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PoliticsMembers
A Coronation Disguised as Consensus
An election implies a choice. It implies a contest of visions, a debate over the future, and a mandate granted by the governed. Việt Nam’s recently concluded 14th National Party…
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OpinionMembers
Hà Nội’s Trống Đồng Stadium: A Development Boost or Urban Showmanship?
On Dec. 19, 2025, Hà Nội broke ground on the Olympic Sports Urban Area, a massive project spanning more than 9,000 hectares with a projected investment exceeding 925 trillion đồng. [1] Its…
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OpinionMembers
Việt Nam 2025: 50 Years of Reunification, Celebration, and Unhealed Wounds
2025 marked a significant milestone for Việt Nam, commemorating the 50th anniversary of national reunification and the 80th anniversary of Hồ Chí Minh’s Declaration of Independence. While these should have…
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OpinionMembers
Learning Democracy Abroad: How Overseas Education Transforms Việt Nam’s Younger Generations
Observed each year on December 18, International Migrants Day typically draws attention to labour migration and displacement. Yet one of the most consequential forms of global mobility often escapes the…
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OpinionMembers
Why the SEA Games Fail to Professionalize
Despite more than six decades of existence, the SEA Games continue to struggle with the image of an “ao làng,” or village pond—a colloquial Vietnamese term suggesting insularity and amateurism.…
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Human RightsMembers
We Sleep Soundly Because They Do Not
Today is International Human Rights Day. However, in the bustling coffee shops of District 1 in Hồ Chí Minh City, or by the lakeside in Hà Nội, there is little…
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OpinionMembers
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 assertion that the information circulating on social media is accurate;…
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OpinionMembers
In the Shadow of the UN, Thailand Signs a Vietnamese Refugee’s Death Warrant
Bangkok often gloats on the global stage, hosting the massive United Nations regional headquarters and aggressively campaigning for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. It erects the UN…
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OpinionMembers
Speed Over Substance: Who is Really Writing the Laws?
Developments in the National Assembly and legislative activities over the past year have revealed a growing pattern of “lightning-speed” lawmaking. [1] This raises a troubling question for many observers: Has…
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OpinionMembers
Analyzing the Vingroup vs. Lê Trung Khoa Dispute: Implications of the Final Judgment
A lawsuit over speech in which a defendant, even if wrong, is not sent to prison: that is a hallmark of a democratic judiciary. [1] In early September 2025, Vingroup,…
