Two ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have just docked at Tien Sa port, Danang, starting a three-day visit in the effort of bilateral defense cooperation between Japan and Vietnam. The fleet of long-distance training ships including the destroyer…
On February 24, 2022, Vietnam voiced “extreme concern about the armed conflict situation in Ukraine” and “called on all parties to exercise restraint” and “not use force, protect the people, continue dialogue in search of a peaceful solution.” Like many…
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on February 23 voiced “suggesting the US to increase financial and technical support for Vietnam to bring its net emissions to zero by 2050 as committed at the COP26,” according to the Vietnam…
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…
