Their whereabouts are unknown. Data on the Vietnamese prisoners of conscience are hard to gather because Hanoi constantly refuses to cooperate with international human rights groups. Many victims were arrested in remote villages, jailed and tortured for years without trials. Vietnam, one of Asia's hottest emerging markets is also one of its most frustrating. Yet, foreigners are finding it increasingly difficult to work in Vietnam.
Tales are rampant of spot police interrogation and visa cancellations.
Frank Gibney Jr. Time magazine, October 30, 1995. Vietnamese authorities have shut down a popular tourist magazine as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign influence, the magazine's American publisher said Monday. You can't go to court. They tear up contracts and they don't care. But several companies have got cold feet.