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The Vietnamese Magazine
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Post a Review, Face Charges: Việt Nam Tightens Its Grip on Online Life
Key Events A Ride-Hailing App Review Lands a Facebook User in Detention as Việt Nam Moves to Tie Online Accounts to Digital ID A Facebook user in Hồ Chí Minh…
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The Vietnamese Magazine Begins Its 10th Year
Today, Nov. 8, 2026, The Vietnamese Magazine celebrates its ninth birthday. Nine years ago, we started with a simple belief: the people of Việt Nam deserve to have their stories…
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Police Arrest Đà Nẵng Educator for Fraud. Parents Defend Him, and the Post Disappears.
Key Events Đà Nẵng Police Delete Arrest Post On Social Media After Parents Defend Detained English Center Director Police in Đà Nẵng deleted their Facebook post announcing the arrest of…
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Health Ministry Defends Child Organ Donation Bill But Stays Silent On Survey Asking Schoolchildren First Without Parents’ Informed Consent
Key Events Việt Nam Says Its Child Organ Donation Bill Protects Children; Parents Want to Know Why Children Were Polled First. The Health Ministry is defending a bill that would,…
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Threatened by Police, Cut From the News: Vĩnh Hưng Residents Join Việt Nam’s Growing Fight to Keep Land From Developers
Key Events Vĩnh Hưng Residents Say Police, State TV, and Sun Group Are Shutting Them Out of a $7 Billion Land Deal Residents of Hà Nội’s Vĩnh Hưng Ward say…
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China’s Military Is Surrounding Việt Nam: A Naval Base In Cambodia, Now An Air Base In Laos
Key Events As China Expands In Laos And Cambodia, Việt Nam Faces Pressure On Two Borders A China-backed air force training center in Laos could unsettle Việt Nam, analysts say,…
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A Safari for Tourists, Uncertainty for Villagers: Ba Vì Residents Challenge Sun Group’s Land Plans
Key Events Sun Group Promises Jobs. Ba Vì Residents Fear Losing Much More Than Land. The Sun Group has offered compensation and employment support to residents facing land acquisition for…
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A Trade Deal, Wall Street Money, and War Reconciliation: Việt Nam’s New York Agenda
Key Events Tô Lâm Pursues U.S. Trade Deal as Delegation Courts Investors in U.S. Việt Nam’s Communist Party leader and President Tô Lâm used his New York visit to pursue…
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Deadly Floods Strike Việt Nam: 16,000 Homes Submerged, 4 Dead
Key Events Floodwaters Rise, and Citizens’ Daily Life Grinds to a Halt Flooding and landslides killed at least four people across northern and central Việt Nam as of Sept. 18,…
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Hà Nội Plans a Monument to Triumph | Grab Drivers Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Key Events Who Gets Heard in Việt Nam: Monument Planners or Struggling Workers? Hà Nội’s proposed triumphal arch and Grab drivers’ calls for a boycott expose a troubling contrast in…
