Many in Northern Virginia’s sizable Vietnamese community were shocked last month when the popular Eden Center shopping mall in Falls Church was swarmed by the regional gang task force and 19 people were arrested on misdemeanor charges, mostly illegal gambling. But it got more tense the next day, when the task force held a news conference to declare that Eden Center was paralyzed by gang activity, particularly by the “Dragon Family,” and that shootings, stabbings and extortion were prevalent. At least one television report led with an image of the South Vietnamese flag above the headline “Criminal Gang Activity,” which outraged those who see the flag as a sacred symbol of their lost homeland. Read full article > >

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Tensions rise in Falls Church after gang task force raids Eden Center

The Vietnamese government send experts to rescue a sick giant turtle widely regarded as a national treasure.

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Vietnam mounts rescue for ‘sacred’ ancient turtle

Hundreds of people are working around the clock in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi to try to save one of the city’s most important inhabitants.

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A Vietnamese policeman is jailed for seven years following the death in custody of a man detained for not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

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Thai police investigate a trafficking ring in which Vietnamese women gave birth to babies for subsequent sale – some reportedly against their will.

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Thailand probes baby sales ring

A Vietnamese journalist, set on fire after being doused with chemicals as he slept 10 days ago, dies of his injuries.

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Police try to trace a 17-year-old Vietnamese woman who left her newborn son in hospital the day after he was born.

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The Vietnamese government offers interest-free loans to embattled shipbuilder Vinashin to pay salaries, as it struggles to repay foreign loans.

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Four youths aged between 14 and 16 are charged with the murder of a Vietnamese delivery driver in Edinburgh.

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