Day: October 20, 2025

Sept. 15 marked the deadline for Việt Nam’s citizens to claim their “Independence Day gift,” a high-profile and unprecedented national “tax rebate” campaign. Beyond...

Notable Religious Developments in September 2025 Redemptorist Order Protests Land Seizure: The Redemptorists publicly objected to government authorities fencing off the L’Accueil property in...

Key Events  Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police; Authorities continue to invoke Articles 116 and 117...

In Việt Nam, an old adage has long shaped public perception: “Whatever is the problem, let the police take care of it.” This ingrained...

On Sept. 28, 2025, Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia’s State Duma, stepped onto the tarmac at Nội Bài International Airport as Hà Nội’s monsoon...

“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...

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...

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,...

At the 50th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairperson Trần Thanh Mẫn voiced his frustration with the government, stating that the legislature...