Southeast Asia is Sinking as a Result of Rampant Corruption and the Failure of Governance
November 2025 has been a cruel month for Southeast Asia. But nowhere is the silence of the submerged quite as deafening as it is...
A Timeline of Việt Nam’s ‘Five Pillars’ During the November Floods
As central Việt Nam reeled under devastating floods, the public was troubled not just by the scale of destruction, but by a pressing question:...
The 15th Plenum: Where Việt Nam’s Future is Written Behind Closed Doors
Whenever state media announces that “the Central Committee convened” or “the Central Committee concluded,” the reports are inevitably filled with unchanging phrases and buzzwords....
We Sleep Soundly Because They Do Not
Today is International Human Rights Day. However, in the bustling coffee shops of District 1 in Hồ Chí Minh City, or by the lakeside...
Silent Protest in Oslo Honors 53 Imprisoned Activists From Việt Nam and Myanmar on Human Rights Day 2025
A moving “Silent Protest” unfolded in Oslo on Dec. 10 to mark International Human Rights Day, as members of the Vietnamese diaspora and international...
Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh – Always the “Victim”
Quỳnh – ALWAYS the “Victim”, Never the “Instigator” With the political climate as charged as ever, it seems that democrats can’t stop playing the...
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...
Sexual Harassment Scandals and a Grotesque Masculine Society
On the evening of October 20, several major South Korean news outlets, including SBS News, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, and MK, reported...
The Price of Preserving Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum
Many years after his death, the public in Việt Nam realized that Hồ Chí Minh left a will expressing his wish to be cremated...