Donating masks and equipment, Vietnam rivals China’s ‘coronavirus diplomacy’
Vietnam is challenging China’s dominance of coronavirus diplomacy with the donation of medical supplies to Europe and Southeast Asia and even winning plaudits from U.S. President Donald Trump for a shipment of protective suits.
Philippines backs Vietnam after China sinks fishing boat
In an unusually pointed statement, Manila laments loss of trust among neighbours due to incidents in disputed seas.
New Coronavirus Assistance Highlights Vietnam-EU Relations Amid COVID-19
The recent round of assistance highlighted an aspect of ties amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Vietnam condemns sinking of boat off Paracels, demands China compensate
Vietnam has demanded that China take action against the Chinese Coast Guard vessel that sank a Vietnamese fishing boat and compensate the fishermen for their loss.
China remains unfazed by warming US-Vietnam security ties
U.S.-Vietnam ties continue to advance, and Beijing doesn’t seem too concerned.
Why the US-Vietnam strategic alliance in the South China Sea is unlikely to last
The US and Vietnam are strange bedfellows, with no common culture, ideology, political system or world view, united for now by the ‘China threat’. But with US freedom of navigation operations challenging Vietnam’s claims along with China’s and no deep…