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Vietnam Briefing + What Our New Membership Program Means

Dear Readers, As we have announced, starting February 2, 2026, The Vietnamese Magazine is introducing a range of membership tiers,

The Vietnamese Magazine Feb 2, 2026

Human Rights

Nghệ An Land Rights Activist Hồ Thị Hải Detained Under Article 331

On Jan. 11, 2026, police in Nghệ An Province searched the home of Hồ Thị Hải, 45, in Quỳnh Mai

Hoàng Nam Jan 30, 2026

Politics

The Party’s Will and the Myth of Consensus in Việt Nam Politics

The slogan “Ý Đảng, Lòng Dân (the Party’s will aligns with the people’s aspirations)” is meaningless unless tested

Hải Hà Jan 29, 2026

A Vietnamese researcher based in Tokyo, and a former ADB–Japan Scholarship Program scholar. Giang's work focuses on international relations theory, Southeast Asian security, environmental policy, and historical politics.

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Politics

From Constraint to Compass: Việt Nam’s Strategic Geography in the Indo-Pacific Region

At dawn along Việt Nam’s central coast, fishing boats drift back to shore, their bright blue wooden hulls etched

Nguyễn Trường Giang Oct 3, 2025