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A Timeline of Việt Nam's Ongoing Constitutional Amendment
Bảo Khánh wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on May 30, 2025. Under the leadership of Communist
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Vietnam Briefing
Communist Party of Việt Nam Restructures Internal Organization Ahead of 2026 National Congress
Key Events * New Party Rules Signal Strategic Shift of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) * Việt Nam Cracks Down
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Tô Lâm on the Cover, but Not on the Stands: Việt Nam Bans Issue of The Economist
Key Events * Việt Nam Bans Economist Print Edition Featuring To Lam on the Cover * International Coalition Renews Call for Release
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Việt Nam Considers Major Penal Code Reform: Death Penalty to Be Lifted for Eight Crimes
Key Events * Việt Nam Proposes Abolishing the Death Penalty for Eight Crimes * Việt Nam Moves to Block Telegram, Citing National
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Vietnam’s National Assembly Debates Reforms to Constitution and Local Governance
Key Events * Vietnamese Lawmakers Debate Constitutional Amendments and Government Restructuring * Vingroup's Bold Rail Proposal: 5-Year Build, 0% Loan,
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Jailed Land Rights Activist Faces New Charges for Anti-State Notes in Prison
Key Events * Vietnamese Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Faces New Charges for Prison Protest with Anti-Communist Slogan * RSF Calls on U.
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50 Years on, Việt Nam Celebrates End of War with Military Display and Political Shift While Overseas Communities Around the World Remember Black April
Key Events * Việt Nam Marks 50 Years Since War's End with Grand Celebrations and Calls for Unity * Worldwide
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Handshake or Cold Shoulder? U.S. Deepens Trade Talks but Skips Key Vietnam Ceremony
Key Events * U.S. and Việt Nam Initiate Trade Talks to Avert Tariff Escalation * U.S. Opts Out of Việt
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Việt Nam Balances Powers as Xi Jinping Courts Hà Nội Amid Tariff Tensions
Key Events * Unspoken Messages Behind Xi Jinping’s Visit to Việt Nam and Meeting with Tô Lâm * Việt Nam Moves
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Concerns Mount Over Alleged Chinese Involvement in Death of Tibetan Leader
Key Events * Death of Prominent Tibetan Lama in Vietnam Sparks Calls for Transparency * U.S. and Vietnam Initiate Trade Talks
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Vietnamese Politburo Member Engages in Unprecedented Dialogue with Dissidents and Intellectuals; Vietnam and U.S. Navigate New Tariff Challenges
Key Events * Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Official Holds Dialogue with Resigned Party Members and Dissidents, Intellectuals and Artists * Vietnam
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USCIRF Calls for Vietnam to Be Designated as 'Country of Particular Concern' Over Religious Repression
Key Events * Vietnam's Crackdown on Religious Communities Prompts U.S. Commission's Alarm * Former Political Prisoner Vũ