Prisoner of conscience Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison on charges of “carrying out activities to overthrow the people’s administration,” is on the 47th day of a hunger strike in Prison camp No. 6…
On January 10, 2021, more than 6,000 troops from various armed forces had a live drill in preparation for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the capital city of Hanoi. In addition to the four…
Voters in Binh Dinh province have sent recommendations to the Ministry of Transport, asking “Continue to implement non-stop toll collection and direct investors to have a plan to reduce ticket prices through BOT toll stations to support businesses and people…
On the morning of January 8, 2020, the Higher People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City held the appeal hearing of four members of the unsanctioned group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) who appealed the verdict given by the People’s Court of…
There is a plan to propose Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong and Nguyen Xuan Phuc to continue in the four highest-ranking leaders group (Four Pillar) after the 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), according to some…
The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) has voiced concerns about Vietnam’s use of “vaguely defined laws” to arbitrarily arrest more and more journalists, bloggers, and defenders of human rights. OHCHR’s press release released on January 8,…
On December 14, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the UN Development Program (UNDP) organized a consultation workshop on the draft evaluation report five years of implementing the 2014 Law on Organization of…
January 9, 2021, is exactly a year since the Hanoi government sent forces of more than 3,000 riot policemen to attack Dong Tam commune, suburban Hanoi, killing 82-year-old communal leader Le Dinh Kinh, and arresting and probing 29 other land…
Journalist Le Ha, in charge of the independent television channel “Vietnamese TV,” on the evening of January 6, told RFA that a 37-year prison sentence was pronounced by a Vietnamese court to three members of the “Independent Journalists Association of…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has just released an official statement about the Triều Đại Việt (Vietnamese Dynasty) group, saying that this is a “terrorist” organization from abroad. Accordingly, the ministry said that this organization was originally called the “Provisional…
The development of the national multidimensional poverty line is the basis for the more accurate and comprehensive identification of the multidimensional poverty and near-poverty line, implemented by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs. According to the Ministry of…
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists to a long prison term on the charges of “Making, possessing, distributing or disseminating information, documents and articles against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under…
The government’s Decree No. 130/2020 on controlling assets and income of persons with positions and powers in state agencies and organizations was originally expected to take effect from December 20, 2020. But according to Mr. Dinh Van Minh, director of…
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has not yet determined who will be the General Secretary for the next term because the election of the “special cases over 65 years of age” has not yet been finalized, although the 13th…
Vietnam’s communist regime has set a target saying after 5 more years, from 2026-2030, talented people will account for at least 2-5% of the leadership positions of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, governments of provinces, and centrally-run cities in Vietnam. It was…
Defend the Defenders, Press Release, January 2, 2021 According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of December 31, 2020, Vietnam’s communist regime is holding at least 258 prisoners of conscience in prisons or other forms of detention. The number does…
2020 can be seen as a successful year for Vietnam when it effectively controls the Covid-19 pandemic and maintains a positive GDP growth rate (2.4% according to IMF forecasts) in the context of the global economic recession, making many countries…
Just weeks before the opening of the 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party in Vietnam (CPV), the government issued a ranked list of “state secrets” which include the information regarding the party’s personnel and internal affairs, a move…
Young Dang Quang hurriedly joined the crowd of people in Saigon, after the last working day of 2020 to get home to welcome the New Year’s Eve 2021. Sharing with RFA without wasting time when we contact, Dang Quang said…
The Vietnamese government has proposed a “leading cranes” model for the new stage of economic growth, but critics say this is not something new, and the country needs to learn from “steel punches” once as they became an economic burden.…
The latest report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment shows that the socialist-oriented market economy institution in Vietnam, in general, is still far from the common standards of a modern market economy and international integration. This is news reported…
Call for self-reporting Vietnam’s state-controlled media reported on December 28 that the Ministry of Public Security is investigating the case of “Counterfeiting” occurring at Dong Do University and asking users of the fake diplomas should report themselves. According to the…
Traffic police must laugh and say thanks Regulations on Traffic Police asking a traffic police officer to laugh and say thanks when working with drivers are being disseminated by the Department of Traffic Police, the Ministry of Public Security, at…
According to observers and activists, the human rights situation in Vietnam in 2020 continues to decline. Many people believe that there are two main reasons for this trend: one is that the COVID-19 pandemic has made international focus on economic…
At the 15th Plenum of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee, scheduled to take place on January 15, 2021, the Politburo will report on “special cases” for the Central to decide and introduce to the 13th National Congress…
