Is Vietnam’s diplomacy smart before all great powers?

Will Vietnam have a “respectful side, a contemptuous side” when the General Secretary of the Communist Party of this country receives the foreign minister of a neighboring power, but did not hold a meeting with the US Vice President? This…
Refusing to upgrade relations with US, which direction does Vietnam lean?

ASEAN in the US-China competition The Chinese foreign minister’s trip to Southeast Asian countries and South Korea comes as both Beijing and Washington are wooing important partners in the Asia-Pacific. The Southeast Asian doctrine of President Joe Biden’s administration acknowledges…
Rosneft withdraws from South China Sea project with Vietnam

Although net profit in the second quarter was up to 233 billion rubles ($3.1 billion), Russia’s Rosneft group has still decided to completely withdraw from projects with Vietnam in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea), which…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi scheduled to visit Vietnam this week

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Vietnam, co-chair a meeting of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, and “focus” on COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control later this week. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an…
China increases “gray zone tactics” in South China Sea

On August 29, in a move that could affect the freedom of navigation of military and commercial ships in the South China Sea, Chinese officials said they would require ships to “report information” when passes through what China considers its…