Will Vietnam lease Cam Ranh Bay to the United States?
Is there any meat to the rumors that Vietnam would lease Cam Ranh Bay to the United States?
How China weaponizes COVID-19 in the East Vietnam Sea
China has been accused of taking advantage of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak to push its territorial ambitions in the East Vietnam Sea.
Looking beyond symbolism in US–Vietnam defence cooperation
The second visit by US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill to Vietnam came at a time of ambivalent defence relations between the two countries.
How the 1979 China-Vietnam war forever reshaped Asia
Here’s what you need to remember: Party Chairman Deng Xiaoping used the PLA’s demonstrated shortcomings to consolidate political power and begin a modernization effort, downsizing it by over a million personnel to improve its quality. Thus, the Chinese war intended to “teach…
Chinese ship returns to waters off Vietnam amid virus ‘distraction’ charges
A Chinese ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year has returned to waters near Vietnam as the United States accused China of pushing its presence in the South China Sea while other claimants are pre-occupied with the…
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.
Vietnam’s coronavirus struggle : the import dimension
Vietnam has not been immune from the issue of imported coronavirus cases.
Coronavirus: life inside Vietnam’s army-run quarantine camps
Vietnam has over 22,000 people in government-run Covid-19 quarantine facilities, and over 30,000 in home quarantine
China remains unfazed by warming US-Vietnam security ties
U.S.-Vietnam ties continue to advance, and Beijing doesn’t seem too concerned.
Vietnam military increasing isolation capacity as citizens return home
Vietnam’s military is expanding its quarantine facilities to house about 60,000 people by adding as many as 20,000 beds as thousands of Vietnamese return home from virus-hit countries, the government said on its website.
Yes North Korea Sent Jets and Pilots to Fight America in Vietnam
North Korea wanted to assist a fellow communist regime. However, Pyongyang’s pilots and planes weren’t that good.
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…
Is Vietnam sending its maritime militia to China’s coast ?
In recent weeks, hundreds of Vietnamese fishing boats have gathered near China’s Hainan province, site of a sensitive military base.
How Vietnam is using fishing trawlers to keep an eye on China’s military
Vietnamese boats frequently make forays into Chinese territorial waters near Hainan, home to a number of key armed forces bases, a think tank says While many might come for the fish, some also stay to spy, analyst says