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…
The Hanoi Declaration does not mention the South China Sea disputes

Vietnam and other countries participating East Asian Summit did not mention territorial sea disputes in the South China Sea in the Hanoi Declaration in the context of the ASEAN countries focusing on trade and the COVID-19 pandemic, with the conclusion…
Ms. Pham Chi Lan: I’m more worried when Vietnam signs RCEP

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement signed between the ASEAN bloc and five partner countries in the region in which Vietnam officially participates after the event on November 15, 2020, has dual factors, advantages, and disadvantages associated with…