‘Not Worth Commenting On’: How Việt Nam Dismisses Human Rights Watch as Book Crackdown Deepens
Key Events Việt Nam Dismisses HRW as Book Crackdown Deepens; New Digital ID Bill Could Track Facebook ‘Likes’; 119 Christians...
State Media Quietly Erases Reports of Party Plan to Monitor Officials’ Social Media
Key Events State Media Deletes Reports on Party Social Media Controls; Manila and Hà Nội Deepen Maritime Cooperation as China...
Hồ Chí Minh Book Controversy Widens after Arrest of FPT Co-founder Nguyễn Thành Nam under Article 117
Key Events Hồ Chí Minh Book Controversy Spreads from Courts to Campus and TV; Institutions Quietly Remove ‘Liberal Arts’ after...
Việt Nam’s Police Seek Immunity for Themselves and Criminal Protection for the Party
Key Events Police Seek Wider Powers to Shield the Party; Arrests of Dissidents Rise Under Tô Lâm Era; Việt Nam...
A Banned Book Shows How Việt Nam Polices History and Different Narratives
Key Events A Book Ban in Việt Nam Exposes the Machinery of Censorship; Current Development Drive Leaves Citizens Fighting to...
State Media in Việt Nam Enters New Era of Consolidation
Key Events Hồ Chí Minh City Media Merger Signals Tighter State Control; Unverified Reports Of Vũ Trung’s Death Revive Rumors...
Government Online Crackdown Expands From Political Dissent to Everyday Speech
Key Events Việt Nam’s Digital Repression Moves From Dissent to Daily Life; OceanLotus Hackers Use FireAnt Updates to Spy on...
Hà Nội’s Red River Megaproject Turns Into Test of Land Justice
Key Events Hà Nội’s Red River Megaproject Raises Old Fears Over Land Seizures; US Expands Trade Pressure on Việt Nam...
Tô Lâm Warns Asia Of Superpower Rivalry As Việt Nam, Thailand Tighten Grip On Dissidents
Key Events Việt Nam-Thailand Pact Puts Exiled Critics on Notice; Red River Megaproject Tests Việt Nam’s Promise to Protect Children’s...
Tiêu Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc’s Release Tests Hà Nội’s Citizen Protection as Case Dominates News Last Week
Key Events Tiêu Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc Vows to Continue Gaza Mission After Israeli Detention; Tô Lâm to Visit Thailand as...
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