Dong Tam Report

by Pham Doan Trang &  Will Nguyen, September 2020 Summary: On January 9, 2020, between 1 and 3 AM, thousands of police from special task, riot, criminal, and investigative units cordon off Dong Tam in coordination with local ground forces…
Do Vietnamese leaders need to boldly run for election like in the US?

Standing for election and campaigning for election are political activities that are familiar to people in almost every country in the world. However, this does not happen in communist countries. Politicians have to convince people to vote for themselves and…
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is out of date?

Rumors that incumbent Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh will hold the chairman post of the Hanoi People’s Committee became a reality when the Politburo, on September 18, promoted him as a deputy secretary of the Hanoi City…