National Assembly Vote: The Line Between Election Organizer and Candidate Blurs
Key Events Election Officials Run Against Their Own Staff for National Assembly Seats; Official Overseeing Việt Nam’s Election Administration Runs ...
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New Draft Reveals the Ministry of Public Security’s Expanding Cybersecurity Firewall
Key Events New Draft Exposes Expansive Cybersecurity Firewall; Việt Nam’s $16 Billion Airport Faces Questions Over Efficiency and Oversight; Ministry ...
Diplomacy and Commerce: Trump Pushes for Stronger U.S.–Việt Nam Economic Ties
Key Events Trump Meets Tô Lâm, Pledges to Ease Tech Restrictions Amid $30B in Boeing Deals; Hà Nội Considers Participation ...
From Peace Diplomacy to Trade Stalemate: Mr. Tô Lâm Heads to Washington
Key Events Tô Lâm Set for U.S. Visit to Attend ‘Board of Peace’ Summit and Explore Trade Talks; Social media ...
“Absolute Confidence” Messages as Tô Lâm and Senior Leaders Are Nominated for Vietnam’s National Assembly
Key Events Việt Nam’s Top Leaders Win Unanimous Local Backing to Run for National Assembly; Ministry of Public Security Seeks ...
Vietnamese Authorities Crack Down on Online Dissent Ahead of Party Congress; Facebooker Hoàng Thị Hồng Thái Arrested Under Article 117
Key Events Việt Nam Cracks Down on Online Speech Before Party Congress; The Party Tells Diplomats It Is Ready for ...
Trial in Absentia Ends With 17-Year Prison Sentences for Lê Trung Khoa and Nguyễn Văn Đài
Key Events Lê Trung Khoa and Nguyễn Văn Đài Sentenced to 17 Years in Absentia; Y Quỳnh B’Đăp Appears on ...
Tô Lâm and the Possible Unification of Việt Nam’s Top Offices | Justice on Paper, Repression in Practice: The Case Against Trịnh Bá Phương
Key Events Court Upholds 11-Year Sentence Against Trịnh Bá Phương on Dec. 27;Việt Nam Tests Power Consolidation With Tô Lâm Nomination;Ministry ...
Ministry of Public Security Pushes Social Credit System Without Waiting for Lawmakers
Key Events Citizen Classification System Labeled “Urgent” by Ministry of Public Security, Pushed to be Issued as Government Resolution;Tô Lâm Orders ...
National Assembly Pushes Through Record Number of Laws, Expands Police Powers Over the Media
Key Events Việt Nam Rushes Laws through its National Assembly under Fast-Tracked Procedures;New Press Law in Việt Nam Hands Police the ...
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