The new prime minister of Vietnam, Mr. Pham Minh Chinh for the first time, attended the ASEAN summit on April 23-24, 2021 in Indonesia. Whether the Myanmar political crisis has been frankly discussed, in what form, the attitudes of the…
Vietnam is building its militia and maritime defense in the South China Sea to challenge China’s efforts to dominate disputed waterways, as revealed in a Chinese military magazine. “Vietnam’s maritime militias and their activities in waters near Hainan Island, Paracels…
On April 21, the US International Religious Freedom Commission (USCIRF) released a 2021 report on Vietnam’s religious freedom, saying the government continues to persecute independent religious groups, systematically violates religious freedom, and used the pro-government Red Flag groups to attack…
Vietnam continues to be among the six countries with the least freedom of the press in the world, according to a new assessment released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which states that the communist-ruled country has increased control over social…
Director of the External Relations Department of the Ministry of Public Security – Chief of the Standing Office of the Government Steering Committee on Human Rights, Lieutenant General Nguyen Thanh Son recently affirmed that Vietnam actively cooperates with United Nations…
The phone call over the weekend between Vietnamese newly-appointed Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Chinese State Commissioner cum Foreign Minister Wang Yi was reported by the media of the two countries. The two sides’ narrative of the conversation highlights…
For the leaders of Southeast Asia’s two biggest nations, Indonesia and the Philippines – two fledgling democracies in the grip of populism, each is unhappy in its own way. On the surface, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his Indonesian counterpart…
New Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has just had a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Vuong Nghi, in which the two sides affirmed to maintain comprehensive strategic cooperation as well as held the “straightforward” exchange on maritime issues.…
I would like to call the US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink as informally as Americans “together” when they have known each other for a long time. Hope “Dan” does not object. The Ambassador did not tell many stories, in…
Last week, Vietnam deployed destroyer 016 Quang Trung and anti-submarine helicopters to an area near the Truong Sa (Spratlys) in the East Sea (South China Sea) for conducting live drills, according to VnExpress on April 7. Vietnam’s drills in the…
