The question is always important to the totalitarian party system, not only because the position of a general secretary who has absolute power in the regime or personnel is an internal work of the party, but also because of the…
This year’s International Human Rights Day takes place in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic raging around the world, while in Vietnam, the government has increased its repression and arrests of activists, bloggers, and voices criticizing the communist government. According…
On the morning of December 12, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s General Secretary cum State President Nguyen Phu Trong presided over the national conference to review the anti-corruption work in the 2013-2020 period. Deputy Head of the Central Commission…
On December 11, a Vietnamese closed court sentenced former Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung to five years in prison on charges of “appropriating documents of state secrets,” according to Reuters news agency. Observers told VOA that such a verdict is…
On Dec 10, the Hanoi City Council elected 5 vice-chairmen of the City People’s Committee for the 2016-2021 term. Notably, 5 vice-presidents in the previous term of Hanoi were transferred or dismissed. Specifically, the City People’s Council removed Mr. Nguyen…
“Vietnam is one of the Southeast Asian countries with poor human rights records, with a higher number of political prisoners than any other country.” Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of Asia Division of Human Rights Watch International – HRW, spoke to…
The recent strike of hundreds of Grab drivers reveals new conflicts in the relationship over this no-new economic model. On December 7, hundreds of Grab drivers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City called on each other to shut down…
Press release, December 8, 2020 Prisoner of conscience Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who is serving a 16-year prison term at Prison camp No. 6 (Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province) for fraudulent allegation “activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s administration”…
During the meeting with the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption, Chairman Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong paid attention to the land wrongdoing in Sabeco involves a senior official fleeing abroad, Mrs. Ho Thi Kim Thoa. In this case, the Ministry of…
After Vietnam’s leadership has decided to hold a secret trial to try former Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung, the state-controlled media is rushing to report that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee has proposed to expel him from…
