A researcher and two people with behind-the-scenes political information in Vietnam recently revealed to VOA who are likely to hold top leadership positions after the 13th National Congress of the ruling party scheduled for early January 2021. The names that…
President Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on August 8, sent his condolences to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Phu Trong about the death of former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu of the Communist Party of…
It is fair to say that, over the past 4 years as chairman of Hanoi, Chung has done more for Hanoi than any other of his predecessors in the past 30 years. He transformed the face of the Capital with…
During the seminar “State Ownership: Post-COVID-19 Actions and Responsibilities – the case of Vietnam Airlines” held by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Group on the afternoon of July 13, Mr. Duong Tri Thanh, general director of Vietnam Airlines did not…
Opinion from health and public policy experts told BBC that Vietnam has “progressed” in providing information about the Covid-19 pandemic situation with more openness and transparency. As of 6 pm of August 10, Vietnam has a total 847 infected cases,…
They are very angry when the senior officials of the communist party Committee in Ho Chi Minh City decided not to impose disciplines against the officials committed wrongdoings in Thu Thiem urban project, saying the case was old. In fact,…
Today, August 9, the Nhan Dan newspaper said, on August 8, the Investigation Police Agency of Ho Chi Minh City’s Police Department made a decision not to prosecute the criminal case related to the death of Dr., lawyer Bui Quang…
Vietnam is coping with a Covid-19 outbreak with an intensity that is believed to be quite strong in the community and in the front lines of the health sector, including hospitals in many provinces. While authorities expect a reoccurence to…
Vietnam oil and gas industry has just announced the discovery of an oil and gas field – Ken Bau mine – arguably the largest in its history in the East Sea (South China Sea). What is this mining plan like?…
The Vietnamese government urges people to install Bluezone to help detect the risk of Covid-19 infection, while security experts believe that this application has many potential risks for users. A large number of Vietnamese people have responded to the Government’s…
Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee unanimously criticized Mr. Tat Thanh Cang On the afternoon of August 7, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee’s Inspection Committee said that former city official, Mr. Tat Thanh Cang, was among 66 party…
Two patients died in the early hours of August 4 in Hue and Danang because of Covid-19, Vietnam’s Government Information Facebook page reported, citing information from the Ministry of Health. By the morning of Aug 4, Vietnam has a total…
Protesters outside a court in Hanoi trying activists of the Brotherhood for Democracy on April 5, 2018 “Freedom of speech” and “speech freely“ Thien Van’s author, titled “Ensuring freedom of speech, not promoting free speech,” published on Vietnamnet.vn, July 31,…
Vietnam has constantly discovered cases of illegal cross-border from neighboring countries in recent days. The first cases publicized in the local press were cases of smuggling foreigners, mostly Chinese, by road through border provinces and avoiding requested isolation. These people…
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control on Tuesday evening announced to record 21 more positive cases, of which 15 were new COVID-19 in Danang and 6 in Quang Nam, bringing the total number of registered positive cases…
The meeting on July 27 was chaired by Minister of Public Security To Lam, guests were called by the police newspaper “the head of the Vietnamese Representative Mission Overseas who have been appointed by the President for 2020.” It is…
The Covid-19 pandemic re-emerging in the community in many localities in Vietnam today, if not promptly prevented and controlled, may cause ‘unpredictable’ socio-economic consequences. The Ministry of Health on Aug 2 afternoon recorded 30 more cases of nCoV from 591…
Vietnam’s religious law violates Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), said a member of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom USCIRF at the Conference on “Freedom religion and rights of indigenous people in Vietnam”- online…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health on the morning of July 31 recorded an additional 45 cases of nCoV in Danang who were patients, caretakers, and visitors at the hospitals. In the afternoon of July 31, there were 37 more cases of…
The standing office of the Government Steering Committee for Human Rights on July 30 celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first issue of Vietnam Human Rights Magazine. According to the VOV news, Vietnam Human Rights Magazine is considered as the…
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun recently stated that the US and Vietnam “have a frank look into the past, resolving remnants responsibly and turning disagreements into areas that the two sides can cooperate.” Mr. Biegun added that the…
On the afternoon of July 30, the Ministry of Health announced 5 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Quang Nam. These patients used to take care of their sick relatives at Danang Hospital. All 5 cases were tested on July…
At least for the past eight years, the fight against corruption in Vietnam has hardly been much solved, according to economist Bui Kien Thanh from Vietnam. The economic and financial expert, who was also an adviser of the Vietnamese government…
In Vietnam history, there have been many wars and often heroes are honored as generals to fight invaders. So in peacetime right now there is a hero and can a lawyer be considered hero? Bravery Recently, I and my fellow…
The reality in recent years shows that Vietnam often has to deal with incidents related to its sovereignty in the East Sea (South China Sea). These include cases like Chinese tourists wearing shirts with a nine-dashed map at Cam Ranh…
