Vietnamese Parliament to Discuss ‘Personnel Issues’ This Week, Report Says
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by Sebastian Strangio
21h ago
The news has added fuel to rumors about the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, following the cancellation of a visit by the Dutch royal family ..read more
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Communist Party Directive Takes Aim At ‘Hostile Forces’ in Vietnam
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by Sebastian Strangio
2w ago
Directive 24 calls on the Party to counter the influence of "hostile and reactionary forces" taking advantage of the country's increased openness to the outside world ..read more
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Is Vietnam Entering Uncharted Waters?
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by Carl Thayer
2M ago
The recent prolonged absence of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong raised the question of how the Communist Party might deal with a leader's incapacitation or death ..read more
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Vietnam in a Styrofoam Box: A Tale of Corruption and Concealment
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by Buu Nguyen
3M ago
The boxes, which were allegedly used in recent grand-scale corruption cases, have become a symbol of the country's rampant graft problem ..read more
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How Far the Rot of Corruption Has Spread In Vietnam 
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by David Hutt
4M ago
Nguyen Phu Trong believes he can purge and purify the Communist Party. But what if corruption is not a quirk of the system, but its essence ..read more
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Vietnam’s Censoring of ‘Barbie’ Is a Reflection of the Party’s Paranoia
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by Minh Tran
8M ago
The overreaction to the film's alleged depiction of China's "nine-dash line" claim is a feature, not a bug, of the country's culture of censorship ..read more
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Vietnam to Introduce Mandatory Identity Verification For Social Media Users
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by Sebastian Strangio
11M ago
The move has been justified by the need to fight online scams, but will further chill freedom of expression online ..read more
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The Analytical Obsession With ‘Factions’ in Vietnamese Politics
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by Khang Vu
1y ago
There is little evidence that the country’s political landscape is divided into “pro-Chinese” and “pro-American” camps ..read more
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Is the Communist Party of Vietnam Set to Establish a ‘Core Leadership’ Position?
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by Hai Hong Nguyen
1y ago
The consolidation of power under communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has some striking parallels to past patterns in Chinese politics ..read more
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Vietnam’s Legislature Accepts President’s Resignation, Names Interim Replacement
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by Sebastian Strangio
1y ago
The National Assembly will reportedly choose Nguyen Xuan Phuc's permanent replacement at its next meeting in May ..read more
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