China was said to take advantage of the Ream naval base in Cambodia to strengthen its ability to control the southern area of the East Sea (South China Sea), increasing the threat to Vietnam. In that context, seven independent civil…
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on a US military plane on Tuesday night, the first visit at her level in 25 years, and the event risks pushing relations between Washington and Beijing to even lower…
The military medical ship USNS Mercy (T-AH19) of the US Military Maritime Command docked at Vung Ro Port, Phu Yen, Vietnam on June 19, 2022, marking the first stop within the framework of the Pacific Ocean Partnership program 2022 (PP22).…
The video recording of a short conversation between Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other officials at the US State Department on May 13 is no longer found on the US State Department’s YouTube channel for unknown reasons. The…
The Vietnamese state-controlled press in recent days has widely reported on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the US. Official newspapers tried to promote Mr. Chinh’s visit to the US. It is remarkable how Vietnamese newspapers reported Mr. Chinh’s…
The head of the Vietnamese Government made the same speech as mentioned above on May 12 (US time) before US businesses during a working session organized by the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC). “We…
Is Vietnam “turning the wheel” in its stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine, after announcing humanitarian aid to Kiev? Is the careful preparation for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to attend the US-ASEAN Summit and visit the US next…
The dilemma is because, “ahead is mountains, back is river.” Pursuing immediate benefits – in order to get “guarantee” from authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia to ensure its totalitarian dictatorship – the Communists of Vietnam (CPV) has to…
Ukraine’s current position between the West and Russia is reminiscent of the position of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, in the US-China strategic war. Connecting the tension system between the two largest powers in the world today, starting from the Cold…
The US Secretary of State’s senior adviser recently visited Vietnam from March 31 to April 1 in an effort to reaffirm the US commitment to US partners in the Indo-Pacific region. The US State Department’s website on March 28 announced…
