Vietnam democracy

Dynamic political reform can resolve an internal ideological conflict – and help differentiate Vietnam from China.

The past five years have seen a sharp increase in both the number of arrests of dissidents, and the severity of the sentences imposed on them.

Leading partners including the United States and European Union can and should do more to discourage Vietnam's fierce crackdown on dissent.

Reports of recent threats notwithstanding, such a move would invite massive blowback from the public.

The late night arrest of the activist and writer Pham Doan Trang followed an annual human rights dialogue with U.S. officials.

Though the dispute is complex, it reveals the limits of land rights and grassroots democracy in the country.

Thich Quang Do, the public face of religious dissent in the country, died over the weekend.

A look back at the past failures, and challenging present, of Vietnam’s huge economic gamble.

Environmental protests are proving a tough challenge for the communist regime.