Belgian and Dutch Embassies Face Mixed Reactions Over Phạm Đoan Trang on World Press Freedom Day
The Latest: On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, the embassies of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Netherlands in ...
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Jailed Vietnamese Journalist Phạm Đoan Trang Named Among World’s Most Urgent Press Freedom Cases; Việt Nam Ranked Last In Southeast Asia in Reporters Without Borders’ 2026 World Press Freedom Index
Key Events Phạm Đoan Trang Included in Global Press Freedom List; Việt Nam Falls to 174th in Global Press Freedom ...
Việt Nam Ranks Last in Southeast Asia: 2026 World Press Freedom Index
Taipei (Luật Khoa) – On the morning of April 30, the 2026 World Press Freedom Index was released at a ...
EU-Việt Nam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Sparks Promise of Defense Technology Cooperation
Key Events EU–Việt Nam Relations Reach New High With Comprehensive Strategic Partnership; Việt Nam to Require Mandatory Identity Verification for ...
Why the Press is Shut Out of Việt Nam’s 14th Party Congress
In many countries, politics unfolds in the public eye. Citizens can watch televised debates of lawmakers arguing over bills or ...
The ‘Anti-Journalistic’ Nature of the Revised Press Law
During the revision of one of the most consequential legal documents shaping journalism in Việt Nam—the Press Law—a series of ...
Disputed Flood Death Toll: The Crisis of Trust in Vietnamese State Media
Writer’s Note: This piece does not claim that state media reported incorrect numbers of flood-related deaths, nor is there an ...
No Consensus Yet on Việt Nam’s Next Senior Leaders, Party Central Committee Concludes 14th Plenum
Key Events Party Central Committee Delays Leadership Decisions;Hà Nội’s New Party Chief Signals the Consolidation of Tô Lâm’s Inner Circle;Revised Cybersecurity ...
Việt Nam’s Two-Faced Diplomacy: A BBC Journalist Held Hostage
From Oct. 28–30, 2025, Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm travelled to the UK to ink the UK-Việt Nam Comprehensive ...
Việt Nam: A Country Turning Its Journalists Into Prisoners
When a Vietnamese journalist working for the BBC finds themself trapped in their homeland, the image of press freedom in ...
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