Economy
Financial Losses from High-Speed Rail Systems: Lessons Việt Nam Should Learn
Thiên Lương wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 11, 2025. As Việt
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Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges - Part 5: Red Tape and Difficulties in Tax Exemption Procedures
Hurdles and setbacks in the tax exemption process of Vietnam.
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges - Part 4: How VAT is Applied to Non-profit Organizations
Two methods of taxation for NGOs in Vietnam: deduction and direct tax.
Vietnam Briefing
Conditions for Political Prisoners Worsen; Trinh Ba Phuong Assaulted in Prison, Hoang Duc Binh Goes on Hunger Strike
Trinh Ba Phuong and Fellow Dissident Subjected to Brutal Treatment in An Diem Prison Two Vietnamese prisoners of conscience, Trinh
Opinion-Section
The Execution of Le Van Manh Urgently Highlights the Need for Legal Reforms and a Halt to Executions in Vietnam
In a tragic and deeply distressing turn of events, Vietnam witnessed the execution of Le Van Manh on Sept. 22,
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges Part 3: Donations Subjected to Value-Added Tax
Imposing taxation on the kindness of foreign entities.
Vietnam Briefing
International Concerns Rise Over Vietnam's Human Rights Record as Government Marks One Year on Human Rights Council
Prominent Activist Pham Doan Trang Marks Three Years in Detention, RSF Calls for Her Release Pham Doan Trang, 45, a
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges Part 2: Is CHANGE Guilty of Tax Evasion?
Foreign sponsors are opposed to imposing taxes on charity aid to Vietnam.
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges Part 1: Non-profit or Business?
The concept of non-profit organizations does not really exist in the Vietnamese legal system.
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Sentences Environmental Activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong to Three Years in Prison for Tax Evasion
Editorial Notes: We are very sorry for the one-day delay in the publication of this week's news briefing.
News
Vietnam: Strong Condemnation of Arbitrary Execution of Le Van Manh Violating Fundamental Rights
On September 27, 2023, a collective of five international organizations expressed vehement condemnation for the arbitrary execution of Le Van
News
Hoang Thi Minh Hong Faces Tax Evasion Trial Amid International Concerns
Hoang Thi Minh Hong, the former executive director of CHANGE organization, is set to stand trial for alleged tax evasion
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Executes Wrongful Death-Row Inmate Le Van Manh; Another Civil Society Leader Arrested
Vietnam Executed Le Van Manh, Another Wrongful Death-Row Prisoner, with a Lethal Injection The People’s Court of Thanh Hoa