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Key Events * Vietnam Centralizes Power with New Party Ministries and Leadership Changes * Ex-Police Colonel Quits Thich Minh Tue’s Spiritual
Key Events * Major Government Restructuring in Vietnam: Five Ministries Cut, Police Take On New Roles * Decree 168 Continues to Spark
Key Events * Vietnam, U.S., and Philippines Protest China’s Attacks on Fishermen * Political Prisoners’ Health Worsens As Their Hunger
As this article is being written, the dual-hatted General Secretary and President To Lam is in New York to attend
Key events: * Vietnam Releases Multiple Prisoners of Conscience Ahead of To Lam’s Trip to the U.S. * General Secretary
Key events: * Lawyer Jailed Under Article 331 for ‘Defaming’ Court Officials * A Court in An Giang Imprisons Social Media User
Key events: * Dak Lak Provincial Police Arrest a Montagnard on Charges of ‘Sabotaging the National Unity Policy’ * Y Quynh Bdap
Key events: * Court Sentences Democracy Activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen to Five Years in Prison * Vietnam Delays Response to UN Special
Key events: * Human Rights Watch Urges Vietnam to Free Democracy Activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen * Recently Appointed General Secretary To Lam
President To Lam has been elected the new general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) after an extraordinary plenum
Key events: * Russian and U.S. Presidents Extend Congratulations to General Secretary To Lam on His Recent Accession * Vietnamese Navy
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on July 19, 2024, at the age of 80. Since then, numerous articles
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