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Sacrificing the Individual: The Ethics of Land Seizures in Việt Nam
In recent years, the government’s methods during land seizures—particularly for the Red River Scenic Boulevard and Gia Bình International Airport projects—have left citizens feeling a lack of fairness and compassion.…
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Content Creation in Việt Nam: Navigating Censorship and Post-Takedowns
“I love my country, but I don’t love the party, OK? One, two, three, come at me, cows.” [The slang term “cows” is used for pro-government online commenters in Việt…
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Phil Robertson: “Việt Nam has the capacity and the political will to abduct people abroad.”
Interview by Đoàn Bảo Châu, October 17, 2026. Edited for length and clarity. Nguyễn Đức Thuận, a Norwegian citizen; Trần Hiệp, an Australian citizen; and Thái Công Trường Sơn disappeared…
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BPSOS Director Nguyễn Đình Thắng: Việt Nam’s Terrorism Charges Are an ‘Absurd Fabrication’
Just before midnight on June 11, 2023, a group of Montagnards armed with guns, knives, and gasoline attacked the People’s Committee headquarters of the Ea Ktur and Ea Tiêu communes…
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Reddit’s Growing Popularity in Việt Nam Amid Internet Censorship
“I’m a government opinion shaper. I’ve been doing this for four years. Ask me anything.” When an anonymous user posted this headline in a subreddit—a community within the platform Reddit—the…
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Partners in Profit and Crime: Việt Nam’s Lucrative Alliance With Min Aung Hlaing
Between December 2025 and January 2026, Myanmar’s State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC) orchestrated a multi-phase general election to allegedly transform a brutal military dictatorship into a legitimate constitutional regime. …
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Building Việt Nam’s ‘National Champions’: A New Era of Crony Capitalism?
The Politburo’s Resolution 68, in effect since May 2025 under General Secretary Tô Lâm’s leadership, has been described as a major economic policy shift since the 1986 Đổi Mới reforms.…
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Việt Nam’s Three-Layer Book Censorship: Protecting History or the Regime?
A proposal to impose three layers of review on books concerning history, leaders, and sovereignty threatens to add further restrictions to Việt Nam’s already tightly controlled publishing system. The looming…
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When Books Threaten Power: From Việt Nam to Hong Kong
Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Lâm Thị Phương Thanh recently announced that a draft amendment to the Publishing Law would establish “three layers of control” over books regarding history,…
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If Việt Nam Abolishes the Procuracy’s Investigative Agency, Who Investigates the Investigators?
A recent proposal that could abolish the Investigation Agency of the Supreme People’s Procuracy and transfer its authority to investigative bodies within the People’s Public Security forces and the People’s…
