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
- MAY 2, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian government froze all ministerial ties...
The Canadian government froze all ministerial ties with Vietnam to protest against the execution of Canadian citizen Nguyen Thi Hiep on drug smuggling charges on April 24
- APRIL 30, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said the Vietnamese...
A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said the Vietnamese government regretted the reaction from the Canadian government on the execution of Nguyen Thi Hiep
- APRIL 27, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Canada's foreign affairs minister, Lloyd Axworthy,...
Canada's foreign affairs minister, Lloyd Axworthy, said he was shocked and disappointed by Vietnam's decision to execute a Canadian woman
- APRIL 24, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Thi Hiep, a Canadian citizen of Vietnamese origin...
Nguyen Thi Hiep, a Canadian citizen of Vietnamese origin was executed in Hanoi, where she was arrested in 1996 for drug trafficking, a court spokesmen said
- APRIL 6, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Vietnam Committee for the Defence of Human Rights...
The Vietnam Committee for the Defence of Human Rights accused Vietnam of handing down "an increasing number of death sentences", reaching the "sad record" of 194 last year
- MARCH 30, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme People's Court upheld the lower court's...
The Supreme People's Court upheld the lower court's decision to impose the death sentence on Tang Binh, former director of Kien Giang Import-Export Co
- MARCH 15, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Ha Tinh Province Court Order Execution Council...
The Ha Tinh Province Court Order Execution Council carried out the death penalty for Tran Van Truong, 38
- MARCH 14, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Hanoi Court Order Execution Council executed death...
The Hanoi Court Order Execution Council executed death row prisoner Dinh Van Mao at the Cau Nga Shooting Ground
- MARCH 13, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The People's Court in Lai Chau gave a death sentence...
The People's Court in Lai Chau gave a death sentence to Luong Van Pan, a Laotian, for drug trafficking in November 1998
- FEBRUARY 18, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Van Trong said around...
Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Van Trong said around 10,000 to 14,000 prisoners were to be freed in amnesties in 2000
- JANUARY 31, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed...
The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed and adopted a resolution on the enforcement of the revised Criminal Code
- JANUARY 28, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ho Chi Minh City's People's Court sentenced to death...
Ho Chi Minh City's People's Court sentenced to death three narcotics traffickers, Tran Van Nghia, Nguyen Phuoc Duc and Nguyen Thanh Hai