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 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 and 117...
Religion Bulletin – September 2025 Redemptorists Condemn Government Land Grab; Lào Cai Targets Independent Faith Groups
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...
How Đoan Trang Taught Me to Be a Journalist
Editor’s Note: This past October 6, 2025, marked five years since the authorities arrested journalist Phạm Đoan Trang and subsequently sentenced her to nine...
Rights Groups Renew Calls for Release of Imprisoned Vietnamese Journalist Pham Doan Trang
Oct. 6, 2025- An international coalition of human rights groups, including Reporters without Borders (RSF), PEN America, PEN International, and the Committee to Protect...
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: No Local...
From Constraint to Compass: Việt Nam’s Strategic Geography in the Indo-Pacific Region
At dawn along Việt Nam’s central coast, fishing boats drift back to shore, their bright blue wooden hulls etched against the pale horizon. Behind...
VinFast, the Police, and the Roots of a Chilling Legal Culture
Võ Văn Quản wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on May 4, 2021. *** Recently, Luật Khoa Magazine...
Vingroup’s Civil Lawsuits Highlight Shifts in Việt Nam’s Legal Culture
Đan Thanh wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on Sept. 25, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into...