Vietnam shining bright as Covid crisis winner
Vietnam following in China’s footsteps as one of the few nations worldwide to record positive 2020 economic growth
Vietnam : RCEP offers an ideal economic model
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has given Vietnam and other Asean countries a perfect opportunity to become a centre of investment attraction, said Minister of Industry and Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh.
U.S. security adviser O’Brien to visit Vietnam this week
U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien will visit Vietnam this week, an American official and a Vietnamese source said on Tuesday.
Biden economic policies likely to be kinder on Vietnam
The possible revival of a major trade pact and a less aggressive policy on currency manipulation will benefit Vietnam when Joe Biden assumes the U.S. presidency, analysts say.
Vietnam’s rising stature : Chinese palpable nervousness
The year 2020 has witnessed substantial raise in the Vietnamese stature in the region and also at the international platform. Vietnam witnessed high level visits recently. Japanese PM Suga’s first foreign visit after taking over was to Vietnam.
Suga signals commitment to ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ with Vietnam and Indonesia visits
By making Vietnam and Indonesia his first overseas ports of call, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga signalled that he intends to adhere closely to his predecessor Shinzo Abe’s ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ strategy. Seeing that occur so clearly and so…
Vietnam is losing its best friends to China
Close observers of Vietnam’s foreign relations will note that Hanoi maintains three distinct levels of partnership. In descending order of importance, they are: “comprehensive strategic partnerships,” “strategic partnerships” and “comprehensive partnerships.”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins official visit to Vietnam
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Hanoi Thursday night, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam.
Secretary Pompeo’s visit to Hanoi : what to expect
The last-minute stop in Vietnam is designed to consolidate recent strategic gains as both nations stare down a more assertive China.
Yoshihide Suga’s official trip: What does he expect from Vietnam and Indonesia ?
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s certainly understands the political importance of continuity, especially in Southeast Asia. Suga making a first stop in Hanoi, Vietnam and his second visit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Prime Minister Suga’s maiden foreign visit : Why is Vietnam so important for Japan ?
Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga’s recent trip to the Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam and Indonesia was his first overseas visit after taking over as Prime Minister from the previous incumbent, Shinzo Abe.
Japan to export defense tech to Vietnam under new agreement
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in his first overseas summit since taking office last month, agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart to step up defense and security cooperation in the face of China’s expanding influence in the region.
Vietnam continues its miracle through higher education
Vietnam’s declaration to open up,in mid-June 2020 was hailed around the world as a model in the fight against the Covid 19 pandemic.
Vietnam, US to join hands to address environmental, health issues
The U.S. has said it will increase cooperation with Vietnam to address issues like global health security, unregulated fishing and wildlife trafficking.
Bridging the chasm in Cambodia-Vietnam trust
Person-to-person contact could help overcome hostility based on wars and a sense of ingratitude for sacrifice
Trump takes trade war aim at Vietnam’s dong
Trump takes trade war aim at Vietnam’s dong – Asia Times US plans to investigate Vietnam for currency manipulation but rising bilateral trade deficit is a reflection of decoupling from China
Rough waters ahead for Vietnam-China relations
Even as the Vietnamese government has kept diplomatic channels with Beijing open, it has also sought to assert and advocate for its own sovereignty and rights by diversifying its diplomatic partnerships and strengthening its own capabilities.
Vietnam backs UK to join TPP in Hanoi talks
Brexit and COVID push both sides to finalize bilateral trade deal
Closer India-Vietnam relations : Implications for Southeast Asia
On August 21, Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau met with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and briefed him regarding China’s increasing assertiveness and show of force in the South China Sea (SCS).
Europe big three condemnation of China unprecedented
The recent note verbale to the U.N. by the U.K., France and Germany is an unprecedented criticism of China’s South China Sea actions.
Vietnam willing to assist UK in joining CPTPP
Vietnam is willing to assist the United Kingdom in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a press meeting in Hanoi on Thursday.
Post-Abe, Vietnam-Japan relations have nowhere to go but up
Whoever succeeds Abe Shinzo, the two nations have ample reasons to widen and deepen their cooperation across a host of domains.
Vietnam stresses South China Sea security issues at ASEAN meeting
Draft communique calls for joint work on COVID vaccine development and delivery
Vietnam, Japan to maintain strategic ties after Abe
The outgoing Japanese PM leaves a legacy of strong Tokyo-Hanoi relations
Lukashenko sends Independence Day greetings to Vietnam
On behalf of Belarusian people and himself Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on Vietnam’s Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
India-Vietnam meeting discusses China’s destabilising actions
In recent years, Vietnam has often turned to India for support over China’s increasing activities within its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.