Do Party Central Committee Meetings Outweigh National Assembly Sessions?
The National Assembly’s 10th session concluded its agenda on Dec. 11, 2025. [1] As the last session of the 15th tenure, it carried a...
Four Years After Her Sentencing, Global Rights Groups Renew Call for Pham Doan Trang’s Release
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Pham Doan Trang’s sentencing. On Dec. 12, as the anniversary approaches, an international coalition of human rights and...
Blessed Andrew of Phú Yên, the Protomartyr of Việt Nam, Commemorated by Pope Leo
Editor’s Note: The recent floods in Việt Nam struck hardest in what was once Phú Yên Province, which is now incorporated into the newly...
André Menras and His Relentless Quest for Justice in Hoàng Sa
In his 2024 memoir, “Vietnam: entre le meilleur et le pire – 50 ans de fidélité aux combats de ma jeunesse” (Vietnam, Between the...
The Quiet Passing of Việt Nam’s 2025 Cybersecurity Law
Seven years after nationwide protests against the Cybersecurity Law, the National Assembly has passed a revised version via an unprecedented fast-tracked procedure. This new...
Revisiting the Việt Á Covid-19 Scandal: Is Corruption Really Just About the Money?
In 2020–2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Việt Nam’s Việt Á Technology Corporation secretly bribed officials to sell domestically produced RT-PCR test kits at prices...
Disputed Flood Death Toll: The Crisis of Trust in Vietnamese State Media
Writer’s Note: This piece does not claim that state media reported incorrect numbers of flood-related deaths, nor is there an assertion that the information...
The Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Monopoly on Disaster Relief–Part 2: How are the Charity Funds Being Used?
As of Nov. 25, the Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam (Vietnam Fatherland Front – VFF) announced that its Central Relief Mobilization Committee had...
The Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Monopoly on Disaster Relief–Part 1: When All Charitable Funds Flow to a Single Channel
As the South Central region of Việt Nam endures a historic round of floods, the relentless news of damage has prompted a surge of...