Key Events 

• Việt Nam Rushes Laws through its National Assembly under Fast-Tracked Procedures;
• New Press Law in Việt Nam Hands Police the Power to Demand Journalists to Disclose their Sources
• “False Reporting,” No Details: VietNamNet Penalized for Tô Lâm Story;
• New Cybersecurity Law Grants the Ministry of Public Security Authority to Identify Users by IP Address;
• At Việt Nam’s Request, Facebook Restricts Pages of Lê Trung Khoa, Nguyễn Văn Đài, and Việt Tân;
• Authorities Broaden Political Case, Moves to Arrest Former Government Official in Lê Trung Khoa Case

Việt Nam’s National Assembly Passes a Record Number of Laws this Session 

Last week, in one session, nearly a third of an entire term’s laws were approved.

On the afternoon of Dec. 11, Việt Nam’s National Assembly closed its 10th session, which was the final session of its 15th term. Convened on Oct. 20 and lasting 40 days, the session passed a record number of legislative texts, accounting for roughly 30% of all legislation adopted during the entire term.