Vietnam’s “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”: Who Are They?

Vietnam has so far selected only three countries as “comprehensive strategic partners” namely Russia, China, and India. The US has proposed three times to upgrade its relationship with Vietnam to a “strategic partner” (lower than “comprehensive strategic partnership”) but Vietnam…
US, Vietnam wishes to elevate the strategic partnership

US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper wished the US to become Vietnam’s most important partner in the fields of energy security, food, and climate. Ambassador Knapper said the above information at a meeting with Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen…
US business delegation to Vietnam to promote bilateral trade

A delegation from the ASEAN-US Business Council is present in Vietnam to strengthen bilateral trade relations. In a welcome message on March 8, the US Embassy wrote on Facebook that the delegation included US business leaders and that they “will…
Russia invades Ukraine- test for US in South China Sea?

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 21 that Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People’s Republic”. Immediately after signing the decree, Putin also directed the Russian Ministry…