Vietnam
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- April 15, 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on communist theory and the French system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- People's Supreme Court, head elected for five years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the President
RELIGIONS
9.3% Buddhists, 6.7% Catholics, other minorities, 80% none
From the country
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Bun was sentenced to death in southern Vietnam
Nguyen Van Bun was sentenced to death in southern Vietnam
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six Vietnamese men were sentenced to death
six Vietnamese men were sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Hoang Anh Tu, 21, was sentenced to death
Nguyen Hoang Anh Tu, 21, was sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 15, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a gang of 29 drug traffickers accused of smuggling up to 500 kilograms...
a gang of 29 drug traffickers accused of smuggling up to 500 kilograms...
- DECEMBER 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnamese court sentenced Nguyen Khac Diep to death
a Vietnamese court sentenced Nguyen Khac Diep to death
- DECEMBER 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Trang A Co, 27, was executed by firing squad
Trang A Co, 27, was executed by firing squad
- DECEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam
six drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam
- DECEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death 33-year-old Do Tien Si
the Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death 33-year-old Do Tien Si
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
five men, aged between 23 and 45, were put to death at dawn at the Tho Xuong execution ground in northern Bac Giang province.