Việt Nam’s 50 Million Đồng Fake News Fine: Police Still Decide the ‘Truth’
The Vietnamese public has long been familiar with the standard 7.5 million đồng fine for social media posts, shares, or...
The Vietnamese public has long been familiar with the standard 7.5 million đồng fine for social media posts, shares, or...
Many readers frequently share, screenshot, or quote passages from news articles on social media. Recently, however, internet users have been...
In June 2026, hundreds of thousands of residents along the banks of the Red River are living with fears of...
“One day you wake up and realize you are about to lose everything, not because of anything you did, but...
For years, land disputes in Việt Nam have been profoundly unequal contests, pitting ordinary citizens struggling to protect their homes...
A tourist in Việt Nam is paying the price for a paranormal tale after police issued an unprecedented fine; public...
Resolution 29/2026 not only moves ahead of the Penal Code, but it also creates an excessively broad mechanism for exemption...
In recent months, two legal issues have dominated public debate: land policy and amendments to the Penal Code. The former...
Criminal law serves as a foundational pillar in any legal system, secondary only to a nation's constitution. By outlining crimes...
A four-year-old girl in Hà Nội was tortured to death. A two-year-old boy in Hồ Chí Minh City was beaten...
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