The Vietnamese army has just established a militia squadron in Kien Giang which is equipped with ships and specialized weapons amid the increasingly tense situation in the East Sea (South China Sea). Vietnam’s state-controlled media in the past week said…
Dow Chemical, one of the American multinational companies that Tran To Nga sued in a French court, said that they were not responsible for the “wartime” problem when the US military sprayed Agent Orange over Vietnam and this case should…
China hosted a meeting with 10 foreign ministers of ASEAN countries in the first two days of the past week, in Chongqing city. One of the contents is about the negotiation process of the Code of Conduct in the South…
Regarding information that China has helped Cambodia upgrade Ream naval base, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said that Hanoi has evidence that Beijing is participating in a large-scale reclamation project at Ream naval base in Cambodia. Vietnam’s…
After the tension and noise between China and the Philippines, Manila once again announced that it wanted to turn Thitu Island (Vietnamese call it Thi Tu) into a logistics center – a logistics base in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) in…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 10 said there was “no specific information” about China having completed the installation of the world’s largest drilling rig and preparing to launch the Lang Thuy field, south of Hainan Island, in the…
Vietnam has just said it has proposed to China to “find a fundamental and long-term solution” to the East Sea (South China Sea) issue during a meeting between Vietnam’s new Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Chinese State Councilor cum…
The naval commanders of Vietnam and China agreed to set up a hotline in a move seen as an attempt to manage the risk of conflict over the two countries’ claims in the South China Sea. The admirals of the…
After the tension and noise between China and the Philippines, Manila once again announced that it wanted to turn Thitu Island (Vietnamese call it Thi Tu) into a logistics center – a logistics base in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) in…
China celebrates its 70th anniversary with the biggest ever military parade to show off its newest missiles China’s state-controlled media has appeared a call for the country to increase its submarine-launched nuclear-tipped missiles as a strategic deterrent amid growing US…
This information was raised by Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in a recent phone call with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. According to the Japanese embassy, during a phone conversation which lasted about 30 minutes, Mr. Suga “expressed his…
On the evening of May 27, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held phone talks to discuss bilateral relations, human rights, the East Sea (South China Sea) situation, and other issues, according to…
Many foreign brands faced difficulties and struggled to compete in the Vietnamese retail market and had to withdraw. The market recorded many retailers closing, returning rent facilities, or downsizing their businesses. In mid-May, The Korea Times reported that the Korean…
Based on China Public opinion is stirred by the fact that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, during the 26th Future of Asia conference, which took place online on May 20, strongly defended the “close” relationship between Phompenh and Beijing. He…
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 20, 2021, called for promoting trade, maintaining peace in the East Sea (South China Sea), and especially soon signing a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC). In addition, he…
Australia wishes to elevate its relationship with Vietnam to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a phone call with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on May 25. The head of the Australian…
The USCGC John Midgett Coast Guard vessel has completed the procedures for flagging Vietnam as well as the final test run and will be handed over to Vietnam by the US at the end of this month. Former Vietnamese Ambassador…
With the number of independent candidates decreasing compared to previous elections and the dominance of the Communist Party in Vietnam’s National Assembly, international media said that the upcoming May 23 election was “useless” because only create more monopoly of the…
Threats from China Until recent years, China’s rise in many fields has made the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) area a dangerous “gunpowder barrel” in the world. China’s important goal is to monopolize the sea, thereby…
On May 18, 2021, Germany’s Pen Center (PEN) named Vietnamese independent journalist Pham Doan Trang as its honorary member and demanded her immediate release. She is one of the most famous Vietnamese government critics and was arrested on October 6,…
The logo of Alibaba Group outside its headquarters in Zhangzhou, China. An investor group of Chinese technology group Alibaba has just signed an investment of $400 million in the retail branch of Masan Group in Vietnam, which has a thriving…
China is proposing to hold a foreign ministerial meeting with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next month – a summit that will help expand and strengthen China’s recent “diplomatic attack” in Southeast Asia. This year marks the…
Recently, the US military confirmed that China has completed the construction of a pier more than 330 meters long at its only foreign naval base in Djibouti on the shores of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in East Africa. The modernization…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just said that it is considering an offer from an unnamed vaccine manufacturer in Vietnam to become a center for the production of COVID-19 vaccines using mRNA technology, according to Reuters. Last week, Vietnamese…
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has opened a new front in its long and ambitious battle to shape global public opinion: the West’s social media. Liu Xiaoming, a former Chinese ambassador to the UK, is now one of the CCP’s…
