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Diplomacy and Commerce: Trump Pushes for Stronger U.S.–Việt Nam Economic Ties
Key Events U.S.–Việt Nam Trade Ties Deepen as Trump Moves to Remove Hà Nội From Restricted Lists
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From Peace Diplomacy to Trade Stalemate: Mr. Tô Lâm Heads to Washington
Key Events Việt Nam’s Top Leader to Attend US Peace Summit, Press for Trade Deal
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“Absolute Confidence” Messages as Tô Lâm and Senior Leaders Are Nominated for Vietnam’s National Assembly
Key Events Senior Vietnamese Officials Secured Unanimous Local Approval for Assembly Candidacies
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Vietnamese Authorities Crack Down on Online Dissent Ahead of Party Congress; Facebooker Hoàng Thị Hồng Thái Arrested Under Article 117
Key Events Facebook User Arrested as Việt Nam Tightens Online Controls In the run-up to the Communist Party of Vietnam’s 14th National Congress, domestic law enforcement agencies have stepped up…
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Trial in Absentia Ends With 17-Year Prison Sentences for Lê Trung Khoa and Nguyễn Văn Đài
Key Events 17-Year Prison Sentences Issued in Absentia for Lê Trung Khoa and Nguyễn Văn Đài On the final day of the year, two political trials involving Lê Trung Khoa…
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Tô Lâm and the Possible Unification of Việt Nam’s Top Offices | Justice on Paper, Repression in Practice: The Case Against Trịnh Bá Phương
Key Events Court Upholds 11-Year Sentence Against Trịnh Bá Phương on Dec. 27; Việt Nam Tests Power Consolidation With Tô Lâm Nomination; Ministry of Public Security Moves to Centralize Online…
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Ministry of Public Security Pushes Social Credit System Without Waiting for Lawmakers
Key Events Citizen Classification System Labeled “Urgent” by Ministry of Public Security, Pushed to be Issued as Government Resolution; Tô Lâm Orders Review of the 2013 Constitution; Fulbright University Draws…
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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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As Extradition Law Advances, Police Seek Lê Trung Khoa and Nguyễn Văn Đài — Both Say They Will Continue Their Work
Key Events Việt Nam Enacts New Extradition Law, Reshaping Cross-Border Legal Cooperation; Ministry of Public Security Announces Wanted Notices; Dissidents Lê Trung Khoa and Nguyễn Văn Đài Vow to Continue…
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Thailand Quietly Hands Refugee Y Quỳnh B’Đăp Over to Việt Nam Despite Legal Petitions
Key Events Cross-Border Repression Fears Intensify as Thailand Returns Y Quỳnh B’Đăp to Việt Nam; Government Struggles to Respond As Deadly Floods Intensify; Việt Nam Moves Closer to China With…
