Key Events  Phạm Đoan Trang Included in Global Press Freedom List; Việt Nam Falls to 174th in Global Press Freedom...

Key Events  Draft Penal Code Expands Police Powers, Limits Accountability; Penal Code Revision Raises Concerns Over Lawyers’ Independence; Draft Penal...

Key Events  Party Chief Tô Lâm Deepens China Ties With Rail Deals, Strategic Shift; Việt Nam Signals Warmer Ties With...

Key Events  Party Chief Tô Lâm Named State President in Power Consolidation; A Decade After Formosa Spill, Vietnamese Victims Still...

Key Events  Việt Nam to Finalize President and Prime Minister Picks by April 8; Police Eye Harsher Penalties Under Revised...

Key Events  Việt Nam Orders Police to Finalize Eight Cybersecurity Decrees by July 1; Police Arrest Operators of ONUS Exchange...

Key Events  No Opposition, Near-Total “Victory”: Communist Party Dominates Vietnam’s National Assembly; Police Continue to Fine Social Media Users for...

Key Events  Election Results Withheld From Public, Sent First to Party Leaders; Police Fine Citizens for Insulting National Assembly Candidates...

Key Events  Election Officials Run Against Their Own Staff for National Assembly Seats; Official Overseeing Việt Nam’s Election Administration Runs...

Key Events  New Draft Exposes Expansive Cybersecurity Firewall; Việt Nam’s $16 Billion Airport Faces Questions Over Efficiency and Oversight; Ministry...