East Asia
Anti-China protests: Vietnam’s turn
Anti-China protests in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City follow a maritime confrontation between Vietnamese naval forces and a Chinese fishing fleet in the contested South China Sea.
Tag: Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Vietnam: peasant protests over land-grab
Residents of Van Giang outside Hanoi marched to oppose the seizure of their lands for an “EcoPark” development project hailed by the government as a model of sustainability.
Southeast Asia
Geopolitical chess game heats up South China Sea
Beijing's move to set up a military garrison on disputed Yongxing Island—claimed by the Philippines as part of the Paracel chain—is escalating tension in the South China Sea.