Vietnam News » Southeast News Vietnam » Southeast » Social: Vietnam Is Close to Launching Its Own Version of a China-Style Social Credit System
News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/vietnam-is-close-to-launching-its-own-version-of-a-china-style-social-credit-system/
Published on: Wednesday 21 January 2026
— “Infinite” by Hoàng Nhuận Cầm (1952-2021). As if Vietnam still needed more legal frameworks, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced a draft proposal to rate “digital citizens” last December ...
News Vietnam » Southeast » Social: Vietnam's strict new social media regulations strangle free speech, report says
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/vietnams-strict-social-media-regulations-100938114.html
Published on: Monday 17 February 2025
BANGKOK (AP) — New government regulations on social media in Vietnam give authorities increased powers to prevent dissent and control the news, along with the tools to more easily track down critics ...
News Vietnam » Southeast » Social: The hidden costs of Vietnam’s new era
News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/03/21/the-hidden-costs-of-vietnams-new-era/
Published on: Friday 20 March 2026
Vietnam is entering what its leadership terms the ‘new era’, anchored by double-digit growth targets, sweeping administrative reforms and the most ambitious infrastructure push in its modern history.