The consolidation of power under President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm has led to an escalation in state...

In October 2025, Việt Nam and the United Kingdom elevated their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, finalizing Hà Nội's...

On July 12, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling took place.  In Subic...

The Vietnamese government and major educational institutions have recently engaged in a frantic game of censorship, desperately scrubbing the word...

It takes an astounding level of insecurity for a government to view a conversational history book as a threat to...

For Pham (not her real name), the pursuit of a better life in Europe began with massive, crippling debt. According...

In the relentless march toward economic modernization, Việt Nam’s ruling authorities have made one thing abundantly clear: progress waits for...

Fresh from an April trip to China focused on economic alignment and rail ambitions, Việt Nam's top leader, Tô Lâm,...

On April 23, 2026, a coalition of international human rights and environmental organizations delivered a sobering joint letter to European...

“Every trace on the keyboard can be tracked.”  This ominous warning, recently posted to Facebook by the local police in...