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Vietnam
Why Vietnam Will Not Balance Against China
By Khang Vu
Vietnam is different from the rest of Asia in that it does not depend on the U.S. for security and China for trade. In fact, the opposite is true.
Vietnam’s US Tariff Deal: Strategic Lift or Supply Chain Liability?
By Tran Thi Mong Tuyen
The recent tariff agreement has calmed bilateral tensions between Hanoi and Washington, but new trade tensions could be in store.
Indonesia, Vietnam, and the BRICS Question
By Isti Marta Sukma
Both Jakarta and Hanoi seek to preserve strategic autonomy while navigating an increasingly polarized international environment. BRICS may offer a third path.
Reflecting on the Vietnam Communist Party’s Soliloquy to the Private Sector
By Nick J. Freeman
If Resolution 68 is to be believed, state-owned enterprises are about to lose what remains of their special privileges.
Trump Says US and Vietnam Have Reached an Agreement on Tariffs
By Sebastian Strangio
Washington has agreed to lower its threatened 46 percent tariff on imports from Vietnam in return for increased access to the Vietnamese market.
Vietnam Abolishes Death Penalty For 8 Criminal Offenses
By Sebastian Strangio
The legal change is set to spare the life of the tycoon Truong My Lan, who was sentenced to death last year for her role in a $12 billion corruption scandal.
Good Neighbors Make Good Fences: The Strategic Basis for a Thai-Vietnamese Entente
By Tita Sanglee and Khang Vu
Both Bangkok and Hanoi share concerns about China's expanding influence in Laos and Cambodia, a historic arena of strategic competition between the two powers.
Vietnam Approves Radical Consolidation of Provinces and Major Cities
By Sebastian Strangio
The change, part of an administrative "revolution" spearheaded by CPV chief To Lam, will see the number of provinces and centrally-run cities cut from 63 to just 34.
With an Economy on the Rise, Vietnam’s To Lam Can Claim Pole Position
By Luke Hunt
Vietnam is economically out-performing its peers in the Mekong Region, and is set to become ASEAN's second-largest economy by 2028.
US Pressuring Vietnam to Downgrade Economic Ties With China: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
Washington is driving a hard bargain in its ongoing trade and tariff negotiations with Hanoi.
Why Vietnam Is Cutting Down Payments to Renewable Energy Developers
By James Guild
To attract investment, Vietnam's state-owned electricity company EVN agreed to pay power producers above-market rates. Now the bill has come due.
Why Is Vietnam Blocking Access to Telegram?
By Vu Lam
Hanoi claims that the encrypted messaging app is enabling criminal activity, but there may be deeper considerations at play.
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