Vietnamese journalist Le Hoang Hung has died from severe burns after being attacked in his home. A man doused him in chemicals and set him on fire.
Hung, a reporter with the newspaper Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourer), died at the Ho Chi Minh City hospital at the weekend after being attacked on 20 January.
His wife, Tran Thi Lieu, said he had received threatening text messages. He had written about official misconduct in the Mekong Delta, including instances of cross-border smuggling.
Source: CPJ
