Opinion-Section
Dare to Disagree: Coming Out Politically Shouldn’t Be Taboo
Đan Thanh wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 23, 2025. I write
China
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Vietnam Briefing
U.S. and Vietnam Seek to Boost Ties During Bliken Visit; Hanoi Complies with Kremlin Request to Repatriate Antiwar Critics
Vietnam Sentences Prominent Activist Nguyen Lan Thang To Six Years In Prison In a closed trial, the Hanoi People’s
Human Rights
The Prospect for Human Rights amid Warmer Sino-Vietnamese Ties
Warming Ideological Comradeship The visit of Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) chief Nguyen Phu Trong to Beijing, following the conclusion of
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing Nov. 7, 2022: The 26th U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue Occurs as Hanoi Strengthens Relationship with Beijing
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.
Human Rights
Vietnam’s Surveillance State: Following China’s Model Of Digital Authoritarianism?
Vietnam has long been viewed as a follower [1] of China’s footsteps in digitally monitoring and controlling its own
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing: Prominent Vietnamese Activist Arrested On “Anti-State” Charge
The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of
Politics
How Vietnam’s State Media And Social Media Groups Are Reporting On The Russia-Ukraine War
While Vietnam’s official global perspective on the Russia-Ukraine conflict stays loyal to its principle of neutrality, the messages that
Politics
Uncle Sam In Southeast Asia
In recent months, the United States, under the administration of Joe Biden, has been trying to bolster its sphere of
Opinion-Section
The Gac Ma Incident: A Reminder Of Collective Amnesia
A nation without a past is a nation without a present or a future.
Politics
How Vietnam Uses Propaganda To Erase The 1979 Sino-Vietnam Border War
Efforts to erase the public memory of a disturbing war On February 17, 1979 [https://www.thevietnamese.org/2022/02/
On This Day
February 17, 1979: The Start of the Sino-Vietnamese Border War
What happened? On this day in 1979, [1] hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops poured across Vietnam’s northern border,
On This Day
January 19, 1974: The Paracels Maritime Battle
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What happened? On this day, in 1974, Chinese and then-Republic of Vietnam (RVN) navies clashed [https://thediplomat.com/2014/
Human Rights
China’s Questionable Extradition Policies And What They Mean For Vietnam
When Xi Jinping became president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 2012, he brought [https://www.bbc.