Hà Nội Red River Project: Bồ Đề Ward Threatens ‘Direct Persuasion’ If Residents Refuse to Remove Protest Banners
Concerned that public protest banners could “affect urban aesthetics and local security and order,” the leaders of Bồ Đề Ward...
Concerned that public protest banners could “affect urban aesthetics and local security and order,” the leaders of Bồ Đề Ward...
As Việt Nam’s nationwide shift to E10 biofuel takes effect, authorities are already cracking down on viral dissent and public...
A cultural salon in Hồ Chí Minh City (HCMC) abruptly canceled a tribute to 19th-century scholar Trương Vĩnh Ký following...
The fate of major newspapers such as Thanh Niên, Người Lao Động, Pháp Luật TP.HCM and others remains uncertain. Driving...
While people speak out against Hà Nội’s Red River Landscape Boulevard project, a nonprofit website called “Cộng đồng ven sông...
A draft regulation affecting the independence of the legal profession drew “no comment” from the Vietnam Bar Federation until a...
After comments, shares, and participation in online groups, even mere “interaction” can now be grounds for “handling” by the police....
On the evening of May 21, Việt Nam time, Vietnamese citizen Tiêu Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc, also known as Bảo Ngọc...
The Latest: Việt Nam has ordered provinces and cities to rapidly complete their plans for reorganizing villages and residential groups. ...
The Latest: On May 13, 2026, the Ministry of Justice released a document titled “Compilation, Responses, and Explanations of Public...
Published since 2017 by Legal Initiatives for Vietnam — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit media organization.
U.S. Office: Legal Initiatives for Vietnam, 1520 E. Covell Suite B5 – 426, Davis, California, United States 95616
Taiwan Office: 美國法治越南台灣分部, 4th Floor, RIIC Building, National Chengchi University, No. 64, Sec. 2, Zhinan Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan (ROC) 116
editor@thevietnamese.org