Minister of Propaganda Says Vietnam’s Press Should Serve Party, Prevent “Self-Evolution”
At a conference on “Strengthening Party-building Work in Press Organizations” last Friday, Mr. Vo Van Thuong, head of Communist Vietnam’s ...
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New Visa Rules Make It Easier for Foreigners to Work, Invest in Vietnam’s Coastal Economic Zones
On November 25, the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam passed amendments to its Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence ...
Two Human Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Against Harassment of Independent Publishing House
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have condemned the Vietnamese government for their escalating harassment of an independent publishing house.Liberal ...
In Prolific Day, Vietnam Sentences Six Dissidents to Prison for “Anti-state” Activities
Nguyen Chi Vung (top), Pham Van Diep (middle), Vo Thuong Trung, Doan Viet Hoan, Ngo Xuan Thanh, and Nguyen Dinh ...
The Pleasant Lies Told About the Vietnam War, in Place of Unpleasant Truths
By Magdalena SlezákováWill Nguyen (age 34) is a Vietnamese-American public policy specialist and an activist for the Vietnamese democracy movement. ...
Is Vietnam Now A Country Without A Solid Leader?
For more than half a year, the health of Vietnam’s President Nguyen Phu Trong has remained a top secret while ...
Vietnam: Lawyer Disbarred For Speaking Ill Of Regime and The Communist Party
“I have lost my license to practice law forever, with no apparent recourse available,” Vo An Don, one of Vietnam’s ...
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam: The Country That Rejects Political Pluralism
A colleague recently showed me a picture of a document entitled “Personal History” that her friend had sent over. This ...
Robbery Unwittingly Exposes Potential Corruption In Vietnam
The story first sounded like the twisted plot of a comedy about feudal Vietnam a few centuries back. It went ...
Vietnam: When Workers’ Rights Face Resistance From A Socialist Government
Vietnam’s dismal human rights records in 2017 and 2018 could play a role in delaying the ratification of the much ...