Possibility of war breaking out in the South China Sea

Dr. Le Thu Huong, a senior researcher of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, commented on Vietnam-China relations in the context of increasing tensions in the East Sea (South China Sea), without eliminating the risk of military conflict in the sea.…
Magnisky Act and sanctions against human rights abuses in Vietnam?

Several observers of politics and human rights comment to the BBC on how international, including the European Union and the US, has more effective sanctions on human rights violations in Vietnam. The Magnitsky Act on human rights sanctions can become…
Do Vietnamese leaders need to boldly run for election like in the US?

Standing for election and campaigning for election are political activities that are familiar to people in almost every country in the world. However, this does not happen in communist countries. Politicians have to convince people to vote for themselves and…
Decoding a communication phenomenon

The problem to decipher here is what is behind VTV1’s decision to show the movie about the war of China’s invasion on February 17, 1979, at the golden hour of VTV1? Is this the “pivot” of the Communist Party of…