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Nguyễn Lân Thắng
Nguyễn Lân Thắng (born 18 December 1975) is a Vietnamese blogger and human rights activist. He rose to prominence for his documentation of protests and human rights abuses by authorities in Vietnam. Personal life Thắng was born into an academic family in Hanoi; his parents were both lecturers, with his father employed as a professor of electrical systems at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Thắng's grandfather, Nguyễn Lân, was named People's Teacher of Vietnam after publishing a popular Vietnamese dictionary. Thắng graduated from Hanoi Architectural University in Hanoi with a degree in engineering. Until his imprisonment, Thắng lived in Đống Đa, Hanoi with his wife Lê Bích Vượng and their children, Đậu and Đỗ. Activism Thắng first became politically active in the early 2000s as a member of the anti-China movement. He was a co-founder of No-U FC, a football club consisting of players who were openly critical of China's territorial c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifteenth-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. Before the Han dynasty's invasion, Vietnam was marked by a vibrant mix of religion, culture, and social norms. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam, which were subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |