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Opinion-Section

The Vietnamese Tradition of Patriotism and Protest

A 1975 article in the U.S. newspaper The Forum once described Vietnamese refugees protesting to urge the United Nations

Thúc Kháng Oct 31, 2025

Politics

Việt Nam's Paradox of Silence and Protest

The 2018 street protests against the draft Cybersecurity Law and the Law on Special Economic Zones, which saw large crowds

Trường An Oct 24, 2025

Human Rights

Vietnam's Violent History of Suppressing Peaceful Protest

In the summer of 2011, Vietnam witnessed its longest anti-Chinese protest since 1975, spanning a total of three months. Citizens

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Aerolyne Reed Jul 25, 2023

Vietnam Briefing

Vietnam Briefing Dec. 5, 2022: Vietnam’s State Media Censors News on Protests in China

The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.

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The Vietnamese Magazine Dec 5, 2022

On This Day

June 5, 2011 – The Beginning Of The Longest Anti-China Protest Movement In Vietnam

Our newest section on The Vietnamese Magazine, the “On This Day” series, aims to introduce contemporary Vietnamese history of the

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Son Nguyen Jun 5, 2021

Politics

Vietnamese Government Celebrates National Day By Violating Its Own Constitution

Today| marks the 73rd year since Ho Chi Minh stood at Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945, and proclaimed

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Quynh-Vi Tran Sep 2, 2018

News

Vietnam, A Step Closer to Democracy With The Latest Nationwide Protests?

June 10, 2018| Nationwide protests broke out in several major cities in Vietnam in the morning and lasted well into

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thereporter Jun 10, 2018