Shrouded in Secrecy: Việt Nam’s Government Reform and the Question of Transparency
Bảo Khánh and Sùng Chính wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on June 17, 2025. A sweeping
The 9th session of the 15th National Assembly is set to reshape and streamline Việt Nam's political system.
Việt Nam has just witnessed one of the fastest constitutional amendments in its legislative history.
Key Events * Việt Nam’s National Assembly Approves Historic Resolution on Provincial and Municipal Mergers * Việt Nam Abolishes Lump-Sum Tax
Key Events * Việt Nam Proposes Abolishing the Death Penalty for Eight Crimes * Việt Nam Moves to Block Telegram, Citing National
Key Events * Vietnamese Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Faces New Charges for Prison Protest with Anti-Communist Slogan * RSF Calls on U.
Key Events * Freedom House: Vietnam’s Internet is ‘Not Free’ * Foreign Affairs Spokesperson: Hanoi Will Coordinate with Thai Authorities to
Key events: * Social Media User and Activist Persecuted Under Article 117 for Posting ‘Anti-State Propaganda’ * Facebook User in Tuyen Quang
Notable events: * Three Social Media Users Arrested for ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ * National Assembly to Convene an Extraordinary Session to Discuss
State Department: ‘No Significant Changes’ in Vietnam’s Human Rights Situation On April 22, the U.S. State Department released
The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s political developments of the past
Though it is one of the “four pillars” of the Vietnamese government, the National Assembly chairpersonship remains the weakest position.
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