How I Witnessed Traffic Police Corruption in Việt Nam After a Minor Accident
“Those guys are only good at taking money from the public. Have you ever seen them help with anything?” “No ...
Tag: Corruption
Revisiting the Việt Á Covid-19 Scandal: Is Corruption Really Just About the Money?
In 2020–2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Việt Nam’s Việt Á Technology Corporation secretly bribed officials to sell domestically produced RT-PCR ...
Việt Nam’s Proposed ‘Innovation’ Exemption Risks Shielding Corruption
A draft regulation allowing “exemption from punishment” for corruption offenders who acted from a “desire to innovate and make breakthroughs” ...
Massive Data Breach: 160 Million Vietnamese Credit Records Stolen in CIC Hack
Key Events Vietnam Probes Massive Credit Data Breach Affecting 160 Million Records;Thanh Hóa Leadership Shake-Up as Top Officials Arrested and Replaced;Việt ...
From Prison Cell to Courtroom: Việt Nam Pursues Second Case Against Trịnh Bá Phương; Vingroup Sues 68 Entities in Massive Crackdown on “Fake News”
Key Events Activist Trịnh Bá Phương, Already in Prison, Faces New Trial in a Việt Nam Court;Vingroup Pursues Legal Action Against ...
Public Enthusiasm Turns Chaotic as Hà Nội Hosts Parade Rehearsals for National Day; Hồ Chí Minh City Sees Major Leadership Shake-Up Ahead of Party Congress
Key Events Hà Nội’s Military Parade Drills for National Day Highlight Strains in Crowd Control;Political Shake-Up in Hồ Chí Minh City ...
Việt Nam Rejects U.S. Human Rights Report, Urges Constructive Engagement
Key Events Hà Nội Slams U.S. Rights Findings, Warns Against One-Sided Assessments;UN Panel Deems Việt Nam’s Jailing of Khmer Krom Buddhist ...
Communist Party of Việt Nam Plans to Expand Politburo Ahead of 14th National Congress; Hà Nội Pushes for Continued Talks to Finalize U.S. Trade Deal
Key Events Politburo Set to Grow as Party Prepares for 14th Congress;Vietnamese Businesses Brace for 20% U.S. Tariff;Hà Nội Seeks Further ...
Jailed Dissident Phạm Chí Thành Released Early from Prison; Family Warns of Imminent Danger to Lê Đình Lượng in Solitary Confinement
Key Events Prisoner of Conscience Phạm Chí Thành Freed Four Months Early;Family Seeks Global Help for Dissident Lê Đình Lượng’s;Finance Ministry ...
The Communist Party Purges Top Leadership; Trump’s 20% Tariff Jolts Vietnam
Key Events Communist Party Strips Top Officials of All Party Roles, Expels Former Minister;Caught Off Guard: Việt Nam Faces Harsh Terms ...
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