On July 15, the Politburo of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam officially gave new tasks to a number of leaders to replace those who were disciplined for violations in recent years. Ms. Dao Hong Lan from the position of…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is heard conversing in informal language with other Vietnamese officials as he talks about his experience at the White House. PM Chinhtalked in this kind of language: “Clearly… fair. His mother… Scared of what!” He…
Vietnam’s top-level leadership which has just been “released” is a sign that the Communist Party overwhelms the government faction. On Monday, the Vietnamese National Assembly conducted a formal vote to elect Pham Minh Chinh, a former head of security intelligence…
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s leadership arrangements for the next term are “all decided by a small group” and the one-party institution “hardly guarantees that selected personnel will not be corrupted,” one local political observer told VOA. The CPV…
A political observer in Hanoi said that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s personnel policy is still “one person or a group of people from the district, province to central level have the right to arrange.” Researcher Le Van Sinh,…
The 13th CPV’s National Congress is scheduled to be convened in early 2021 with expectations of possible leadership changes and on the basis of new movements of leaders who will run the country. Some domestic observers of Vietnam’s politics on…
A researcher and two people with behind-the-scenes political information in Vietnam recently revealed to VOA who are likely to hold top leadership positions after the 13th National Congress of the ruling party scheduled for early January 2021. The names that…
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…
Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee unanimously criticized Mr. Tat Thanh Cang On the afternoon of August 7, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee’s Inspection Committee said that former city official, Mr. Tat Thanh Cang, was among 66 party…
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…
