From the BBC (Jan. 2):

The authorities in Vietnam have sacked the editors of the country's two largest pro-reform newspapers.

Nguyen Cong Khe and Le Hoang were ousted months after two of their journalists went on trial over coverage of a government corruption scandal.

Correspondents say the two papers concerned - Thanh Nien and Tuoi Tre -have taken a leading role in exposing allegations of official corruption.

Vietnam has recently toughened reporting restrictions.