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Reporting from and about Vietnam — politics, economy, civil society, and the diaspora's connection to home.
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HCMC Electronic Court: Real Reform or Just Another Layer of Digitization on an Old System
When Chief Judge of the Supreme People's Court Nguyễn Văn Quảng stood at the headquarters of the Regional People's Court 1 in Saigon on April 29, 2026 and announced plans to expand the electronic court model across HCMC …
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Fatal accident on Tien River: When Mekong Delta waterway tourism operates outside the law
The tour boat carrying 12 people on the Tien River on the afternoon of April 18, 2026 was not a legally licensed passenger transport vessel.…
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The 2026 High School Graduation Exam: A Revolution in Subject Selection and Its Far-Reaching Consequences for Millions of Test-Takers
2026 marks the first time Vietnam's high school graduation exam will operate under the 2018 General Education Program — and this shift in exam structure is far more than a technical matter.…
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National Food Safety Inspection: When 300 Tons of Diseased Pork Entered Schools and the Three-Ministry Management System Collapsed
On the afternoon of April 1, 2026, during a session of the National Assembly's Standing Committee, Lê Thị Nga — Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Petitions and Supervision — put forward an unusual proposal: request…
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Dong Nai Becomes a Central-Level City: Major Administrative Overhaul or Genuine Economic Leap?
The Vietnamese government has just set an extremely tight deadline: complete all documentation for the proposal to establish Dong Nai as a central-level city before April 4, 2026.…
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6,000 Billion VND in Ghost Invoices in Đồng Nai: An Anatomy of a Tax Fraud Ring and Its Far-Reaching Implications Beyond Vietnam's Borders
On March 13, 2026, the Economic Police Department of Đồng Nai Provincial Police officially cracked down on special case 1025H, indicting 9 suspects for illegally trading Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices, amounting to over …
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Machetes at the gates of Đà Lạt school: School violence spiraling out of control and questions no one wants to answer
Đà Lạt — a city known for its mist, flowers, and leisurely pace — has just witnessed a sight that startled many. On the afternoon of March 12, 2026, right in front of the Quang Trung Junior High School gate on Nha Chung …