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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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