Raising Việt Nam’s Retirement Age to 65: Growth Engine or Social Burden?
Raising the Age of Retirement At the National Assembly’s socioeconomic session on October 30, Delegate Nguyễn Thiện Nhân proposed raising the retirement age to...
Civil Society: The Missing Key to Effective Disaster Relief in Việt Nam
As floods ravage northern and central Việt Nam, people across the country are mobilizing to help, from cooking rice and baking bread to sending...
Việt Nam’s Two-Faced Diplomacy: A BBC Journalist Held Hostage
From Oct. 28–30, 2025, Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm travelled to the UK to ink the UK-Việt Nam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It was...
‘No Wrongful Convictions Detected’: When Justice in Việt Nam Waits on Public Opinion
When reporting on the achievements of Việt Nam’s judiciary from 2021–2026, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Lê Minh Trí made a significant...
Việt Nam’s ILO Pledges vs. Its ‘State Secret’ Laws
Việt Nam’s criminal justice system continues to target senior officials, as news of arrests and indictments fills the government’s own legal policy portals. [1]...
Việt Nam’s Coal Workers in the Shadow of Energy Transition
In a small café in Cẩm Phả, Quảng Ninh, the familiar rumble of coal trucks has grown faint. Groups of miners sit quietly over...
Is U.S. Policy in Việt Nam Strengthening Authoritarian Rule?
Within 10 months after U.S. President Donald Trump took office, his administration has challenged countless norms of the U.S. government with decisions that undeniably...
Việt Nam: A Country Turning Its Journalists Into Prisoners
When a Vietnamese journalist working for the BBC finds themself trapped in their homeland, the image of press freedom in a nation that just...
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...