“The Memory Police,” by Japanese author Yoko Ogawa, is a fictional work about an island where people’s memories of
Truong Huy San, also known as Osin Huy Duc, is renowned for his book “The Winning Side” (Bên Thắng Cuộc)
Key Events * Vietnamese Author and Blogger Osin Huy Duc Indicted Under Article 331 * General Secretary To Lam Uses ‘Saigon’ to
Notable events: * Three Social Media Users Arrested for ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ * National Assembly to Convene an Extraordinary Session to Discuss
Contrary to rumors, when the North Vietnamese soldiers captured Saigon on April 30, 1975, it did not result in an immediate "bloodbath." Nevertheless, the tragedy experienced by the southern Vietnamese unfolded gradually and in different forms.
Notable events: * Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of the National Assembly, Resigned amid Corruption Probe * Amnesty International: Vietnam Deploys Spyware to
State Department: ‘No Significant Changes’ in Vietnam’s Human Rights Situation On April 22, the U.S. State Department released
Police to Integrate Residents’ Iris Scans into New ID Cards Iris scans will become a required biometric data, along with
Vietnam’s Political Prisoners Continue to Face Abuses and Mistreatment While in Custody Nguyen Thi Tam, a political prisoner and
Imprisoned Journalist Pham Doan Trang Receives PEN America’s Freedom to Write Award Pham Doan Trang, 45, is serving a
Vatican Looks to Normalize Relations in its Representative's Vietnam Visit The Vatican's foreign minister, Richard Gallagher,
Vo Van Thuong, the youngest president in Vietnam’s history, was forced to step down from his post last month
Legislature Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to Visit China Last Thursday, the Foreign Affairs Committee of Vietnam’s National Assembly announced
State Department Raises Concern Over Treatment of Religious Freedom Advocates in Vietnam The U.S. State Department on April 1
A Man Reported Dead while in Dong Nai Provincial Police Custody State media reported that a Vietnamese man named Vu
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