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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
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UN Review Underscores Urgent Need for Human Rights Reforms in Việt Nam; Trade Deal with U.S. Remains Stalled
Key Events * Việt Nam Faces International Scrutiny Over Political Repression at the Review of the International Covenant on Civil and
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Việt Nam Launches New Governance Structure, Inks Trade Agreement with U.S.
Key Events * Bumpy Start for Việt Nam’s New Governance Model Amid Tech Failures and Staff Discontent * Unprecedented Trade Pact:
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Việt Nam Slashes Use of Death Penalty: Eight Crimes Removed, Including Corruption and Drug Offenses
Key Events * Việt Nam Abolishes Death Penalty for Corruption Amid Wave of High-Profile Trials * Chinese Survey Ship Operates Near Việt
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Việt Nam Has a New Constitution; 120,000 Households to Be Relocated for the Country's Ambitious High-Speed Rail Project
Key Events * Việt Nam’s National Assembly Passes Constitutional Amendment in Just 43 Days * New Decree in Việt Nam Hands
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One Country, Fewer Provinces: Việt Nam’s Parliament Approves Major Merger
Key Events * Việt Nam’s National Assembly Approves Historic Resolution on Provincial and Municipal Mergers * Việt Nam Abolishes Lump-Sum Tax
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Communist Party of Việt Nam Restructures Internal Organization Ahead of 2026 National Congress
Key Events * New Party Rules Signal Strategic Shift of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) * Việt Nam Cracks Down
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Tô Lâm on the Cover, but Not on the Stands: Việt Nam Bans Issue of The Economist
Key Events * Việt Nam Bans Economist Print Edition Featuring To Lam on the Cover * International Coalition Renews Call for Release
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Việt Nam Considers Major Penal Code Reform: Death Penalty to Be Lifted for Eight Crimes
Key Events * Việt Nam Proposes Abolishing the Death Penalty for Eight Crimes * Việt Nam Moves to Block Telegram, Citing National
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Vietnam’s National Assembly Debates Reforms to Constitution and Local Governance
Key Events * Vietnamese Lawmakers Debate Constitutional Amendments and Government Restructuring * Vingroup's Bold Rail Proposal: 5-Year Build, 0% Loan,
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Jailed Land Rights Activist Faces New Charges for Anti-State Notes in Prison
Key Events * Vietnamese Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Faces New Charges for Prison Protest with Anti-Communist Slogan * RSF Calls on U.
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50 Years on, Việt Nam Celebrates End of War with Military Display and Political Shift While Overseas Communities Around the World Remember Black April
Key Events * Việt Nam Marks 50 Years Since War's End with Grand Celebrations and Calls for Unity * Worldwide
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Handshake or Cold Shoulder? U.S. Deepens Trade Talks but Skips Key Vietnam Ceremony
Key Events * U.S. and Việt Nam Initiate Trade Talks to Avert Tariff Escalation * U.S. Opts Out of Việt