Myanmar’s military-backed president, Min Aung Hlaing, arrived in Hanoi on Sept. 4 for a three-day visit to rebuild regional ties and attract investment. The ...

By the measure of whether local journalism exists, all of Việt Nam is now one vast news desert. To understand this phenomenon, allow me a brief detour to the West. English has t ...

The consolidation of power under President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm has led to an escalation in state repression across Việt Nam.

On June 24, 2020, activist Trịnh Bá Phương was arrested. His wife, Đỗ Thị Thu, had given birth to their second child just four days earlier.

Việt Nam has introduced three decrees that sharply expand the government’s authority over online speech, personal data, and internet access. Issued Aug. 19, Decrees 328, 329, and 330 give police ...

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast is facing intense public backlash after posting—and swiftly deleting—a controversial image depicting a Thai elephant bowing to a Vietnamese dragon ...

Decree 330/2026 provides only one exception for disclosing recorded data: “Providing it in response to a written request from a competent authority.” It includes no exception for journalism or the ...

A document being circulated online claims that police have initiated criminal proceedings regarding a 2025 traffic crash involving former National Assembly deputy chairman Nguyễn Sỹ Cương. The Latest: ...