HANOI, May 22 (Reuters): Fewer independent candidates than before are standing in an election in Vietnam on Sunday (May 23) to a largely rubber-stamp legislature that is dominated by the Communist Party but which has taken on a growing role in discussing social issues.
Despite increasing openness to social change and a plethora of free trade deals, the party - one of the last ruling communist parties in the world - retains tight control over Vietnam and its media, and tolerates little dissent.
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