Saigon falls, the United States withdraws, and the country reunifies. For the next several decades, Vietnam will have to deal
Key Events * U.S. and Việt Nam Initiate Trade Talks to Avert Tariff Escalation * U.S. Opts Out of Việt
A Party-Driven Constitutional Process
Huệ Nhã wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on March 29, 2025. Thúc Kháng translated it into
Notable events: * Journalist Truong Huy San, also known as Huy Duc, and Lawyer Tran Dinh Tuyen Charged with ‘Abusing Democratic
Notable events: * Prisoner of Conscience Huynh Thuc Vy Released in Early June * Hanoi and Beijing to Strengthen Cooperation in Propaganda
“For every high mountain, there is an even higher mountain” is an outdated proverb. “For every Buddha statue, there is an even taller Buddha statue” is a more appropriate statement in Vietnam today.
Noteworthy religious news in the final month of 2021
The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of
This article contains many quotes and literary excerpts from Venerable Thich Quang Do. A number of excerpts may be difficult to comprehend, and the formatting may be different from section to section. We maintain the excerpts in full respect for Venerable Thich Quang Do.
The “On This Day” series aims to introduce contemporary Vietnamese history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries by explaining political
According to Vietnam’s official statistics [http://baochinhphu.vn/Tin-noi-bat/Cong-bo-ket-qua-chinh-thuc-va-tong-ket-tong-dieu-tra-dan-so-nha-o-nam-2019/382996.vgp] , in 2019, the religion with the largest
Long ago, there lived three monks: Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Tri Quang, and Thich Quang Do. All three were well-versed
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