Book Review
Trịnh Công Sơn's Anti-war Music Through the Eyes of Hoàng Phủ Ngọc Tường
Trịnh Công Sơn and the Music of Exile and Peace In his final collection of essays, the Hue-born writer Hoàng
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Ranked 32nd Most Powerful Country in the World, Communist Vietnam Set to Assume Greater International Role in 2020
U.S. News and World Report ranked [https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/power-rankings] Communist Vietnam the 32nd most powerful
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On International Human Rights Day, Dissident Dao Quang Thuc Dies; Vietnam to Bury Body Behind Bars
Retired elementary school teacher Dao Quang Thuc passed away December 10 while serving time at Prison Camp #6, his son
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Facilitator in EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Fails to Disclose Links to Vietnamese Communist Party, Possibly Violating Code of Conduct
Member of European Parliament (MEP) Jan Zahradil, who is currently the rapporteur [https://www.eumonitor.eu/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vhcmdex0ovsn]
free press
Minister of Propaganda Says Vietnam’s Press Should Serve Party, Prevent “Self-Evolution”
At a conference on “Strengthening Party-building Work in Press Organizations” last Friday, Mr. Vo Van Thuong, head of Communist Vietnam’
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New Visa Rules Make It Easier for Foreigners to Work, Invest in Vietnam’s Coastal Economic Zones
On November 25, the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam passed amendments to its Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence
Death Penalty
After Decade of Petitions, Vietnam to Re-consider Case of Death Row Inmate Ho Duy Hai
After more than 10 years of petitioning the Vietnamese government, Nguyen Thi Loan (pictured above) says a huge weight has
Opinion-Section
Vietnam’s Travel Bans Infringe on Activists’ Rights And Violate Own Constitution
On November 20, 2019, Father Nguyen Dinh Thuc, a Vietnamese Catholic priest, posted [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=
Freedom of Expression
Two Human Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Against Harassment of Independent Publishing House
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have condemned the Vietnamese government for their escalating harassment of an independent publishing house.
Freedom of Expression
In Prolific Day, Vietnam Sentences Six Dissidents to Prison for “Anti-state” Activities
Nguyen Chi Vung (top), Pham Van Diep (middle), Vo Thuong Trung, Doan Viet Hoan, Ngo Xuan Thanh, and Nguyen Dinh
Politics
The Pleasant Lies Told About the Vietnam War, in Place of Unpleasant Truths
By Magdalena Slezáková Will Nguyen (age 34) is a Vietnamese-American public policy specialist and an activist for the Vietnamese democracy
Opinion-Section
How Can The EU Parliament Convince Us That Vietnam Will Improve Its Human Rights Record When Dissidents Continue To Get Jailed For Exercising Their Rights?
The European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EV-FTA) is expected to be a comprehensive win-win deal for both sides, ambitiously
Land Rights
Land Dispute in Hanoi Prompted Police Officers To Protest, Is That Illegal?
On the morning of November 12, 2019, a protest over a land dispute broke out in the Vietnamese capital of