Praising Hồ Chí Minh in a Book Can Put an Entire Publishing Network at Risk: Public Denunciation of Vietnamese Writers Persists
Key Events How One Book Became a Warning to Every Writer in Việt Nam; Party Identifies Reclaimed Coastal Land as ...
Tag: South China Sea
A Decade of Silence: Việt Nam and the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award
On July 12, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling took place. In Subic ...
Việt Nam Cargo Ship Khôi Nguyên 18 Sinks in Disputed South China Sea Waters; 14 Missing
A cargo vessel linked to Việt Nam's island-building campaign has gone down in contested waters. The Latest: On July 26, ...
State Media Quietly Erases Reports of Party Plan to Monitor Officials’ Social Media
Key Events State Media Deletes Reports on Party Social Media Controls; Manila and Hà Nội Deepen Maritime Cooperation as China ...
A Decade After the South China Sea Ruling: Geopolitics, ASEAN, and International Law
On July 12, 10 years after the Arbitral Tribunal issued its ruling in the Philippines v. China case (2016–2026), 14 ...
15 Years Later: Remembering the 2011 Anti-China Protests in Việt Nam
In June 2026, hundreds of thousands of residents along the banks of the Red River are living with fears of ...
Việt Nam’s Islands Policy and the South China Sea Dispute
The South China Sea is often framed through moments of visible confrontation, with ships colliding, coast guard standoffs, diplomatic protests, ...
Hà Nội’s Red River Megaproject Turns Into Test of Land Justice
Key Events Hà Nội’s Red River Megaproject Raises Old Fears Over Land Seizures; US Expands Trade Pressure on Việt Nam ...
South China Sea Dispute: China’s Fishing Ban and Việt Nam’s Land Reclamation
In May 2026, two events unfolded almost simultaneously in the South China Sea. On one side, China enacted its annual ...
Red River Megaproject Tests Hà Nội’s “People-Centered” Development Pledge
Key Events A Megaproject Pits Development Rhetoric Against Residents’ Rights in Hà Nội; Tô Lâm Turns to Global Diplomacy to ...
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