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Vietnam’s diaspora is shaping the country their parents fled

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The Economist Asia | Meet the Viet Kieu

As well as sending remittances, many are returning to their homeland

A lamp stall in Hanoi, Vietnam
Photograph: Hannah Reyes Morales/New York Times/Redux /Eyevine

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Fifty years ago Thinh Nguyen left his homeland aboard an American navy ship. Some of his compatriots escaped in helicopters. Tens of thousands fled in makeshift boats. Many more, including Mr Nguyen’s father and brother, were left behind as troops from North Vietnam stormed into Saigon, then the capital of American-backed South Vietnam. The chaotic evacuation marked the end of the Vietnam war, badly damaged American credibility and left Vietnam in Communist hands. It also helped create one of the world’s biggest diasporas.

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Family of retired Sydney baker jailed in Vietnam say Australia needs to do more

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As Chau Van Kham, a member of a banned pro-democracy group, prepares for his final appeal, his son fears he will die jail

Sydney man Chau Van Kham, left, is escorted into a court room in Vietnam
 Sydney man Chau Van Kham, left, is taken into court in Vietnam where he was sentenced to 12 years in jail for involvement with pro-democracy group Viet Tan. Photograph: Nguyen Thanh Chung/AP

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Gov’t urged to ease home-buying for foreigners

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HCM City People’s Committee has asked relevant departments to tackle problems in granting house ownership certificates to overseas Vietnamese to encourage their investment into the real estate market.

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Foreigners are provided with information about buying houses. — Photo vietnambiz.vn

Statistics of the municipal Department of Construction revealed that only 15 Viet kieu (overseas Vietnamese) and foreigners were granted house ownership certificates in the city during the past two years. Tiếp tục đọc “Gov’t urged to ease home-buying for foreigners” →

Slavery report sounds alarm over Vietnamese nail bar workers

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Independent commissioner calls for licensing to prevent trafficked migrants having to work in slavery-like conditions

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The study analyses the experiences of more than a dozen individuals who experienced modern slavery in a nail bar. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Britain’s nail bars have such a high risk of modern slavery that a licensing scheme should be introduced to prevent trafficked Vietnamese migrants being employed in slavery-like conditions, Britain’s independent anti-trafficking commissioner is proposing. Tiếp tục đọc “Slavery report sounds alarm over Vietnamese nail bar workers” →

Only 15 foreigners, Viet Kieu own houses in Ho Chi Minh City

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Vague regulations on foreign property ownership continue to put off non-resident homebuyers.

By Tuoi Tre News

August 06,2017, 14:35 GMT+7

​Only 15 foreigners, Viet Kieu own houses in Ho Chi Minh City
Foreigners look for an apartment in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Only 15 foreigners and Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) were granted certificates of house ownership in Ho Chi Minh City as of May 15, according to statistics from the municipal Department of Construction.

The reality is in stark contrast with a government decree and new housing laws enacted in 2015, which relaxed requirements for foreigners to own properties in Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Only 15 foreigners, Viet Kieu own houses in Ho Chi Minh City” →