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Cybersecurity Law
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PoliticsMembers
Việt Nam’s Cybersecurity ‘Super Career’: Money, Power, and Citizens’ Data
Individuals searching for a “hot” profession—an ideal job offering a high income and an unparalleled level of power—might imagine a position at one of Việt Nam’s “Big Four” banks, an…
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PoliticsMembers
Việt Nam’s New Cybersecurity Force: Structure, Strategy, and Surveillance
Under the administration of General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm, the cybersecurity sector in Việt Nam has reached an unprecedented level. He has frequently emphasized that cybersecurity is a…
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PoliticsMembers
Human Rights and the Hanoi Convention: The Exclusive Power of the National Assembly
It is no coincidence that the proper authority to ratify the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, also known as the Hanoi Convention, is the National Assembly rather than the president.…
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OpinionMembers
The Hà Nội Hypocrisy: Digital Repression Behind the UN Cybercrime Treaty
“Every trace on the keyboard can be tracked.” This ominous warning, recently posted to Facebook by the local police in Ba Ngòi Ward (Khánh Hòa Province), was not a public…
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LawMembers
Four Absurd Points in the Ministry of Public Security’s Draft Decree on Combating Fake News
The Ministry of Public Security has quietly released a draft decree on combating fake news during the early days of the new year, a timing perhaps inspired by the surprise…
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Vietnam BriefingMembers
National Assembly Pushes Through Record Number of Laws, Expands Police Powers Over the Media
Key Events Việt Nam Rushes Laws through its National Assembly under Fast-Tracked Procedures; New Press Law in Việt Nam Hands Police the Power to Demand Journalists to Disclose their Sources…
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PoliticsMembers
The Quiet Passing of Việt Nam’s 2025 Cybersecurity Law
Seven years after nationwide protests against the Cybersecurity Law, the National Assembly has passed a revised version via an unprecedented fast-tracked procedure. This new law retains the original intent to…
