Việt Nam’s Crackdown on Independent Voices No Longer Stops at Its Border
Key Events Việt Nam Expands Crackdown on Independent Voices Abroad; Pastor Y Nuen Ayun Sentenced to 7½ Years; Human Rights ...
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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 ...
Hồ Chí Minh Book Controversy Widens after Arrest of FPT Co-founder Nguyễn Thành Nam under Article 117
Key Events Hồ Chí Minh Book Controversy Spreads from Courts to Campus and TV; Institutions Quietly Remove ‘Liberal Arts’ after ...
Government Online Crackdown Expands From Political Dissent to Everyday Speech
Key Events Việt Nam’s Digital Repression Moves From Dissent to Daily Life; OceanLotus Hackers Use FireAnt Updates to Spy on ...
Tô Lâm Becomes State President as Lê Minh Hưng Named Prime Minister and New Cabinet Takes Shape
Key Events Party Chief Tô Lâm Named State President in Power Consolidation; A Decade After Formosa Spill, Vietnamese Victims Still ...
Việt Nam Tightens Digital Control: Cybersecurity Decrees Fast-Tracked as Police Arrest Crypto Exchange Operators
Key Events Việt Nam Orders Police to Finalize Eight Cybersecurity Decrees by July 1; Police Arrest Operators of ONUS Exchange ...
With No Opposition, The Communist Party of Vietnam Sweeps Nearly the Entire National Assembly; Tô Lâm Elected in Hà Nội
Key Events No Opposition, Near-Total “Victory”: Communist Party Dominates Vietnam’s National Assembly; Police Continue to Fine Social Media Users for ...
Party Leaders First, Public Later: National Assembly Election Results Due March 23, 2026
Key Events Election Results Withheld From Public, Sent First to Party Leaders; Police Fine Citizens for Insulting National Assembly Candidates ...
National Assembly Vote: The Line Between Election Organizer and Candidate Blurs
Key Events Election Officials Run Against Their Own Staff for National Assembly Seats; Official Overseeing Việt Nam’s Election Administration Runs ...
New Draft Reveals the Ministry of Public Security’s Expanding Cybersecurity Firewall
Key Events New Draft Exposes Expansive Cybersecurity Firewall; Việt Nam’s $16 Billion Airport Faces Questions Over Efficiency and Oversight; Ministry ...
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