In 2023, the Ministry of Public Security announced that it would prosecute suspects arrested in the Central Highlands incident, verifying observations from Việt Nam’s political commentators at the time. [1] The investigation focused on four categories of charges: “terrorism aimed at opposing the people’| The Vietnamese Magazine
The 2018 street protests against the draft Cybersecurity Law and the Law on Special Economic Zones, which saw large crowds gather inside and outside the country, remain a defining moment in Việt Nam’s post-1975 history of public demonstrations. [1][2][3] Since then, however, a similar| The Vietnamese Magazine
The active collection of citizen data by both government and private enterprises during Việt Nam’s “digital transformation” has raised concerns regarding the right to own and control personal data. This situation poses several important questions: How does the law protect these rights? Are the| The Vietnamese Magazine
Proposals to restrict motorcycles were first raised in 2017, yet it was not until July 12, 2025, that the Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính issued an urgent directive to implement this policy. Following that, on Sept. 30, 2025, the Hà Nội People’| The Vietnamese Magazine
In 2015, the journal Hérodote published “Géopolitique des religions au Việt Nam. Les voies multipolaires d’une société civile confessionnelle” (“Religious Geopolitics in Việt Nam: The Multipolar Paths of a Faith-Oriented Civil Society”). In| The Vietnamese Magazine
The Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) is a geographic region consistently described in Vietnamese state media as a strategic and critically important location for national security. However, there is still little research or reporting that clarifies the true strategic nature of this region. For example, a commentary| The Vietnamese Magazine
Luật Khoa Magazine, an independent Vietnamese-language media outlet and sister publication of The Vietnamese Magazine, has been shortlisted for the Impact Prize at the 33rd Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Awards. The special edition award ceremony, scheduled to be held as part of the RSF Festival,| The Vietnamese Magazine
Thích Minh Tuệ, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk born Lê Anh Tú in 1981 in Hà Tĩnh Province, has become a familiar name to the public. He is known for following the thirteen dhuta practices—an austere monastic discipline that includes walking| The Vietnamese Magazine
The recent and unsettling silence of the media surrounding the sudden death of Dr. Hoàng Phương Mai offers a vivid example of what I would call “the press standing on the sidelines.” Excuses to justify the media’s indifference are easy to| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events HCMC Finalizes Key Party Positions Before National Congress; Vietnam Airlines Confirms Massive Data Breach Affecting 7.3 Million Customers; Việt Nam Faces Major Export Losses as Philippines Prolongs Rice Import Ban; Hà Nội Export Economy In Danger as Trump Targets Its Export| The Vietnamese Magazine
Trịnh Công Sơn and the Music of Exile and Peace In his final collection of essays, the Hue-born writer Hoàng Phủ Ngọc Tường (1937–2023) offered frank and profound reflections on Trịnh C&| The Vietnamese Magazine
The case of the silver pheasants involving Thái Khắc Thành offers an excellent insight into the practice of legal reasoning, specifically in the Việt Nam context. Usually, the words “wrongful conviction” or “miscarriage of justice” evoke stark, binary| The Vietnamese Magazine
In September 2024, a social media storm erupted around 16-year-old Chu Ngọc Quang Vinh, a 12th-grade English major at Nguyễn Tất Thành High School for the Gifted in Yên Bái province. The incident began with a post Vinh| The Vietnamese Magazine
Việt Nam's economic ascent has been remarkable, marked by steady GDP growth, record-breaking foreign direct investment (FDI), and an increasingly pivotal role in global supply chains. Yet, this progress has led the nation to a critical juncture. The defining question now is whether Việt| The Vietnamese Magazine
“A thousand years under Chinese rule, A hundred years under French reign, Thirty years of civil war day after day. The mother’s legacy - what she leaves her children - The mother’s legacy: a sorrowful Việt Nam…” These lyrics from the late musician Trịnh Công Sơn’s song,| The Vietnamese Magazine
Sept. 15 marked the deadline for Việt Nam's citizens to claim their “Independence Day gift,” a high-profile and unprecedented national "tax rebate" campaign. Beyond the logistics of the distribution, however, the campaign’s motives warrant scrutiny, particularly in light of a recent, catastrophic data breach at the National Credit Information| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events * From Hà Tĩnh to Hà Nội: Typhoon Bualoi Tests Vietnam’s Infrastructure and Crisis Readiness; * Communist Party Chief Announces New Rule: No Local Officials as Provincial Party Secretaries; * Education Ministry Proposes Nationwide Reorganization of Schools and Universities; * Việt Nam Moves to Draft Its First Artificial Intelligence Law; Typhoon| The Vietnamese Magazine
At dawn along Việt Nam’s central coast, fishing boats drift back to shore, their bright blue wooden hulls etched against the pale horizon. Behind them, mountains rise steeply from the sea, forcing villages and cities to cling to narrow strips of land. This striking landscape—mountains pressing close to| The Vietnamese Magazine
The seizure of power by the Myanmar military junta in February 2021 unleashed a brutal nationwide campaign of oppression, encompassing intensified physical violence and a sophisticated strategy of digital repression. According to a press release dated Sept. 9, 2025, from Justice For Myanmar (JFM), this "digital terror campaign" hinges on| The Vietnamese Magazine
BT wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on Sept. 9, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into English for The Vietnamese Magazine. As consumer demand for environmentally friendly products grows, more businesses are adopting "green" marketing to reach more customers and build their brand.| The Vietnamese Magazine
Huỳnh Kha wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on Feb. 21, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into English for The Vietnamese Magazine. Despite no official announcements from authorities, driver licensing centers across Việt Nam have been overwhelmed in recent months, with thousands of| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events * Dissident Vương Văn Thả’s Death in Custody Sparks Suspicion; * Rights Activist Lý Quang Sơn Detained Without Explanation; * Young Activists Confirmed Arrested During National Day Celebration; * Việt Nam’s National Day Turns into Loyalty Test for Celebrities; * Food Safety Chief Indicted in Widening Corruption Scandal. Dissident Vương Văn| The Vietnamese Magazine
(Updated on October 6, 2017) The Vietnam marine life disaster, also known as the Formosa disaster or the fish death disaster, was a water pollution crisis breaking out in Vietnam at least from April 6, 2016. Its most obvious demonstration was the massive fish deaths in the seas of four provinces in central Vietnam: Ha […]| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events * Vietnam Centralizes Power with New Party Ministries and Leadership Changes * Ex-Police Colonel Quits Thich Minh Tue’s Spiritual Journey, Citing Disagreements * Human Rights Groups File Complaint Against Vietnam Over Workers’ Rights * Proposed Traffic Penalty Hike in Hanoi Sparks Debate * Vietnam Expands Spratly Island Bases, Raising Concerns Among Neighbors| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events * Lawyers Raise Concerns over Alleged Torture of Buddhist Practitioner Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen * International Organizations Condemn Vietnam’s Sentencing of Duong Van Thai * Bui Van Thuan and Trinh Ba Tu Cease Hunger Strikes After Prison Authorities Agree to Improve Living Conditions * Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Urges Beijing to Release| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events * Vietnam Sentences Blogger Duong Van Thai to 12 Years in Prison Following Abduction from Thailand * Political Prisoner Nguyen Thi Tam Accuses Prison Guards of Prison Camp No. 5 for Discrimination * U.S. Embassy Honors Religious Freedom Activists * UN Working Group Declares Vietnamese Journalist Pham Chi Dung’s Detention| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events * Tran Long Phi, a Protester Against the Law on Special Economic Zone, Released Early from Príson * Facebook is Suspected of Deleting a Popular Group on its Social Media Platform * Democracy Activists Petition for Political Reforms and Honoring of Human Rights * Human Rights Watch Urges Thailand to Reject Extradition| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key Events * Freedom House: Vietnam’s Internet is ‘Not Free’ * Foreign Affairs Spokesperson: Hanoi Will Coordinate with Thai Authorities to Extradite Y Quynh Bdap * Trinh Ba Tu and Bui Van Thuan, Prisoners of Conscience, Continue Hunger Strikes for Nearly Three Consecutive Weeks Freedom House: Vietnam’s Internet is ‘Not Free’| The Vietnamese Magazine
Key events: * Central Party Committee Appoints To Lam as Communist Party Secretary * Vietnam Fails ‘Market Economy’ Status Assessment, U.S. Department of Commerce Announces * Thai Court Begins First Teleconference Hearing on Y Quynh Bdap’s Extradition * Long An Police Department Arrests a Member of a U.S.-based Organization on| The Vietnamese Magazine
The early days of April 2016 marked the beginning [https://www.thevietnamese.org/2017/11/timeline-the-formosa-environmental-disaster/] of a grave environmental disaster that would result in the deaths of two Vietnamese, long-lasting health issues for others, and the loss of several hundreds of tons of marine life. A waste discharge pipe| The Vietnamese Magazine
