VnExpress

Vietnam exam fraud exposes systemic flaws, public livid

Arguments for and against decentralization have broken out after the recent national high school exam fraud exposed systemic problems. Some have blamed provincial administration of the national exam for the national high school exam fraud where marks were manipulated to give higher scores to students ...

Thuy Linh

Lao dam collapse hits Vietnamese firms

Two Vietnamese firms have been hit by the dam collapse in Laos, and 26 citizens are among thousands trapped in flooded Attapeu Province.Keep reading ...

Ky Duyen

Vietnam jails another 10 SEZ law protestors for blocking traffic

A court in the central province of Binh Thuan sentenced Pham Sang, 26, to three years and six months in jail on Monday for disturbing public order during protests that broke out against the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) draft law on June 10 and 11. ...

Tu Huynh

Vietnam stands by its cybersecurity law amid US criticism

Vietnam’s foreign ministry reasserted that the cybersecurity law is designed to protect online rights, after U.S. lawmakers voiced criticism.“The ratification of the cybersecurity law is aimed at creating a safe and healthy cyberspace, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals online, and ...

Trong Giap

Major online newspaper suspended for three months in Vietnam

Prominent news site Tuoi Tre Online has been suspended after the Press Authority deemed it had published “untrue,” “nationally divisive” content. The announcement was made late on Monday by Luu Dinh Phuc, Director General of the Press Authority under the Ministry of Information and Communication.Keep ...

Vo Hai

Vietnam postpones plans to increase fuel tax

Vietnam’s National Assembly has decided to postpone a controversial plan to increase environmental tax on fuel.Keep reading ...

Anh Minh

Facebook fixed map wrongfully depicting Việt Nam’s territory as Chinese

Facebook fixed a map wrongfully depicting Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes as Chinese territory after the Vietnamese Government complained about the error on Sunday.Keep reading ...

Viet Tuan

Vietnam demands Facebook fix wrong depiction of its sovereignty

The Vietnamese government has demanded that Facebook takes immediate action to correct a map of Vietnam that does not include the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes.Keep reading ...

Nguyen Quy

Vietnam’s renewable energy yet to get wind in its sails

Vietnam is far away from realizing its short and medium term wind power goals, with no ready solution in sight to several impediments, experts say.Keep reading ...

Phan Anh

Vietnam passes cybersecurity law despite concerns

Vietnam’s main legislative body, the National Assembly, has passed a law on cybersecurity that would require digital businesses like Facebook and Google to store data of Vietnamese users in Vietnam. 423 members of parliament, accounting for 86 percent of those present, voted in favor of ...

Bao Ha

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