Việt Nam’s Vested Interest in Myanmar’s Sham Election
Across the blood-stained landscape of Myanmar, a carefully choreographed political theater is unfolding under the guise of the 2025-2026 general election. This process, orchestrated...
Việt Nam Detains Dissident Hoàng Thị Hồng Thái Days Into New UNHRC Term
On Jan. 7—less than a week into Việt Nam’s new term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for 2026–2028—authorities from Hà Nội...
Socialist Legality and the Paradox of ‘Self-Evolution’ in Việt Nam
A cursory examination of the fate of “socialist legality” (pháp chế xã hội chủ nghĩa) in Việt Nam reveals several truths that Vietnamese communists...
On the 52nd Anniversary of the Hoàng Sa Loss, Việt Nam’s State Media Fall Silent as China Opens a Commercial Center on the Islands
Key Events State Media Silent as China Opens Commercial Centre on Disputed Hoàng Sa Islands; Senior Officials Dominant in Upcoming National Assembly Elections; 156...
Hà Nội’s Trống Đồng Stadium: A Development Boost or Urban Showmanship?
On Dec. 19, 2025, Hà Nội broke ground on the Olympic Sports Urban Area, a massive project spanning more than 9,000 hectares with a...
From Concert Hall to Prison Cell: A Case Study of Việt Nam’s Arbitrary Criminalization
In the final days of 2025, the prosecution of Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà, director of the unit behind the music program “Về đây bốn...
The Death of Authorship: How Clause 7.5 of the IP Law Endangers Việt Nam’s Creative Class
Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from the margins of creative life to occupy the artistic sphere at unprecedented speed. From visual art and...
Việt Nam’s Law on the State of Emergency: A Risk to Human Rights?
On the afternoon of Dec. 3, 2025, the National Assembly passed the Law on the State of Emergency. [1] It was one of 51...
Is Citizen Ranking the Real Goal of Việt Nam’s Resolution on the Development of Digital Citizens?
The draft resolution on the development of digital citizens, which was open for public consultation from Dec. 12 through Dec. 31, 2025, has stirred...