Vietnam will grant National Day amnesty to 13,920 prisoners.

On August 29th local time, the President of Vietnam, Mr. Le Hong Quang, signed a resolution to grant a National Day amnesty to 13,920 prisoners. On April 30th of this year, over 8,000 prisoners were granted amnesty to mark the anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification. The year 2025 has become the year with the highest number of amnesties granted in a single year in Vietnam. In the 80-year history of Vietnam's founding, there have been 40 amnesties granted. Since 2009, Vietnam has granted amnesty 11 times, covering nearly 100,000 prisoners.