US President Donald Trump said on August 6 that he “enjoyed Vietnamese leaders” because “they are very nice to us,” one year after he called Vietnam “the worst trade abuser.” Speaking at the Whirlpool Group’s washing machine factory in Ohio…
A few days before the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect on August 1, 2020, leaders of the EU mentioned the issue of human rights and labor rights in Vietnam. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke to…
On August 6, Vietnam officially commented on the recent Chinese exercise video, including the deployment of fighters to Subi Rock in the Truong Sa (Spratlys), which Vietnam declared as its sovereignty. “First, it can be affirmed that the Hoang Sa…
After establishing the two island districts of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in April of this year, the country’s next administrative step in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) is the revision of China’s maritime regulations…
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned upside down the political, economic and social situation of the world. Particularly how changes have occurred and continue to occur in the US and affect Vietnam will be the subject of this article. First of…
Jeff Becker, a researcher and consultant in the field of defense, currently living in Virginia, the US, recently published an article entitled “How to prevent China from completing its takeover of the South China Sea.” The analysis was posted on…
The Chinese military is conducting a live-fire drill near the Leizhou Peninsula, in Guangdong province, which is close to Hainan Island, state media reported. The exercise took place at the gateway area into the South China Sea starting Saturday, amid…
During 25 years of relations with Vietnam, human rights have always been one of the top priorities of the US government. Senior activists told VOA that despite the “technical” differences between US governments, Washington’s goals have been “consistent” over the…
Upgrading the partnership between Vietnam and the US after 25 years of establishing bilateral diplomatic relations between the two countries that used to be rivals in the Vietnam War is easy or difficult and “institution” is the key issue? Two…
The assertive policy of asserting Chinese power and sovereignty in recent days seems to be creating more rivals for Beijing, but with its sovereign neighbor state disputing with China in the South China Sea is Vietnam. Nam, some experts have…
When China was in trouble, President Xi Jinping repeatedly said that the Communist Party led in “East, West, South, North and the Center.” In his important article published in the Communist Party magazine named Qiahi on July 15, 2020, Chinese…
The recent policy statements of Washington show more clearly the US commitment to maintain the rule of law in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it East Sea), and Washington stands side by side with Hanoi to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty…
Vietnam has just donated China with $100,000 as its neighbor suffers from heavy rains, floods and earthquakes that killed more than 100 people and millions became homeless. The humanitarian action of the Vietnamese side takes place in the context that…
Observers told the BBC Sea about the US statements and actions regarding the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) recently. They share their comments on the novelty and the quality impact on security in the region’s South…
After Repsol was forced to withdraw from the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea), causing Vietnam to pay $1 billion compensation, recently, on July 9, Rosneft Vietnam joint venture canceled a drilling exploration contract with Noble Corporation,…
Vietnam and the US are marking 25 years of establishing relations between the two former enemies in the context of global volatility such as the Covid-19 pandemic or tensions and the confrontation has not decreased in the East Sea (South…
Since last year, Vietnam has been under constant Chinese pressure on territorial sovereignty in the East Sea (South China Sea), but the US under President Donald Trump has expressed its support for Vietnam and opposes China in the most powerful…
Just one day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a stronger statement on the South China Sea (Vietnamese call East Sea) policy, the USS Ralph Johnson guided missile destroyer operated in the Truong Sa (Spratlys). What do these…
South China Sea researcher Bill Hayton currently works at BBC World News, used to reside in Vietnam, on the afternoon of July 15, has an article titled “Repsol: Chinese pressure caused Vietnam to lose $1 billion in the South China…
Vietnam and the US are marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of postwar relations between the two “former enemies,” and there are some comments that the achievements of this relationship can be considered a miracle. But a former independent…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday rejected most of China’s claims in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it East Sea). The two experts commented to VOA that the position taken by Pompeo showed that Washington is increasing…
On the afternoon of July 13, the US State Department issued a statement to reject nearly all Chinese claims in the South China Sea (East Sea in Vietnamese). This is considered a tougher change in the US’s South China Sea…
High-ranking Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Saturday that Sino-US relations are facing the most serious challenges since diplomatic relations were established in 1979, but the two countries could still be back in the right direction, according to Reuters. “China…
One more missed opportunity The expectation of the Vietnamese Government’s determination to continue exercising its right to explore and exploit oil and gas at Lot 06.1 has been dissipated when on July 9, the official information on the Noble Group…
Half a year has passed since Vietnam played the rotating role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN. Will Vietnam take this opportunity to further promote consensus in the bloc, especially in the issue of disputes in the…
