Economy
Fake Milk, Fake Medicine, and the Endless Blame Game
Bảo Lâm wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on April 24, 2025. In early April, a criminal
freedom of religion
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Religion
Religion Bulletin, January 2023: State Will No Longer Manage Temple Monetary Merit Donations
Buddhist temples will face less interference but will still have to share their merit donations.
Religion
Caodaism's Evolution During the Indochina War
It was the time of intricate entanglements of Caodaism's difficult relations with France, Japan, the Vietnamese Communists, and Ngo Dinh Diem's Government.
Religion
Religious Turmoil in the Central Highlands: Navigating a Deadlock Amidst Vietnamese Government Increasing Intervention
Indigenous ethnic groups reject the dominance of the Kinh people in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin, December 2022: Authorities Crack Down on New Religions; U.S. Puts Vietnam on Special Watch List for Religious Freedom
Repression remains severe, continuous, and systematic.
religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin, November 2022: Bureau of Internal Security “Pivotal Unit” in Campaign to Eliminate the Duong Van Minh Religion
[New Religions] Deputy Minister of Home Affairs: Bureau of Internal Security is a "pivotal unit" in the campaign
Religion
The Vietnamese Government’s Oppression of Religion
The government oppresses religion to control further and stabilize its regime.
religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin, October 2022: Deputy Minister of Home Affairs condemns the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom for "misrepresenting" religious freedom in Vietnam
A senior Ministry of Home Affairs official has vehemently and unequivocally criticized the USCIRF for the first time.
Religion
The Increasing Presence of Vajrayana Lineages in Vietnam
This article was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on May 24, 2023. Lee Nguyen translated this into English. A renowned
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Arrests Another Environmental Activist on “Tax Evasion” Charges
Vietnam arrests the fifth environmental activist, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, on “tax evasion” charges The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on June
Vietnam Briefing
Lam Dong Provincial Authorities Prohibit Religious Freedom Activist Hua Phi from Meeting U.S. Delegation
Vietnamese Police Provide No Further Details On The Detention Of Dissident Blogger Duong Van Thai Vietnam’s police have given
Vietnam Briefing
U.S. State Department Outlines Vietnam’s Systemic Rights Abuses in the 2022 Human Rights Report
U.S. State Department 2022 Human Rights Report Outlines Systemic Rights Abuses Committed By the Vietnamese Government In the annual
religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin, September 2022: Hanoi Creates Office of Belief and New Religious Phenomena; Falun Gong Practitioners Repressed in Da Lat
[New Religions] Hanoi Committee for Religious Affairs establishes Office of Belief and New Religious Phenomena According to the Hanoi Moi