Economy
A Debt-Driven Empire: Vingroup Operates with 86% of Assets on Loan
Thiên Lương wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on August 19, 2025. Recent reports
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Press Release
Luat Khoa and The Vietnamese’s Press Release on the Indictment of Three Members of The Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN)’s
As media organizations, Luat Khoa and The Vietnamese magazines vehemently denounce the three recent arrests of the three members of
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
Religion
Religion Bulletin – February 2020
The Report on Religious Freedom in Vietnam is published on the first Monday of each month. If you would like
Religion
Religion Bulletin – January 2020
The Report on Religious Freedom in Vietnam is published on the first Monday of each month. If you would like
Death Penalty
Ho Duy Hai’s Case Reaffirmed, Sentenced to Death Again
On May 8, 2020, around 15:30 Hanoi’s time, the 17 members-committee of the Supreme People’s Court of
Death Penalty
Ho Duy Hai’s Cassation Trial
On May 6, 2020, a cassation trial started for Ho Duy Hai – a death-row inmate in Vietnam. His mother has
free press
Vietnam: Putting Up with Facebook
This article was originally published in SEAPA.org on June 3, 2019. As Facebook recently announced that it would agree
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
Religion
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – December 2019
• Focus: 1. Police impede festivities for Pure Hoa Hao Buddhism founder Huynh Phu So’s birthday in An Giang province
Religion
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – November 2019
• Focus: 1. The government’s Committee For Religious Affairs certifies the Vietnamese Church of Latter-Day Saints. 2. Hoa Hao Buddhist
Religion
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – October 2019
• Focus: 1. Tay Nguyen highlands – the government continues to uphold oppressive policies against religious groups that refuse state control. 2.
Religion
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – September 2019
•Focus: 1. A Protestant in the Tay Nguyen highlands was sentenced to seven years in prison for undermining national unity