Religion
Việt Nam 2025: 10 Major Religious Events That Shaped the Year
The year 2025 witnessed a series of notable religious events that had far-reaching impacts on social life, both domestically and
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Human Rights
CIVICUS 2024: Escalating Harassment and Suppression of Trade Unionists, Activists, and Journalists in Vietnam
On July 18, CIVICUS - a global alliance of organizations and activists dedicated to citizen action and strengthening civil society
Politics
Independent Spaces: The Last Bastion of Criticism in China
After the first two articles of this series on the different channels for the expression of criticisms in China, we
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Issues- Part 8: What Can Vietnamese Non-profit Organizations Do to Prevent Tax Evasion Charges?
When there is a failure of the law and government regulations, the non-profit organizations in Vietnam must save themselves.
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges – Part 7: How Charitable Donations from Individuals are Taxed in Vietnam
Your donations to charitable foundations or sponsored non-profit organizations (NPOs), like CHANGE, are also subject to taxation in Vietnam.
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges-Part 6: The Legal Risks in Non-profit Corporate Income Tax
Thuy Tung wrote this article in Vietnamese, which was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on October 3, 2023. Lee Nguyen
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.
Human Rights
Exploring CHANGE’s Tax Evasion Charges Part 3: Donations Subjected to Value-Added Tax
Imposing taxation on the kindness of foreign entities.
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.
Human Rights
CIVICUS 2023: Vietnam’s Incessant Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Despite UNHRC Membership
In October 2022, Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by an overwhelming majority of 145
Human Rights
CIVICUS 2022 Update: Vietnam’s Latest Attacks On Freedom Of Expression And Association
On Jan 21, 2022, CIVICUS [https://www.civicus.org/index.php/who-we-are/about-civicus], a global alliance of organizations and activists