Vietnam journalist burned to death

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