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 ...

Việt Nam’s government has officially defined “fake news,” but vague wording and immediate arrests have led to concerns over arbitrary enforcement and the suppression of free thought. The Latest: On ...

A draft proposal seeks to dismantle the Supreme People’s Procuracy’s Investigation Agency and transfer its powers to the Ministry of Public Security. The Latest: On the morning of Aug. 20, 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 ...

It took more than a year after the crash and nearly a month of intense social media scrutiny for authorities to address the public. Hà Nội police finally spoke: Nguyễn Sỹ Cương caused a fatal crash ...

A document being circulated online claims that police have initiated criminal proceedings regarding a 2025 traffic crash involving former National Assembly ...

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

Decree 330/2026 adds “instructing” others how to circumvent online blocks to the list of administrative cybersecurity violations for the first time, threatening hefty fines even as the public remains ...