Việt Nam Tightens Restrictions on Lawyers as Police Seek Greater Impunity
Key Events Draft Penal Code Expands Police Powers, Limits Accountability; Penal Code Revision Raises Concerns Over Lawyers’ Independence; Draft Penal...
Tô Lâm Turns to Beijing: Rail Ambitions, Political Alignment, and a Quiet South China Sea
Key Events Party Chief Tô Lâm Deepens China Ties With Rail Deals, Strategic Shift; Việt Nam Signals Warmer Ties With...
Tô Lâm Becomes State President as Lê Minh Hưng Named Prime Minister and New Cabinet Takes Shape
Key Events Party Chief Tô Lâm Named State President in Power Consolidation; A Decade After Formosa Spill, Vietnamese Victims Still...
The National Assembly Will Elect the President and Prime Minister This Week for the Next Term
Key Events Việt Nam to Finalize President and Prime Minister Picks by April 8; Police Eye Harsher Penalties Under Revised...
Việt Nam Tightens Digital Control: Cybersecurity Decrees Fast-Tracked as Police Arrest Crypto Exchange Operators
Key Events Việt Nam Orders Police to Finalize Eight Cybersecurity Decrees by July 1; Police Arrest Operators of ONUS Exchange...
With No Opposition, The Communist Party of Vietnam Sweeps Nearly the Entire National Assembly; Tô Lâm Elected in Hà Nội
Key Events No Opposition, Near-Total “Victory”: Communist Party Dominates Vietnam’s National Assembly; Police Continue to Fine Social Media Users for...
Party Leaders First, Public Later: National Assembly Election Results Due March 23, 2026
Key Events Election Results Withheld From Public, Sent First to Party Leaders; Police Fine Citizens for Insulting National Assembly Candidates...
National Assembly Vote: The Line Between Election Organizer and Candidate Blurs
Key Events Election Officials Run Against Their Own Staff for National Assembly Seats; Official Overseeing Việt Nam’s Election Administration Runs...
New Draft Reveals the Ministry of Public Security’s Expanding Cybersecurity Firewall
Key Events New Draft Exposes Expansive Cybersecurity Firewall; Việt Nam’s $16 Billion Airport Faces Questions Over Efficiency and Oversight; Ministry...
Diplomacy and Commerce: Trump Pushes for Stronger U.S.–Việt Nam Economic Ties
Key Events Trump Meets Tô Lâm, Pledges to Ease Tech Restrictions Amid $30B in Boeing Deals; Hà Nội Considers Participation...
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