China’s Xi sends congratulatory note to ‘comrade’ Lam, Vietnam’s new party chief
Telegram from President Xi Jinping, China’s party chief, comes within hours of Vietnamese President To Lam being named to top position
BYD sets sights on aggressive expansion in Vietnam
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD on Thursday outlined plans to aggressively expand its dealership network in Vietnam as it opens its first stores in the country this week, posing a formidable challenge to local rival VinFast .
China-based lender AIIB to allocate $5B for Vietnam rail projects
Beijing-based lender Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will allocate $5 billion in credit with incentive interest rates to fund Vietnam’s key rail projects.
Rise of Chinese language in Vietnam hinders plans to bring back Russian
There is a Russian-Vietnamese plan to bring the learning of Russian back to Vietnamese schools. But the reality is that English and Chinese are the most popular languages in the country.
Chinese firms eye investment in Vietnam rail projects
Leading Chinese companies are looking to invest in Vietnam’s rail and road infrastructure as the two governments’ encouraging policies pave the way for stronger partnership.
Vietnam wants China’s help for high-speed railway development
Vietnam is looking for China’s support with the development of the country’s high-speed railway networks including cross-border lines that would promote trade between the two countries.
PM proposes Vietnam-China’s upgrade of border gate infrastructure
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed Vietnam and China continue cooperating to improve customs clearance efficiency, upgrade border gate infrastructure, and study smart border gates, while holding talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Dalian city, China’s Liaoning province on…
Vietnam govt says PM to pay working visit to China June 24-27
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay a working visit to China from June 24 to 27, and will attend a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) during his trip, the government said on Saturday.
How Vietnam is growing bigger by building islands in South China Sea
Vietnam is accelerating its construction of artificial islands amid its territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. Over the past three years, the area of Vietnamese artificial islands has expanded more than sevenfold, now reaching half the size…
Vietnam tells China they must respect each other’s maritime rights and interests
President To Lam also calls on Beijing to further open market for Vietnamese produce during talks with Chinese envoy Xiong Bo
Vietnam expanding landfill work in South China Sea, report says
The country is expected to engage in a record number of island-building operations in waters Beijing also claims.
Cambodia says it will cut shipping through Vietnam by 70% with new China-funded Mekong canal
Cambodia plans to cut shipping through Vietnamese ports by 70% as a result of a $1.7 billion China-funded upgrade of a canal connecting the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast, the country’s deputy prime minister told Reuters.
Why Vietnam needs to reevaluate its weapons procurement strategy
Growing concerns over a Chinese-funded canal project in Cambodia underscore the need for a shift from maritime to continental security.
Vietnam is planning high-speed rail connections with China
Vietnam aims to start building two high-speed railway lines linking its capital Hanoi with China before 2030, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said, another sign of a recent warming of ties between the two Communist-ruled neighbors.
Vietnam’s flexible nonalignment
Vietnam’s relations with major powers are often described as non-aligned. This is usually linked to Hanoi’s ‘Four Nos’ policy — no military alliances, no siding with one country to act against another, no foreign military bases or using Vietnam as leverage…
Vietnam seeking to learn from China with high-speed rail plan
Vietnam is seeking to learn from China to develop its first high-speed railway network, according to its government, with plans in the works for a rail line running the length of the country.
From silence to remembrance : Vietnam’s shifting approach to China
The delicate balancing of honouring fallen soldiers while navigating a strategically important yet tense relationship with a powerful neighbour.
Vietnam urges respect of international law as China draws Gulf of Tonkin baseline
Vietnam’s foreign ministry on Thursday said international law and the rights and interests of other countries must be respected, responding to a question about China’s demarcation earlier this month of a baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Cambodia to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal, vexing Vietnam
Planned Phnom Penh-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle
Vietnam balances between the Indo-Pacific powers
Under mounting security pressure caused by China’s muscle flexing in the South China Sea and the possibility of Beijing’s economic coercion, Vietnam has adopted a cautious approach to the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS).
Police arrest human trafficker who sold over 100 Vietnamese women to China
Police in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, have detained a local woman for allegedly having sold more than 100 Vietnamese women to China as wives for local men, for up to US$24,600 per person, since 2013.
Is Vietnam’s restrained approach to maritime issues the key to fewer, muted confrontations with China ?
Vietnam also has the ability to isolate maritime issues from bilateral ones, analysts say, ensuring fewer confrontations compared to the Philippines. Chinese vessels patrol near Vietnam’s oil and gas fields in the South China Sea but this hasn’t resulted in…
China rebuts Vietnam’s claims to disputed South China Sea islands
The Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday said China’s claims to the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea were backed by « history » after Vietnam over the weekend repeated it had sufficient evidence to claim sovereignty over the islands.
Vietnam’s paradox : commemorating the battle of the Paracels
The clash is a milestone for Hanoi’s South China Sea claims – but marking its 50th anniversary requires discussing the government of South Vietnam.
Vietnam’s pivot
In navigating the US-China power play in Southeast Asia, Vietnam seem to have the right moves.
China Railway plans to test Vietnam’s foreign policy equilibrium
The Kunming-Haiphong railway runs directly through Vietnam’s most significant deposits of rare earth minerals.