Category: Vietnam

Key Events  Việt Nam Cracks Down on Online Speech Before Party Congress; The Party Tells Diplomats It Is Ready for Its Congress, Offers No...

The 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 15th National Assembly are nearing the end of their terms as 2025...

“Agree to the terms or lose your account.”  This is the ultimatum effectively issued by Zalo, the dominant messaging application in Việt Nam. [1]...

On Sept. 30, 2025, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures issued Joint Allegation Letters (JAL) to Samsung Electronics and the governments of South...

On Dec. 31, 2025, a Vietnamese court convicted and sentenced prominent political dissident Nguyễn Văn Đài to 17 years in prison under Article 117,...

Social housing has long been touted as a “lifeline” for salaried workers amid surging home prices and rising interest rates. However, the 120 trillion...

2025 has entered history as a year of broken records, disrupted orders, and new precedents. Amid these shifts various individuals—whether by accident or design—...

In 2025, “merger” became one of the most defining keywords in Việt Nam. It appeared everywhere: from the consolidation of ministries and media organizations...

As the final year of preparation for the 14th Party Congress scheduled for early 2026, 2025 served as a decisive period for personnel organization....