Will Vietnam be free from Beijing’s influence?

Vietnam-US warm relations US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien just visited Hanoi on November 20-22. According to the announcement of the Vietnamese side, this visit is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the US-Vietnam diplomatic relations and to highlight…
Tragedy in post-communist Vietnamese society

When humanity still had a metaphysical ideal “From the time of the Fairy, the sadness is small Human beings just remember the story of heaven.“ These are two verses of Huy Can in the Prologue of Bui Van Nam Son…
What does Vietnam do with three major trade agreements?

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which Vietnam just signed on November 15, 2020, in Hanoi, is the third largest multilateral free trade agreement that the country is a party to, after the CPTPP agreement and more recently EVFTA with…
Is China preparing for war?

Military drills and missile shootings The summer of 2020 saw strong activity by both the US and Chinese navies in the East Sea (South China Sea). Two groups of US aircraft carriers operated together in the South China Sea at…
Extraditing Ms. Ho Thi Kim Thoa back to Vietnam not easy

Recently, on social media, news about former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ho Thi Kim Thoa circulated on social media that she was arrested in France and was about to be sent back to Vietnam to take responsibility for…