Saigon falls, the United States withdraws, and the country reunifies. For the next several decades, Vietnam will have to deal
Key Events * U.S. and Việt Nam Initiate Trade Talks to Avert Tariff Escalation * U.S. Opts Out of Việt
A Party-Driven Constitutional Process
Vietnamese government considers passing more draconian regulations on religion.
Kon Tum announces “eradication” of Ha Mon religion; Hanoi records 2,000 followers of new religions
The Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and state administrative bodies encounter a conflict of interest.
[The Government’s Reach] The government conducts work with a series of Cao Dai organizations to recap 30 years of
Along with other noteworthy news on religious freedom.
The state of religious affairs in the new year: good news, bad news, and the same old controlling ways.
Noteworthy religious news in the final month of 2021
The parcel of land, previously a school, is currently on sale for 40 million dong/m2.
New religions face increasingly draconian controls.
Vietnamese authorities may face the most complicated wave of new religions ever.
Religion Bulletin, August 2021: * [The Government’s Reach] [https://www.luatkhoa.org/2021/09/ton-giao-thang-8-2021-su-sai-phat-tu-tinh-soc-trang-khong-chi-tu-ma-con-phai-dam-bao-an-ninh-trat-tu/#0-b%C3%A0n-tay-ch%C3%ADnh-quy%
In other news: monks volunteer to look after the ill, prisoners of conscience at risk of COVID-19 infection.
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