In the Diaspora: May 2023

News from the Diaspora and from Việt Nam

►Viêt Kiêu Find a “Home for Now” in Ho Chi Minh City

►Noodle vendor who parodied Salt Bae jailed in Vietnam for ‘anti-state propaganda’

►Viet Nam: Drop trumped-up charges against activist behind ‘Salt Bae’ satire video

►Vietnam: Activist Charged With “Propaganda”

►Vietnam’s human rights record is being scrutinized ahead of $15 billion climate deal

►China enters waters off of Vietnam near Russian gas block in ‘worrying escalation’

►Vietnam to cut annual rice exports by 44% to 4 million tons by 2030

►Vietnamese cities cut public lighting to save energy amid heatwave

►Vietnam’s VinFast recalls first batch of US-bound EVs over safety risk

►Two more Vietnamese confirmed dead in China car accident

►Is It Possible for Vietnamese Universities to Find Ways to Attract American Students to Study Abroad?

►Vietnam pressures TikTok to censor more content or face a ban

►Wind over solar, gas over coal: Tracking key changes in Vietnam’s 10-year power plan

►Vietnam eyes higher taxes to curb real estate speculation

►Plan to connect 10,000 homes and businesses in the 8 largest provinces of the country

►UN working group faults Vietnam for arbitrary detention of climate activist

►https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/05/23/study-santa-clara-county-edges-out-orange-county-in-share-of-vietnamese-restaurants/

►How Vietnamese startup automaker VinFast came to America