Dong Tam commune during land dispute
protests Jan. 9.
...
Indonesia Fights Growing Pressure from China to Let it Use Use Disputed Waters
21.01.2020 By
Ralph Jennings (VOA) - TAIPEI, TAIWAN - China is
raising pressure on Indonesia over rights to use a contested tract of
sea and challenging the militarily weaker Southeast Asian country to
consider options from friendly dialogue to strong protests.
...
Chinesische Lungen-Seuche greift weiter um sich – Britische Forscher stellen offizielle Zahlen infrage
21.01.2020 (Epoch Times) - Nach dem Ausbruch einer rätselhaften
Lungenkrankheit im zentralchinesischen Wuhan sind 17 neue Fälle entdeckt
worden. Weitere mutmaßliche, aber bislang unbestätigte Fälle wurden aus Taiwan, Südkorea, Singapur, Vietnam und Nepal berichtet.
...
How a boy from Vietnam became a slave on a UK cannabis farm
21.01.2020 (BBC) - It was a horrifying death for the 39 Vietnamese
nationals found in the back of a trailer in an industrial park in Essex,
in October last year.
...
Les inquiétudes sur les droits humains ne freinent pas l'accord UE-Vietnam
21.01.2020
Frédéric Rohart (L'Echo) - L’accord de libre-échange
entre l’Union européenne et le Vietnam a été validé mardi par une large
majorité de la commission du commerce du Parlement européen (INTA),
mardi.
...
Handelsabkommen mit Vietnam - Parlamentsausschuss gibt grünes Licht
21.01.2020 (Deutschlandradio) - Brüssel hat der zuständige Ausschuss
des Europäischen Parlaments das im Juni unterzeichnete
Freihandelsabkommen mit Vietnam gebilligt.
...
Handwerkspräsident Wollseifer setzt gegen Fachkräftemangel auf Zuzug aus Vietnam
19.01.2020 (Deutschland Today) - Berlin (AFP) - Angesichts des
Fachkräftemangels in Deutschland setzt Handwerkspräsident Hans-Peter
Wollseifer auf Zuzug aus dem Ausland. Insbesondere "Vietnamesen könnten
einen Beitrag leisten, damit Kunden hierzulande nicht mehr zwei Monate
auf einen Handwerker warten müssen"
...
Tragic Clashes in Land Dispute Rekindle Criticism of Vietnamese Regime
18.01.2020 (Latin American Herald Tribune) - HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam –
The death of an 84-year-old village leader during clashes between
locals and police in northern Vietnam has rekindled opposition in the
country to Hanoi’s Communist regime while highlighting the difficulties
it faces in resolving conflicts over land ownership.
...
State vs people conflict rocks and roils Vietnam - Lethal police-villager clashes at Dong Tam threaten communist nation’s stability and standing
18.01.2020 By
David Hutt (Asia Times) - It remains unclear what
exactly transpired this month in an incident that killed three
Vietnamese police officers and one elderly protestor over a long-running
land dispute at Dong Tam commune outside of Hanoi.
...
Un trágico disturbio convierte a un anciano en héroe de la oposición vietnamita
17.01.2020
Eric San Juan (EFE) - 11 La muerte de un líder vecinal
de 84 años durante un enfrentamiento con la Policía por unas tierras en
el norte de Vietnam está reavivando la oposición interna al régimen
comunista de Hanói y ha convertido al anciano fallecido en un héroe de
la resistencia.
...
Vietnam's battalions of 'cyber-armies' silencing online dissent
17.01.2020 by
Adam Bemma (Al Jazeera) - Hanoi, Vietnam - 'Force
47', thought to be 10,000-strong, seen as government's online enforcers
as new cybercrime law takes effect.
...
Vietnamese Bank Freezes Accounts of Dong Tam Activists, Supporters
17.01.2020 (RFA) - Vietnamese authorities ordered a local bank Friday to
freeze several accounts of people involved in deadly protests Jan. 9
over the planned construction of a military airport near Hanoi, including an account that had collected a huge sum in donations
for the family of an elderly community leader killed in the protest.
...
EU-Vietnam trade deal puts spotlight on workers' rights
17.01.2020 Author
Rodion Ebbighausen (DW) - The EU has said the
trade agreement would be the most ambitious the bloc has ever negotiated
with a developing country. However, authoritarian Vietnam will still
have to improve its labor and social standards.
...
Dans un Vietnam en plein essor économique, la persécution des chrétiens grandit
17.01.2020 (Journal Chrétien) - L’économie vietnamienne est en plein
essor, de même que l’oppression des groupes religieux par le régime
communiste.
...
EU-Vietnam Freihandelsabkommen kurz vor Abschluss
17.01.2020 Autor
Rodion Ebbighausen (DW) - Nächste Woche könnte
das umfassendste Freihandelsabkommen, das die EU je mit einem
Entwicklungsland geschlossen hat, auf den Weg gebracht werden. Vietnam
wird aber Zugeständnisse machen müssen.
...
Amnesty International accuses Vietnam of ‘weaponising’ social media
16.01.2020
John Reed (Financial Times) - Group claims content on Facebook and YouTube is suppressed during deadly land dispute. Amnesty International has accused Facebook and Google’s YouTube
video-sharing platform of suppressing content during a violent land
dispute in Hanoi that left four people dead.
...
Vietnam: Amnistía Internacional denuncia arrestos y censura tras una protesta por tierras
16.01.2020 (DW) - AI aseguró que Hanói está convirtiendo a Facebook en un arma para perseguir a quienes dicen lo que piensan
...
Police Attacked First in Vietnam’s Dong Tam Clash, Witness Reports Say
16.01.2020 (RFA) - Police attacked first in a deadly clash over a land
dispute in Hanoi’s Dong Tam commune on Jan. 9 that claimed the lives of
an elderly community leader and three police officers, a new report
drawn from multiple witness reports says, contradicting official
accounts
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Viet Nam: Arrests and social media crackdown follow deadly clashes over land
16.01.2020 (Amnesty International) - Vietnamese authorities have stepped
up a countrywide crackdown marked by arrests and widespread social
media censorship as they attempt to stifle public debate about a deadly
land dispute, said Amnesty International today.
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Who will lead Vietnam in 2021?
16.01.2020 Author:
David Brown (East Asia Forum) - Vietnamese
politics has reverted to its customary opacity. General Secretary Nguyen
Phu Trong and his intimates in the Communist Party’s secretariat remain
intent on party renewal, a wholly internal affair.
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Another Vietnam Politburo Purge?
16.01.2020 By
David Hutt (The Diplomat) - Is Hoang Trung Hai
getting the boot from Vietnam’s Politburo amid the countdown to the most
consequential political event in the country’s politics in 2021?
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7 of 10 ASEAN members favor China over US: survey
16.01.2020
Kentaro Iwamoto (Nikkei Asian Review) - SINGAPORE --
As the rivalry between the U.S. and China continues to heat up,
Southeast Asians are split between the two superpowers, according to a
Singaporean think tank, posing a challenge for a region that has sought
unity to speed economic growth.
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Viêt-Nam. Arrestations et censure des réseaux sociaux font suite aux affrontements meurtriers concernant un conflit foncier
16.01.2020 (Amnesty International) - Les autorités vietnamiennes
durcissent la répression menée à travers tout le pays, marquée par des
arrestations et la censure des réseaux sociaux, dans le but de museler
le débat public au sujet d’un conflit foncier meurtrier, a déclaré
Amnesty International le 16 janvier 2020.
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Deadly land dispute in Vietnam sparks crackdown on 'critical' social media
16.01.2020 by
Rina Chandran (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -
BANGKOK - A deadly land dispute in
Vietnam has led to a crackdown on social media posts, a sign of growing
heavy-handedness by authorities as rising demand for land spurs more
conflicts across the country, analysts and human rights activists said.
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MEPs: Don't waste your chance to change Vietnam
15.01.2020 by
Claudio Francavilla (EUobserver) - In coming weeks,
the European Parliament is expected to take a binding decision on
whether to approve, postpone or reject the EU-Vietnam Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA).
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Kein Freihandelsabkommen mit Vietnam ohne Menschenrechte
15.01.2020 (Sonnenseite) - Hoang Phong Ngo & Vietnamese community
for political refugees in European Union hat diese Petition an Europa
Parlament gestartet: "Kein Freihandelsabkommen mit Vietnam ohne
Einhaltung der Menschenrechte und Arbeitsnormen"
Europa möchte gerne mit Vietnam das EVFTA (Europäisch Vietnamesische
Freihandelsabkommen) abschließen, das Vietnam 50 Milliarden Euro pro
Jahr bringen sollte. Vietnam führt an der Spitze der
Menschenrechtsverletzungen und akzeptiert nicht die Internationale
Arbeitsstandards (ILO).
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Vietnam’s Deadly Land Clash Leaves Questions Unanswered
15.01.2020 By
Duy Hoang (The Diplomat) - Thousands of Vietnamese
security police stormed a village on the outskirts of Hanoi in the early
hours of January 9. As if moving against a terrorist leader, security
forces sealed off the commune of Dong Tam, illuminated the night with
flash grenades, and in a hail of bullets burst into the home of
84-year-old Le Dinh Kinh.
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At Vietnam’s ‘Dong Tam Massacre’, activists claim government attacked its own citizens
15.01.2020 (SCMP) - A long-running battle over land rights in the
northern Vietnam village of Dong Tam [1] flared last week after a raid
by thousands of police led to four deaths and the arrests of 30
residents.
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Vietnam in 2019: Crackdown on rights
15.01.2020 (IFEX) - At least 30 activists and dissidents were sentenced
to prison in Vietnam in 2019 simply for exercising their fundamental
rights to freedom of expression, association, and religion, Human Rights
Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2020.
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Vietnam: Crackdown on Rights - Little Tolerance for Freedom of Expression, Independent Trade Unions
14.01.2020 (HRW) - New York – At least 30 activists and dissidents were
sentenced to prison in Vietnam in 2019 simply for exercising their
fundamental rights to freedom of expression, association, and religion,
Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2020.
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South China Sea: Putin moves to support the Philippines and Vietnam against Beijing’s plan
14.01.2020 By
Brian McGleenon (express) - RUSSIA has been invited
by the Philippines to explore for oil in a vast area of the South China
Sea claimed by Beijing.
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'Pushing boundaries': The rise of Samizdat publishing in Vietnam
14.01.2020 by
Adam Bemma (Al Jazeera) - Hanoi, Vietnam - Liberal
Publishing House publishes and distributes books Vietnam's government
does not wants its citizens to read. In Vietnam, as in the former Soviet Union, such publications are known
as Samizdat - the illegal copying and distribution of books - and are
banned by the government as "anti-state" activity.
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Trial against Eight Members of Hiến Pháp Group Postponed, New Schedule Not Announced
14.01.2020 (Defend the Defenders) - Vietnam’s communist regime has
postponed the first-instance hearing to try eight members of the
unregistered group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) on the allegation
“disruption of security” under Article 118 of the country’s Criminal
Code” for their intention to participate in a peaceful demonstration in
early September last year
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Elderly Village Leader Killed During Clash With Police is Laid to Rest Outside Hanoi
13.01.2020 (RFA) - Le Dinh Kinh, 84, was killed on Jan. 9 as farmers at
Dong Tam threw grenades and petrol bombs at police in the latest
flare-up of the long-running dispute over a military airport
construction site near the capital. In a video clip distributed widely on social media, Le Dinh Kinh’s wife
Du Thi Thanh said on Monday that she had been beaten by police during
questioning, and had been forced to admit that villagers had used
grenades during their clash with police.
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The Diocese of Bắc Ninh takes stock and looks at new challenges ahead of the Lunar New Year
13.01.2020 by
Peter Tran (AsiaNews) - Hanoi – In anticipation of
Tết, the Vietnamese New Year, on 25 January, the parishes of the Diocese
of Bắc Ninh, northern Vietnam, met on 8-11 January with Bishop Cosma
Hoàng Văn Đạt to take stock of the pastoral work done in the lunar year
that is about to end
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Vietnam arrests Facebook user over land rights clash
13.01.2020 (Newsdiary Online) - Vietnamese Authorities, on Monday
arrested a Facebook user for posting information related to a recent
land rights clash between locals and police, state media reported.
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20 Residents in Dong Tam Commune Investigated for Murdering Police Officers during Violent Raid in Hoanh Village on January 9
13.01.2020 (Defend the Defenders) - The Police Department of Hanoi has
announced that it has charged 20 residents of Dong Tam commune with
“murdering” and two others with “resisting law enforcement officers” in
the bloody clash in the commune’s Hoanh village in the early morning of January which led to at least four deaths, including 3 of police
officers.
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Mekong communities struggle as China tests dam equipment
12.01.2020 by
Leonie Kijewski (Al Jazeera) - Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Water levels on the Mekong River, which flows through China and five
other countries before emptying into the South China Sea, have dropped
once again after Beijing revealed it was testing equipment at one of its
11 dams in the upper reaches of the vital waterway.
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Hanoi chief disciplined in corruption crackdown
11.01.2020
Tomoya Onishi (Nikkei Asian Review) - HANOI --
Vietnam's Communist Party issued a disciplinary warning Friday to the
secretary of Hanoi, finding "violations" in his oversight of state-owned
steel company Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel during his tenure as deputy
prime minister.
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Meet the Artist – Die Autorin Kim Thúy
10.01.2020 (DW) - Zwischen zwei Welten zuhause sein, Heimat in der
Fremde finden: Davon erzählen Kim Thúys Romane. Sie ist zehn, als sie
mit ihrer Familie aus einem Flüchtlingslager nach Kanada flieht.
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Civilian Killed in Violent Land Clash in Vietnam Identified as Elderly Community Leader
10.01.2020 By
Miriam Jackson (The Union Journal) - Le Dinh Kinh,
84, was killed Thursday as farmers from Dong Tam neighborhood tossed
explosives as well as fuel bombs at authorities in the current flare-up
of the long-running conflict, which likewise saw a 5th unknown
individual suffer injuries.
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South China Sea: Malaysia, Indonesia, And Vietnam Beat China At Its Own Game
10.01.2020
Panos Mourdoukoutas (Forbes) - Malaysia has joined
Indonesia and Vietnam to beat China at its own game in the South China
Sea (SCS): The use of lawfare to settle disputes.
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Vietnam: quatre morts dont trois policiers dans des affrontements sur le contrôle de terres
09.01.2020 Par Le Figaro avec AFP (Le Figaro) - Trois policiers et un
villageois sont morts jeudi dans des affrontements pour le contrôle de
terres que se disputent la population locale et l'armée vietnamienne
près d'Hanoï, selon les autorités.
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3 police, villager die in clash over land in Vietnam
09.01.2020 (Daily Mail) - HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - ... The confrontation occurred in Dong Tam, the Ministry of Public Security
said in a statement. It said police arrested several people involved in
the "riot" and would launch an investigation.
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Battle lines drawn for Vietnam’s future leadership
09.01.2020 By
David Hutt (Asia Times) - Lame duck and ailing leader Nguyen Phu Trong may lack the political clout to anoint his preferred successor.
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Die Weltmeere gehören allen – das muss auch Peking respektieren
09.01.2020
Patrick Zoll (NZZ) - Kurz vor Ende Jahr hatte die
chinesische Marine Grund zum Feiern. Nach monatelangen Testfahrten
konnte sie auf dem Stützpunkt von Sanya auf der südchinesischen Insel
Hainan die «Shandong» in Dienst stellen, den zweiten Flugzeugträger des
Landes.
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Indonesia president visits islands also claimed by China
08.01.2020 (Seattle Times) - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian
President Joko Widodo on Wednesday reaffirmed his country’s sovereignty
during a visit to a group of islands at the edge of the South China Sea
that China claims as its traditional fishing area.
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Indonesien bekräftigt Anspruch gegen China auf Meeresgebiet
08.01.2020 von
Wolfgang Greber (Die Presse) - Zwischen den beiden
Ländern mehren sich die Konflikte. Chinesische Fischer fahren mit
Küstenwache-Eskorten in indonesische Gewässer. Jakarta verstärkt
hingegen Flotte und Luftwaffe auf dem Natuna-Archipel.
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Priests join residents in Quảng Bình to protest against dangerous new dam
07.01.2020 by
Thanh Thuy (AsiaNews) - Hanoi - The Rào Nam dam is
only 150 metres from the village of Linh Cận Sơn. Nine villages in Quảng
Trạch district are at risk if it should overflow. Local clergymen have
appealed to the authorities, which have responded with intimidation and
death threats.
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Migration von Vietnam nach Europa - Die Reise in den Tod
07.01.2020 Ein Artikel von
Marina Mai, Daniel Zylbersztajn, Tobias Müller (taz)
- Im Oktober 2019 entdeckt die britische Polizei in einem Kühlcontainer
39 Tote. Die Vietnamesen sind erstickt. Die taz rekonstruiert ihre
Reise.
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"Maman, je suis vraiment désolée"...
07.01.2020
Marco Wolter (DW) - "Maman, je suis vraiment désolée.
Ma route vers l'étranger a échoué. Je t'aime tellement. Je suis en train
de mourir parce que je ne peux plus respirer. Pardonne-moi, maman."
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Vietnam’s PM Urges Police to Clamp Down on National Security Crimes
06.01.2020 (RFA) - On the heels of a report that the Vietnamese
government arrested and charged 39 prisoners of conscience in 2019 on
charges of violating national security, the country’s prime minister
urged the police to step up its efforts against “hostile forces and
reactionaries.”
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Europe helps secure release of 11 North Korean defectors held in Vietnam - activists
04.01.2020
Hyonhee Shin (Reuters) - SEOUL - A group of 11 North
Koreans who were detained in Vietnam while seeking to defect to South
Korea have been released thanks to the help of European institutions, a
Seoul-based activist group said on Saturday.
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Europa hilft bei Freilassung von elf nordkoreanischen Überläufern – Aktivisten
04.01.2020 (Sputnik) - Elf Nordkoreaner, die bei einem
Gruppen-Fluchtversuch nach Südkorea in Vietnam festgenommen wurden, sind
dank der Hilfe europäischer Organisationen freigelassen worden.
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Indonesia boosts patrols after Chinese boat 'trespasses' in its waters
04.01.2020 (The Asahi Shimbun) - JAKARTA--Indonesia has increased
patrols around islands near the disputed South China Sea after a Chinese
coast guard vessel "trespassed" into Indonesia's exclusive economic
zone, authorities said on Friday.
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Cash Shortage Hurts Investment in Vietnam
04.01.2020 (VOA) - Businesses in Vietnam face a cash shortage that is
preventing as much as $24 billion that could be invested in the nation’s
$250 billion economy, according to a study by PwC Vietnam.
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2020 look ahead: China faces up to tough regional challenges
03.01.2020
Richard Heydarian (Nikkei Asian Review) - South China Sea, Belt and Road Initiative and Taiwan are all on Xi's to-do list.
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US to Slap Duties on Vietnamese Steel Exports Originally Produced in S. Korea
03.01.2020 (KBS) - The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to impose
duties of more than 400 percent on certain types of steel produced in
South Korea or Taiwan that are then shipped to Vietnam for minor
processing and finally exported to the U.S.
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Kein Klimastreik in autoritären Staaten: „Energiewende“ wäre in Russland Programm zur Selbstdemontage
03.01.2020 Von
Reinhard Werner (The Epoch Times) - Ein vor allem
in libertären und konservativen Kreisen beliebtes Meme in sozialen
Medien wirft die Frage auf, warum es keine „Fridays for Future“-Proteste
in China gäbe – und beantwortet sie mit der Feststellung: „Weil China
schon kommunistisch ist.“
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Trump-Trọng Summit Remains In Limbo – Analysis
02.01.2020
Nguyen Quang Dy (YaleGlobal Online) - Strategic
partnership between Vietnam and the United States may be a bridge too
far, especially for China. With repeated Chinese intrusions into oil-rich Vanguard Bank and
anticipated departure of ExxonMobil from the Blue Whale project, the
South China Sea dispute has reached a turning point.
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Downside risks abound for Vietnam’s 2020 economy
02.01.2020 By
David Hutt (Asia Times) - Despite strong growth planners would be ill-advised to lose sight of needed reforms and divestments. Vietnam’s Communist Party leaders could be excused if their 2020 outlook is overly politicized.
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China's 'dangerous' South China Sea plan almost complete
02.01.2020 (NZ Herald) - The battle for the South China Sea is heating
up. Vietnam. Malaysia. The Philippines. All have drawn lines in the
sandbars against China. But it may already be too late.
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Hacker aus Vietnam in Deutschland
02.01.2020
Marina Mai (taz) - Indizien sprechen dafür, dass der
vietnamesische Staat an Cyberangriffen beteiligt ist. Laut Bayerischem
Rundfunk soll auch BMW betroffen sein.
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A Year of Multiple Standoffs, Few Solutions in South China Sea Dispute
01.01.2020 By
Ralph Jenning (VOA) - TAIPEI, TAIWAN - China
confirmed its lead this year in Asia's biggest maritime sovereignty
dispute by sending nonmilitary ships to waters normally controlled by
other countries, allowing it to flex muscle without conflicts or
diplomatic losses.
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