Vietnam’s top-level leadership which has just been “released” is a sign that the Communist Party overwhelms the government faction. On Monday, the Vietnamese National Assembly conducted a formal vote to elect Pham Minh Chinh, a former head of security intelligence…
A democracy activist, human rights activist and charity fundraiser in Hanoi, Nguyen Thuy Hanh, has just been arrested, her relatives and activists from Vietnam told BBC News Vietnamese on April 7. The event took place during the week that Vietnam…
Three important factors in coping with the institutional crisis are the capacity of the state, the role of the leader, and the society’s belief in the regime, of which the last factor is the biggest challenge for the Party. The…
Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, the only candidate to be nominated for the head of government, received more than 96% of the vote. He replaced Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who was previously sworn to become the new state president. This affirmation…
“Multiple conspiracies” is probably a prominent identity in Pham Minh Chinh, who will sit as Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on April 5, although there are some objections from old senior officials of the ruling Communist Party…
On March 30, Saigon-based civil society organization Le Hieu Dang Club sent an open letter to the 14th National Assembly with the proposal of judicial reform and land ownership policy. Why is it necessary to have these reforms? A letter…
On the morning of March 31, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue officially became the new Chairman of Vietnam’s highest legislative body National Assembly to replace Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan who retired at her 66-year age. Accordingly, the National Assembly’s members…
Defend the Defenders, Press Release, April 1, 2021 For immediate release According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of March 31, 2021, Vietnam’s communist regime is holding at least 255 prisoners of conscience in prisons or other forms of detention.…
Without or without integrity, especially in the drafting and verifying process of a law project will create many legal documents “shortcomings.” This is the opinion of Standing Member of the National Defense – Security Committee Nguyen Mai Bo, An Giang…
On March 29, Hanoi police officially announced on their electronic portal about the arrest of Mr. Le Trong Hung on March 27, with the alleged ” Making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of…
