How does Vietnam build alliances with like-minded partners “with the same vision”? Such an alliance full of contradictions, not only breaks the principles of integration diplomacy but also deeply divides the relationship between the Vietnamese government and the local people.…
While fighting is raging in Ukraine, Russia and Vietnam are planning a military exercise, according to information from Russia’s state-controlled media on April 18. Analysts say this is an inappropriate step and could cause “eyebrows” in the region. The news…
A court in Vietnam on April 18 convicted and sentenced 12 people to prison sentences of 3-13 years for “activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” for participating in a California-based organization named “Provisional National Government of Vietnam.” 12 individuals…
On April 14, Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung was detained and probed for allegedly “taking bribes” to approve permits for companies to conduct so-called “citizen rescue” flights during the COVID-19 pandemic. The electronic information portal of the Ministry…
The Vietnamese army is conducting a live-fire exercise in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh, and according to experts, this move is in response to China’s aggressive behaviors. On April 8, news of a live-fire drill by the Vietnamese…
Whether Vietnam was forced or volunteered, the consequences of all three votes by Vietnam’s representative at the UN General Assembly were incalculable. One of the dangerous consequences for Vietnam is the change of the strategic chessboard in the South China…
Phu Cat Airport in Quy Nhon in Vietnam’s central region will be closed on April 11-21 to serve defense drills with live ammunition. Vietnam’s state-controlled media reported citing an announcement on April 8 by Phu Cat Airport and Vietnam Airlines…
On April 7, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly voted to expel Russia from the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on accusations of human rights violations in Ukraine, with 93 votes in favor, 24 votes against, and 58 abstentions. Vietnam was…
It is worth noting that Vietnam, along with China, and North Korea… are among the 24 countries that voted against this resolution, even though Hanoi had twice abstained before to show its neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to experts,…
Observers in Vietnam and abroad commented to VOA that the Vietnamese government has “moved closer” to Russia, and decided to “pick sides” with Moscow, instead of following the majority according to common sense in the vote on April 7 at…
