Nguyễn Tấn Dũng’s Return: Revisiting the ‘Trọng–Dũng Power Struggle’ a Decade Later
On April 6, 2026, former Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng sat in the front row of Diên Hồng Hall alongside ...
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Việt Nam Appeal Court Exposes 10 Billion Đồng Cryptocurrency Misappropriation Involving Three Police Officers
The Latest: On May 4, the Supreme People’s Court in Hà Nội heard the appeal trial in a case involving...
Reuters: Việt Nam May Purchase India’s BrahMos Anti-Ship Missiles During Tô Lâm Visit
The Latest: On May 5, 2026, State President Tô Lâm began a state visit to India scheduled from May 5-7...
Nghệ An Police Summon Resident Over Facebook Post Comparing Hồ Chí Minh Square to an Urban Development Project
The Latest: On May 4, the Internal Political Security Division of the Nghệ An Provincial Police summoned a local Facebook...
Why Land Recovery Sparks Conflict between Citizens and Authorities in Việt Nam
While governments worldwide routinely acquire land to expand infrastructure, develop urban areas, and execute public projects, the resolution of disputes...
Việt Nam National Assembly Passes Resolution 29/2026: Criminal Liability Deferral for ‘Non-Corrupt’ Land Violations—The Resolution Came Before the Penal Code
A wholly new criminal law mechanism in Việt Nam has emerged for the first time in a land-related National Assembly...
Việt Nam’s Resolution 29/2026 Grants Exemption from Criminal Liability if Fully Remedied
The Latest: On April 24, 2026, the National Assembly passed Resolution 29/2026, which introduces special mechanisms and policies to address...
The EU’s Dangerous Compromise: Human Rights, the CSP, and Việt Nam’s JETP
On April 23, 2026, a coalition of international human rights and environmental organizations delivered a sobering joint letter to European...
‘April 30’ in Melbourne, Australia: Vietnamese International Students and Diaspora Hold Conflicting Events
The Latest: On the evening of April 30, two starkly different events unfolded in Melbourne, Australia, as Vietnamese groups held...
Belgian and Dutch Embassies Face Mixed Reactions Over Phạm Đoan Trang on World Press Freedom Day
The Latest: On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, the embassies of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Netherlands in...
Lawyers in Việt Nam: Sidelined in the “Era of National Rise”
During his inaugural speech on April 6, National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn affirmed that the 16th National Assembly is...
Jailed Vietnamese Journalist Phạm Đoan Trang Named Among World’s Most Urgent Press Freedom Cases; Việt Nam Ranked Last In Southeast Asia in Reporters Without Borders’ 2026 World Press Freedom Index
Key Events Phạm Đoan Trang Included in Global Press Freedom List; Việt Nam Falls to 174th in Global Press Freedom...
From Protests to Book Translation: How Văn Lang Civic Group Sustains Vietnamese Civil Society in the Czech Republic
Walking down the cobbled lanes of Prague, Brno, Pilsen, or almost any other cities and towns in the Czech Republic,...
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