101.   The group picked the national holiday because Vietnamese authorities have already announced a large-scale amnesty for that day.

102.   The literary prize, awarded Monday to Javier Marias of Spain, would have infuriated Vietnamese authorities and probably made little difference to her life.

103.   The Macau company informed the Vietnamese authorities and asked for further investigation, according to the paper.

104.   The office had been authorized by Vietnamese authorities in August last year, it noted.