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Redefining Data: Property Rights, Personal Rights, and State Power in Việt Nam

The active collection of citizen data by both government and private enterprises during Việt Nam’s “digital transformation” has raised

Đan Thanh Oct 23, 2025

Politics

When Policy Outpaces Reality: The Erosion of Law and Public Trust

Proposals to restrict motorcycles were first raised in 2017, yet it was not until July 12, 2025, that the Prime

Trường An Oct 23, 2025

Religion

Geopolitics and Religion in Việt Nam

In 2015, the journal Hérodote published “Géopolitique des religions au Việt Nam. Les voies multipolaires d’une société civile confessionnelle”

Nguyễn Thanh Minh Oct 22, 2025

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Internet Freedom

Vietnamese Activists React to Facebook Taking Down “Anti-state” Posts

In mid-April, Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-facebook-exclusive-idUSKCN2232JX] broke the news that Facebook agreed to censor so-called “anti-state” posts

Linh Nguyen May 17, 2020

News

Vietnam Reports Zero COVID-19 Deaths – Drawing Praise and Scrutiny

With the government’s new decree against “fake news,” the official COVID-19 numbers are being questioned Photo credits: Screenshot from

Linh Nguyen Apr 24, 2020

Human Rights

The 88 Project: Bringing the silent voices of Vietnam to a larger audience

As a Vietnamese overseas student working on her Ph.D. at Indiana University’s School of Law, Huong Nguyen was

Linh Nguyen Jun 7, 2019