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Deadly Flooding Sweeps Central Việt Nam: Tens of Thousands Displaced, Crops Ruined
Key Events Severe Floods in Central Việt Nam Leave 55 Dead, Cause Widespread Damage as More Rain Approaches; Ministry of Public Security Indicts Lê Trung Khoa and Nguyễn Văn Đài…
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Academic Freedom Under Fire as Party Blocks Speakers at Vietnam Studies Conference in Hà Nội
Key Events Last-Minute Speaker Purge Mars International Vietnam Studies Conference; New Seat Plan Boosts Central, Military and Police Power in Việt Nam’s Next Parliament; Nguyễn Văn Quảng Becomes First Non-Police…
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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 Law Adds Controls, Costs for Firms; German…
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Việt Nam Jails Pastor, Restricts BBC Journalist as Leader Visits the UK
Key Events Human Rights Advocates Condemn Việt Nam’s Detention of BBC Journalist During Tô Lam’s UK Visit; Court in Lâm Đồng Jails Protestant Pastor Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng for Six Years;…
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Deputy Defense Minister Accused of Sexual Harassment in South Korea; Việt Nam’s National Assembly Convenes Its Final Session of the 15th Term
Key Events Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoàng Xuân Chiến accused of sexual harassment in South Korea; Tô Lâm’s UK Visit Seeks Top-Level Strategic Upgrade; The final session of the…
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HCMC’s Party Congress Signals Consolidation of Power Under Tô Lâm
Key Events HCMC Finalizes Key Party Positions Before National Congress; Vietnam Airlines Confirms Massive Data Breach Affecting 7.3 Million Customers; Việt Nam Faces Major Export Losses as Philippines Prolongs Rice…
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Việt Nam Revised Press Law Raises Alarm as Journalists May Be Forced to Reveal Sources to Police
Key Events Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police; Authorities continue to invoke Articles 116 and 117 of the Penal Code to suppress…
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Storm and Shake-Up: Tô Lâm Rules Out Local Cadres as Provincial Party Secretaries
Key Events From Hà Tĩnh to Hà Nội: Typhoon Bualoi Tests Vietnam’s Infrastructure and Crisis Readiness; Communist Party Chief Announces New Rule: No Local Officials as Provincial Party Secretaries; Education…
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Activist Trịnh Bá Phương, Already Behind Bars, Sentenced to 11 More Years
Key Events Việt Nam Intensifies Crackdown, Extends Trịnh Bá Phương’s Prison Term to 21 Years; Fifth Pillar Added to Việt Nam’s Communist Party Leadership Structure; Proposed Cybersecurity Amendments Spark Fears…
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Massive Data Breach: 160 Million Vietnamese Credit Records Stolen in CIC Hack
Key Events Vietnam Probes Massive Credit Data Breach Affecting 160 Million Records; Thanh Hóa Leadership Shake-Up as Top Officials Arrested and Replaced; Việt Nam to Put Investors Under Police Watch;…
