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On Jan. 11, 2026, police in Nghệ An Province searched the home of Hồ Thị Hải, 45, in Quỳnh Mai
The slogan “Ý Đảng, Lòng Dân (the Party’s will aligns with the people’s aspirations)” is meaningless unless tested
Although it is a private corporation, Vingroup routinely responds to negative consumer reactions and civil disputes by bringing in the
Key Events * Severe Floods in Central Việt Nam Leave 55 Dead, Cause Widespread Damage as More Rain Approaches; * Ministry of
A lawsuit over speech in which a defendant, even if wrong, is not sent to prison: that is a hallmark
For many years, the legal system has been developed through what might be called “patchwork fixes”—mending one spot here,
A draft regulation allowing “exemption from punishment” for corruption offenders who acted from a “desire to innovate and make breakthroughs”
A nation can hardly grow and move forward if it spends every day brooding over and resenting the past like
The proposal to convert gasoline-powered motorbikes into electric vehicles is a “green” idea. But without a proper legal framework, technical
Key Events * Last-Minute Speaker Purge Mars International Vietnam Studies Conference; * New Seat Plan Boosts Central, Military and Police Power in
On the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Swedish PEN’s 2025 Tucholsky Prize honors jailed Vietnamese activist.
In the first days of September, Việt Nam's online sphere was consumed by a "witch-hunt style showdown&
CIVICUS Monitor has released further updates on the state of freedom of expression and association in Việt Nam for the
The public consumption of the "mug shot"—the official photo taken by police after an arrest—has spurred
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