

Open access to Vietnam’s political information, collected from reliable sources, organized transparently, and shared freely as a trusted public database.

See Vietnam’s complex and confusing political system in a detailed and visualized way, with all the pieces of data verified by utmost efforts by
scholars.

For citizens, researchers, and policymakers, these reports serve the public interest by fostering knowledge, accountability, and democratic understanding.
Vietnam Watch provides a publicly displayed, easily searchable, and regularly updated online database on Vietnamese politics, economy, and civil society. The primary goal of Vietnam Watch is to serve the increasing needs of Vietnamese citizens, foreigners, and foreign entities who are interested in learning who is who, who is related to who, and who is doing what at the apex of Vietnam’s politico-economic system as well as its civil society.
This database reflects the Center’s mission to promote rigorous, evidence-based research on Vietnam’s politics, society, and history, and to make reliable information accessible to scholars, policymakers, and the public worldwide.


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