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The United States is deeply concerned to learn of Vietnam’s conviction and sentencing of three members of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and Le Huu Minh Tuan, to 15, 11, and 11 years in prison respectively. These harsh sentences are the latest in…

Vietnamese bloggers Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan during their trial in Ho Chi Minh city on Jan. 5. Photo: VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY / STRINGER / AFP  Vietnam sentenced three political bloggers to between 11 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday for spreading anti-government…

HANOI (Reuters) -A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda. Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan were convicted of “making, storing,…

MUMBAI/HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam, the world’s third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first time in decades after local prices jumped to their highest in nine years amid limited domestic supplies, four industry officials told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Kashmiri farmers collect winnowed…

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