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 ...

The Latest: On the night of Aug. 26, thousands of people across Việt Nam poured into the streets to participate in “đi bão” (storming the streets)—the nation’s tradition of mass street ...

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 ...