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
- MARCH 10, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In an article about female jail wardens Bui Hong Hanh,...
In an article about female jail wardens Bui Hong Hanh, a 35-year-old warden, was quoted as saying that one need have an "iron nerve" to be capable of witnessing the shock of the prisoners facing the death penalty
- MARCH 3, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The trial of twenty five defendants in the largest...
The trial of twenty five defendants in the largest drug trafficking ring to be detected in Vietnam's northern mountainous Lai Chau province began
- MARCH 1, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong granted amnesty...
Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong granted amnesty to five people on death row, state media said
- FEBRUARY 28, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two men convicted on murder charges were executed by...
Two men convicted on murder charges were executed by firing squad in Vietnam's capital, state media reported
- FEBRUARY 27, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three Vietnamese men were condemned to death in Vietnam's...
Three Vietnamese men were condemned to death in Vietnam's central province of Nghe An after being convicted of trafficking drugs from Laos, officials said
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnamese man was sentenced to death for murdering...
A Vietnamese man was sentenced to death for murdering and robbing a motorbike taxi driver in the central province of Lam Dong
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Communist Vietnam launched the trial of 155 suspected...
Communist Vietnam launched the trial of 155 suspected gangsters in a showpiece trial aimed at reassuring investors the government is serious about cracking down on crime
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was executed by firing squad in...
A convicted murderer was executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, court officials said
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad...
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, court officials said
- FEBRUARY 23, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Montagnard Foundation website reported the torture...
The Montagnard Foundation website reported the torture and execution of a Degar Montagnard Christian by Vietnamese police
- FEBRUARY 21, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Six drug traffickers were sentenced to death in southern...
Six drug traffickers were sentenced to death in southern Vietnam as part of the government's long-running campaign to wipe out the narcotics trade
- JANUARY 25, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three people were sentenced to death for murder in...
Three people were sentenced to death for murder in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring Can Tho province