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Key Events * Party Central Committee Delays Leadership Decisions; * Hà Nội’s New Party Chief Signals the Consolidation of Tô Lâm’
Key Events * Human Rights Advocates Condemn Việt Nam’s Detention of BBC Journalist During Tô Lam’s UK Visit; * Court
Key Events * Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoàng Xuân Chiến accused of sexual harassment in South Korea; * Tô Lâm’s
Key Events * HCMC Finalizes Key Party Positions Before National Congress; * Vietnam Airlines Confirms Massive Data Breach Affecting 7.3 Million
Key Events * Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police; * Authorities continue to invoke
Key Events * From Hà Tĩnh to Hà Nội: Typhoon Bualoi Tests Vietnam’s Infrastructure and Crisis Readiness; * Communist Party Chief
Key Events * Việt Nam Intensifies Crackdown, Extends Trịnh Bá Phương’s Prison Term to 21 Years; * Fifth Pillar Added to
Key Events * Vietnam Probes Massive Credit Data Breach Affecting 160 Million Records; * Thanh Hóa Leadership Shake-Up as Top Officials Arrested
Key Events * Activist Trịnh Bá Phương, Already in Prison, Faces New Trial in a Việt Nam Court; * Vingroup Pursues Legal
Key Events * Dissident Vương Văn Thả’s Death in Custody Sparks Suspicion; * Rights Activist Lý Quang Sơn Detained Without Explanation;
Key Events * Việt Nam to Try Jailed Human Rights Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Sept. 20 on “Anti-State” Charges; * Concerns Mount
Key Events * Hà Nội’s Military Parade Drills for National Day Highlight Strains in Crowd Control; * Political Shake-Up in Hồ
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