Putin’s Russia has launched an all-out assault on a series of Ukrainian cities, not just two partially „separatist“ provinces. In it, the landings in Odessa, the city opposite Turkey’s Istanbul on the Black Sea coast, reflect Putin’s 19th-century geopolitical ambitions…
The US President’s special envoy, Mr. John Kerry, urged Vietnam to abandon coal power, at the same time affirming the US commitment to help Vietnam achieve this goal. According to Vietnam’s state-controlled media, Mr. John Kerry said these things during…
The European Union (EU) delegation to Vietnam on February 21 said that „the EU is ready to continue supporting Vietnam’s green transition.“ This statement comes four days after the Executive Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans concluded his…
Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray had an online conference to discuss further strengthening cooperation in the prevention of transnational crime between the two countries. At the…
Video images that were circulated on Chinese social media on February 18 show that China is setting up a trap on the border with Vietnam in Yunnan province. According to the website of Yunnan province, Maguan county officials are increasing…
The new Global Democracy Index 2021, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), continues to classify Vietnam as a group of „authoritarian“ countries in the context of worldwide democracy being reversed and dictatorships restored over the past year. Vietnam ranks…
Canada is the 14th largest foreign investor in Vietnam as of November 2021 with 231 projects worth $4.81 billion. Vietnam is Canada’s top trading partner in ASEAN. For the last few years, Canada has looked to Vietnam as a dynamic…
On February 12, 2022, the White House issued the US Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS). This is the first report to be issued regarding US strategy in the Indo-Pacific region since President Joe Biden took office last January. Release date This strategy…
Vietnam’s goods exports to the Chinese market fell sharply in January, but imports still increased sharply in the first month of the year, according to statistics of the General Department of Customs quoted by the State newspaper on February 16.…
Human Rights Watch accuses the Vietnamese government of blocking and restricting the movement of activists and dissidents. Those prevented from free movement confirmed this happened publicly over the years. On February 17, 2022, Human Rights Watch (HRW) held a report…
