The Culture of Impunity, Violence, and Aggression in Việt Nam’s Law Enforcement
“Working in Việt Nam’s prisons, this is bound to happen.” The case of Lê Quốc Tuấn, a police officer in Hồ Chí Minh City...
Việt Nam’s Path to Prosperity: Is “Streamlining the Apparatus” Enough?
In 2025, Việt Nam witnessed a lightning-fast constitutional amendment process completed in just 43 days. The sweeping overhaul abolished the district-level administrative unit, merged...
Chasing the 2045 Dream: What are the Bottlenecks Holding Việt Nam Back?
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party in 2021 established the goal of transforming Việt Nam into a developed, high-income country by 2045,...
Lawmaking at Lightning Speed: Việt Nam’s Citizens Pay the Price
At the 50th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairperson Trần Thanh Mẫn voiced his frustration with the government, stating that the legislature...
The “Make in Việt Nam” Colonialism
“A thousand years under Chinese rule, A hundred years under French reign, Thirty years of civil war day after day. The mother’s legacy –...
Can Việt Nam Become a High-Income Nation by 2045?
Việt Nam’s economic ascent has been remarkable, marked by steady GDP growth, record-breaking foreign direct investment (FDI), and an increasingly pivotal role in global...
A Private Post, A Public Shaming: The Case of Chu Ngọc Quang Vinh
In September 2024, a social media storm erupted around 16-year-old Chu Ngọc Quang Vinh, a 12th-grade English major at Nguyễn Tất Thành High School...
The Silver Pheasant Case: Who is Truly at Fault?
The case of the silver pheasants involving Thái Khắc Thành offers an excellent insight into the practice of legal reasoning, specifically in the Việt...
Trịnh Công Sơn’s Anti-war Music Through the Eyes of Hoàng Phủ Ngọc Tường
Trịnh Công Sơn and the Music of Exile and Peace In his final collection of essays, the Hue-born writer Hoàng Phủ Ngọc Tường (1937–2023)...