The more “tighten” the more “unfold“ The 6th Conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, term 13, opened in Hanoi on the morning of October 3, 2022. At the plenum, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong acknowledged…
Under the communist regime, many basic rights of Vietnamese women were limited. Gender inequality in the economy, politics, education, and health are common disadvantages that many Vietnamese women still suffer. This is the main message of a webinar on Feminism…
The head of the Vietnamese Government made the same speech as mentioned above on May 12 (US time) before US businesses during a working session organized by the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC). “We…
The Diplomat on April 15 had an article titled “Vietnam’s Great Debate over Democracy.” The content mentioned that the Vietnamese Government needs to carry out the second political reform so the country can resolve internal ideological conflicts and make a…
Just five years ago, many were optimistic that Southeast Asia was finally at a turning point on the path to democracy. At the time, the Myanmar military finally relaxed its decades-long power as Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for…
Over the past years, Vietnam has constantly sought to trade, learn technology, and acquire education and technology from Western countries, but seek to deny the values of democracy and human rights that these countries bring. It is easy to see…
Before being arrested by the coup forces, Aung San Suu Kyi acted as the State Counsellor of the government led by the majority of the National League for Democracy. I suddenly recalled back in 2009, when I had just arrived…
Vietnam’s law on cybersecurity in 2018, which stirred up social networks and pulled some mass protests, has now mentioned with more detailed under-law regulations and is expected to tighten online activities according to the policy of the Ministry of Information…
Vietnamese people in the country are more interested in the US election than their own, that is a reality. Because the American election is attractive and unpredictable because President Trump has rekindled the Vietnamese hope of resisting the unreserved Chinese…
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s leadership arrangements for the next term are “all decided by a small group” and the one-party institution “hardly guarantees that selected personnel will not be corrupted,” one local political observer told VOA. The CPV…
