Posted on May 16, 2008 by tinquehuong
Reporters Without Borders called today for the release of Nguyen Hoang Hai, an independent journalist better known by the blogging pseudonym of Dieu Cay, who was arrested in the southern city of Dalat on 19 April and was subsequently charged with tax fraud.
“The charge is just a pretext to prevent one of Vietnam’s most influential [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2008 by tinquehuong
Police in Vietnam say they have found nearly nine tons of cannabis in a shipment of blue jeans from Pakistan.
The authorities say it is their largest ever drugs seizure – at a value of $90m (£45m).
The drugs, shipped through the port of Hai Phong, were found near the border with China, and are are [...]
Filed under: Law, Society | Tagged: China, Drugs, Law, Vietnam | Leave a Comment »
