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Vietnamese Authorities Arrest Four Land Rights ...

Vietnamese authorities arrested four land rights activists after finishing their investigation on the Đồng Tâm police raid in January 2020.

Vietnamese Authorities Arrest Four Land Rights Activists
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Editor Reflections: What we lost in the Will ...

Before I did any work for Will’s story, I got the impression that his involvement in these protests were merely coincidental. That he was just some Vietnamese American who just so happened to stumble his way into the protests. I wanted to know what his motivations were.

Editor Reflections: What we lost in the Will Nguyễn news cycle
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A Wife’s Letter, on the Eve of Her Husband’s ...

Human rights activist Nguyễn Văn Oai is on trial again, after having previously served four years in prison on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. Oai became a father while in prison awaiting trial. His wife Hồ Thị Linh Châu posted a letter to him on her Facebook page, just before he was originally due to appear in court. 

A Wife’s Letter, on the Eve of Her Husband’s Trial
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Jenny Lý
Pilgrimage to Huế: Of Spirits, Rituals, and ...

[VIDEO] Travel back to the annual Ðiện Hòn Chén Festival in Huế, Việt Nam -- this time, to witness the practice and rituals of ancestor worshipping.

Pilgrimage to Huế: Of Spirits, Rituals, and Trances
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Kathy Trieu
Lụa and Loan, Two Asylum Seekers Rejected by ...

Reporter Kathy Triệu is back with another modern refugee story -- one that chronicles the journey of two strong-willed Vietnamese mothers, Trần Thị Lụa and Trần Thị Thanh Loan. They recount fhow several attempts to flee Việt Nam for Australia led them instead to a detention center in Indonesia.

Lụa and Loan, Two Asylum Seekers Rejected by Australia

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A Fortune Teller Tells Her Secrets

A Fortune Teller Tells Her Secrets

From assessing the compatibility of a couple using the zodiac calendar, to the way furniture is arranged in your living room, to visiting fortune tellers to determine the most suitable date for a wedding, Vietnamese people attach great importance to a practice that other people regard with skepticism.

What is it that makes receiving advice from a fortune teller a widely accepted custom in Vietnamese culture? Chris Lê explores this idea in this week’s A Look Inside.