Vietnam Tightens Media Laws, Expands State Secrets

Vietnam's government has made new rules that will make it harder for journalists to keep their sources secret.

Before, journalists only had to tell who their sources were for very serious crimes.

Now, they might have to do it for any crime.

This makes it harder for journalists to do their jobs safely.

The government also made more things secret, like what leaders do when they travel abroad and how the government pays for certain things.

People who work to protect press freedom are worried because Vietnam already has a lot of rules that make it difficult for journalists to work freely.

There are also 28 journalists in prison in Vietnam right now, just for doing their jobs.

The new rules will start in March and July.