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

For years, political apathy has been a persistent label attached to young people in Việt Nam, with concerns about their disengagement appearing in the National Assembly, theoretical writings, and ...

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: ...

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 ...

A new cybersecurity decree grants sweeping enforcement powers to the lowest level of government, the communal police. The Latest: On Aug. 19, 2026, the government issued Decree No. 330/2026, a ...

A recent proposal that could abolish the Investigation Agency of the Supreme People’s Procuracy and transfer its authority to investigative bodies within the People’s Public Security forces and the ...

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 controversial new cybersecurity decree promising massive salary bonuses was briefly published before state media removed their own coverage. The Latest: On Aug. 19, the government issued Decree 329, ...

As foreign news outlets continue to provide the latest information about China’s construction activities in the Hoàng Sa, or Paracel Islands, public frustration is mounting over the silence from ...