Vietnam Populist Party (VNPP)

How the US ambushed China in its backyard, and what happens next

Greg Torode
Chief Asia correspondent in Hanoi

The Washington-led ambush of China over the disputed South China Sea at the region’s top security forum on Friday marks a landmark shift in Sino-US ties and exposes deepening strategic fault lines in Asia.

Even as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton figuratively waded into the South China Sea in Hanoi, US and South Korean naval vessels prepared to stage large-scale exercises in the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, close to China’s northeast – adding to the tensions of the new landscape.

$300 million needed for Agent Orange in Vietnam

By MARGIE MASON, Associated Press Writer Margie Mason, Associated Press Writer

HANOI, Vietnam – Thirty-five years after the Vietnam War, a $300 million price tag has been placed on the most contentious legacy still tainting U.S.-Vietnam relations: Agent Orange.

An action plan released Wednesday called for the first time on the U.S. government and other donors to provide an estimated $30 million annually over 10 years to clean up sites still contaminated by dioxin, a toxic chemical used in the defoliant.

The funding would also be used to treat Vietnamese suffering from disabilities, including those believed linked to Agent Orange exposure.

Press Release No. 27: Vietnam authority wrongly accused the VNPP

Press Release No. 27 - Date 04/29/2010

-- For Immediate Release --

RE: Vietnam authority arrested Ms. Pham Thi Phuong and labeled the Vietnam Populist Party as a terrorist organization

Houston, TX - VNPP's Liaison Office -- On 04/28/2010, the state run media newspapers in Vietnam widely reported that Pham Thi Phuong (born in 1945) was arrested and accused the Vietnam Populist Party (VNPP) for planning a terrorist attack during the holidays on April 30th, 2010.

Due to the wrongful accusation, we at the Liaison Office of Vietnam Populist Party assert that:

Vietnam jails four for opposing Chinese bauxite mine

Vietnam jails four for opposing Chinese bauxite mine | Thursday, 22 April 2010

Radio Netherlands - Vietnam has jailed four people it accused of associating with a banned opposition party and opposing the communist regime, official media said Thursday.

The three men and one woman were given sentences of between three and five years by a court in the central province of Lam Dong on Tuesday.

International news about Lam Dong's trial

(From left): Duong Au, Phung Quang Quyen, Truong Van Kim, Truong Thi Tam

Vietnam jails four for links with banned party

Friday, April 23, 2010 03:17 WIB | International |

Hanoi (ANTARA News/AFP) - Vietnam has jailed four people it accused of associating with a banned opposition party and opposing the communist regime, official media said Thursday.
The three men and one woman were given sentences of between three and five years by a court in the central province of Lam Dong on Tuesday.
They were accused of having links with the Party for the People, which is banned in the one-party state, the Tin Tuc and Cong An Nhan Dan newspapers reported.
The four were identified as Duong Au, Phung Quang Quyen, Truong Van Kim and Truong Thi Tam.
The authorities accused the group of meeting Party for the People leaders in Cambodia and of actively opposing Vietnamese state policies, including those concerning controversial bauxite mines.
The mining ventures in Vietnam`s central highlands, which include Lam Dong, are a highly sensitive issue in the communist nation.
Vietnamese scientists, intellectuals and some in the army have denounced the government in recent months for having authorised Chinese involvement in the project, which they say threatens national sovereignty and the environment.
Human rights groups and foreign diplomats have expressed concern over the rights situation in Vietnam, where at least 20 activists have been jailed since October. (*)

By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 4/22/2010

Vietnam jails four for links with banned party

Vietnam has jailed four people it accused of associating with a banned opposition party and opposing the communist regime, official media said Thursday.

Government of Vietnam isolates and terrorizes Reporter Truong Minh Duc

Press Release No. 25 - Date 04/05/2010

Government of Vietnam isolates and terrorizes Reporter Truong Minh Duc

Reporter Truong Minh Duc

Houston (TX), April 05, 2010 (VNPP) - According to information received from Vietnam, Mr. Truong Minh Duc was transferred to K4 Camp (in Xuan Loc Prison, Dong Nai province) on March 29, 2010.

Mr. Truong Minh Duc, a member of VNPP, was suddenly separated from the group of political prisoners in K2 Camp and sent to a camp with serious criminal prisoners. This act intended to isolate and mentally terrorize Mr. Duc, especially when he was still in high blood pressure and suffer from intestinal diseases.

K4 is a camp belongs to Xuan Loc Prison, located about 30 kilometers, and is set in a remote forest.

Currently, Mr. Truong Minh Duc held with 60 criminal prisoners who have long sentences for their criminal crimes. The living conditions at K4 are very harsh, with 24/24 police surveillance. His daily activities are closely watched by the guards to the extent of the criminal prisoners in general do not dare speak or friendly making contact with him.

Mr. Duc has been held since May 5th, 2005 and remains unrepentant. He stands for his good cause and has never asked for clemency.

The Vietnam government has recently published several articles in Vietnam media, accused the Vietnam Populist Party of “planning to overthrow the government.”

We would like to call on your enthusiastic support for the family of Mr. Truong Minh Duc.

Any questions please contact VNPP’s Liaison Office at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone number: 1-713-849-0636.

For postal letter please write to:

Radio Hoa-Mai, POB 842064, Houston, TX 77284-2064 - USA (Memo: TMD).

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