Vietnam police fire tear gas at protest
HANOI — Vietnamese police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of thousands who gathered to protest the death of a young man detained by police, an official said Wednesday.
The incident took place in Bac Giang province northeast of Hanoi on Sunday, said the official from the provincial People's Committee, the local government.
"Thousands of people were in front of the People's Committee... to ask for the truth" about the death of the man who was held for a traffic violation, said the official, who declined to be named.
He said they had brought the young man's coffin with them.
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Vietnamese governor suspended over sex scandal
HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has expelled a provincial governor from its ranks for soliciting prostitutes.
Communist Party newspaper Nhan Dan reported Monday that Nguyen Truong To, who leads Ha Giang province, was accused of seriously violating codes of conduct for a party member by having "unhealthy relations with prostitutes" and leading a "self-indulgent lifestyle."
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Communist Party newspaper Nhan Dan reported Monday that Nguyen Truong To, who leads Ha Giang province, was accused of seriously violating codes of conduct for a party member by having "unhealthy relations with prostitutes" and leading a "self-indulgent lifestyle."
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Political activist pepper sprays Vietnam singer
An internationally-known singer was attacked in the South Bay for political reasons.
The suspected attacker wore an unusual disguise to get close.
Ly Tong is a well-known political protester and has made headlines before.
This time, his target was a popular singer from Vietnam.
In Vietnam, Dam Vinh Hung is a pop sensation, but to many in the Vietnamese community in the U.S,
Dam is nothing more than a communist agent, which is why Dam became a target during his performance at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Video posted on YouTube shows an old woman approaching him with a flower, but when Dam bent down to accept it, the woman attacked the singer with pepper spray.
"It's an irritant so he was uncomfortable I'm sure for a period of time. For about 15 minutes the show was delayed while he composed himself and felt comfortable enough to continue," said Santa Clara police Lt. Phil Cooke.
The old woman who approached the stage, turned out to be the well known, anti-communist activist Ly Tong, who wore a wig and a hat to disguise himself during the night of the performance.
He is perhaps best remembered for going on a hunger strike two years ago in an effort to persuade the city of San Jose to name a retail district Little Saigon.
"We all know him because he is considered a hero to our community," said Vietnamese community leader Barry Do.
Do says while he doesn't condone the use of pepper spray, he does understand Ly's motives.
Do says singer Hung is just a propaganda pawn of the Vietnamese government.
"The Vietnamese Communist Government [sent] him overseas, try to promote the singing and all of the entertainment from Vietnam," said Do.
Attorney Tam Nguyen will be representing Ly in court on Thursday.
He says his client is eager to face the judge.
"He has a paper, an essay to say to the judge that this was a political protest, not just an ordinary criminal act," said Nguyen.
Ly is being held at the Santa Clara County jail and his bail amount is set at $52,000.
Other activists plan to show up at the bail hearing on Thursday to show their support.
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The suspected attacker wore an unusual disguise to get close.
Ly Tong is a well-known political protester and has made headlines before.
This time, his target was a popular singer from Vietnam.
In Vietnam, Dam Vinh Hung is a pop sensation, but to many in the Vietnamese community in the U.S,
Dam is nothing more than a communist agent, which is why Dam became a target during his performance at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
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Video posted on YouTube shows an old woman approaching him with a flower, but when Dam bent down to accept it, the woman attacked the singer with pepper spray.
"It's an irritant so he was uncomfortable I'm sure for a period of time. For about 15 minutes the show was delayed while he composed himself and felt comfortable enough to continue," said Santa Clara police Lt. Phil Cooke.
The old woman who approached the stage, turned out to be the well known, anti-communist activist Ly Tong, who wore a wig and a hat to disguise himself during the night of the performance.
He is perhaps best remembered for going on a hunger strike two years ago in an effort to persuade the city of San Jose to name a retail district Little Saigon.
"We all know him because he is considered a hero to our community," said Vietnamese community leader Barry Do.
Do says while he doesn't condone the use of pepper spray, he does understand Ly's motives.
Do says singer Hung is just a propaganda pawn of the Vietnamese government.
"The Vietnamese Communist Government [sent] him overseas, try to promote the singing and all of the entertainment from Vietnam," said Do.
Attorney Tam Nguyen will be representing Ly in court on Thursday.
He says his client is eager to face the judge.
"He has a paper, an essay to say to the judge that this was a political protest, not just an ordinary criminal act," said Nguyen.
Ly is being held at the Santa Clara County jail and his bail amount is set at $52,000.
Other activists plan to show up at the bail hearing on Thursday to show their support.
Source :abc.com
Vietnam's Mekong paddies dry up
QUE DIEN, Vietnam — The rivers that should nourish his thirsty rice paddies are too salty, and the rains are late this year. Dang Roi does not know if he will be able to salvage anything from this spring's crop.
Vietnam is the world's second-biggest rice exporter and the Mekong Delta, where Roi farms, accounts for more than half of its production.
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Child-Abuse Case Reveals Vietnam's Lax Social Services
For much of the past year, residents of a village in Vietnam's southern Ca Mau province heard a child screaming in terror in a nearby house, but no one alerted the authorities. As 14-year-old Nguyen Hoang Anh was being branded with hot irons, had solvents poured in his wounds and had his teeth pulled out with pliers, those who heard him ignored his cries. Neighbors feared the couple that employed the boy on their shrimp farm might retaliate against them if they notified officials. Others, knowing police rarely interfere in domestic issues, did not know whom to call.
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Gulf of Mexico's Vietnamese fishing community hit hard
BILOXI, Miss. — Nhan Vo stole out of communist Vietnam 30 years ago in the crowded bow of a boat to come work in the USA.
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Shortage of teachers in Vietnam capital
Only half of the new primary school teaching positions had been applied for, despite extending the deadline for applications to July 9, Van Cong Sang, head of the department's Personnel Office said.
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Vietnamese woman killed by husband after 8 days in Korea
A 20-year-old Vietnamese woman was killed by her mentally-unstable husband just eight days after arriving in Korea.
The Busan Saha Police Station said the woman was found dead at her house, Wednesday, and that officers were questioning her husband identified as Jang, 47, for beating and stabbing her to death. Police requested an arrest warrant for Jang on charges of murder, Friday.
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The Busan Saha Police Station said the woman was found dead at her house, Wednesday, and that officers were questioning her husband identified as Jang, 47, for beating and stabbing her to death. Police requested an arrest warrant for Jang on charges of murder, Friday.
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