Politics
The Return of the “Special Zones”: A Silent Revival in Vietnam’s New Political Era
Bảo Khánh wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on May 12, 2025. June 2018 will go
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March 14, 1988: The Gạc Ma Incident and Vietnam's Struggle to Preserve Its Historical Memory
On this day in 1988, a bloody confrontation unfolded in the South China Sea as Chinese naval forces attacked Vietnamese
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The Slogan on Le Dinh Kinh's Coffin: For a True Revolutionary and Ideal Communist
“Colonial imperialist France used the law of the jungle, employed brutal force to seize the land of indigenous farmers, and
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On this Day in 2019, Ho Chi Minh City Authorities Began to Forcefully Evict Loc Hung Garden Residents
What Happened at Loc Hung Garden? On Jan. 4, 2019, only a few weeks before Vietnam's Lunar New
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On This Day in 2016: The Conviction of the Murderer of Do Dang Du
The Conviction On Sept. 22, 2016, the Hanoi People’s Court held a first-instance trial [1] for Vu Van Binh,
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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,
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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/
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December 4, 2014: Ho Duy Hai’s Execution Halted
On this day, seven years ago, the execution of death-row inmate Ho Duy Hai was temporarily suspended [https://www.rfa.
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October 9, 2009: Six Peaceful Activists Sentenced For Pro-Democracy Activities
What happened? On this day, 12 years ago, a group of six democracy activists was sentenced to prison, with sentences
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July 24, 2012: China Establishes Sansha City, Intensifying The Maritime Conflict With Vietnam
What happened? On July 24, 2012, China established a prefecture-level city called Sansha City (in Vietnamese: Thành phố Tam Sa)
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June 21, 1925: Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day
What is this day about? Almost a century ago, a newspaper called Thanh Nien published its first issue [https://baotintuc.
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June 16, 1954: Ngo Dinh Diem Appointed Prime Minister Of The State Of Vietnam
The “On This Day” series introduces contemporary Vietnamese history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries by explaining political events that