Latest news

Society

Discipline or Disruption: The Debate Surrounding Việt Nam’s New Education Circular

Thúc Kháng wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on February 14, 2025. Restoring Order

Thúc Kháng Jul 19, 2025

Politics

Breaking Free from the “Procrustean Bed” of History

Thanh Tâm wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on May 7, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh

Thanh Tâm, Đàm Vĩnh Hằng Jul 18, 2025

Migrant Workers

"Please Don't Go...": The Bittersweet Tragedy of Việt Nam's Labor Export

Bảo Khanh wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on May 16, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated

Bảo Khánh, Đàm Vĩnh Hằng Jul 17, 2025

Police

2 articles

Book Review: The Memory Police and The Rise of The Police State in Vietnam

Book Review

Book Review: The Memory Police and The Rise of The Police State in Vietnam

“The Memory Police,” by Japanese author Yoko Ogawa, is a fictional work about an island where people’s memories of

Son Nguyen Feb 21, 2025

The Sword and Shield of the Party: How the Stasi Helped Build Vietnam’s Public Security Forces

Politics

The Sword and Shield of the Party: How the Stasi Helped Build Vietnam’s Public Security Forces

To keen observers, Vietnam has all characteristics of a typical police state: its citizens’ daily life is closely monitored [1]

Jason Nguyen Jan 25, 2023