Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is heard conversing in informal language with other Vietnamese officials as he talks about his experience at the White House. PM Chinhtalked in this kind of language: „Clearly… fair. His mother… Scared of what!” He…
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…
In a speech about 40 minutes long at the Center for Strategy and International Studies (CSIS) on the afternoon of May 11, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh repeated many times that „trust, sincerity, and responsibility” are the key to…
Twelve independent journalists were arrested in 2021 alone, making it the worst year yet for press freedom in Vietnam. On May 9, the Project 88 organization released the Vietnam human rights report 2021, thereby further supporting the widespread view that…
Standing Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong recently signed Regulation No. 65-QD/TW of the Politburo on staff rotation. Accordingly, the Politburo and the Secretariat will decide on the rotation of cadres at all…
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…
Although being named the recipient of the seventh Van Viet Prize in the field of literary criticism, the author did not dare to accept it because of pressure from Vietnam’s authorities. On April 5, Van Viet – a forum of…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the morning of May 1, 2022, said that Vietnam will provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine through international organizations in the amount of $ 500,000 after more than two months of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.…