Who is wrong, General Secretary or Prime Minister?

The Communist Party’s inherent weakness is its lack of intelligence. The Communists’ ability to govern the country is almost nil, if not negative. In almost every issue today, the Communist Party is ruling, not governing. In other countries, society is…
Vietnamese police chief and his ambitions for party’s chief

Following part 1, we talked about Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam’s relentless ambitions for a long time. He revealed intentions that are difficult to justify, making forces and individuals in the Party, especially General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong,…
Declaring senior officials’ assets: Difficult task

Vietnam’s 2018 Anti-Corruption Law clearly stipulates that all officials and civil servants are obliged to declare assets and income. List of people obliged to declare assets is mentioned on  Decree No. 130/2020/ND-CP, dated October 30, 2020, of the Government. If…
Unbelievable: Why do Vietnamese leaders want to be honest?

A situation that is difficult to explain in Vietnam today is that most civil servants, public employees and leaders in state agencies do not live on their salaries. Because the salaries are too low, not enough to cover and ensure…