Vietnam

Last month, the Trump Organization agreed to build a $1.5 billion course in Hung Yen, the home province of Communist Party chief To Lam.

To achieve net zero emissions in Southeast Asia, addressing the significant financing gap is crucial, requiring bold targets and more international support.

According to a U.S. think tank, the country is building runways and other “potential military structures” in the South China Sea.

Duong Van Thai was allegedly kidnapped last year in Thailand, where he had sought political asylum.

The agreement, Vietnam's first free trade deal with a Middle Eastern nation, comes after a busy couple of years in the country's foreign relations.

The country's omnidirectional foreign policy doctrine cushions it from changes in the domestic affairs of key partner states.

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The elevation of Luong Cuong, 67, has further increased the presence of security personnel at the upper echelons of Vietnamese politics.

Truong My Lan, 68, is already on death row for masterminding the embezzlement of $26.8 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank.

The Russia-Ukraine war has rearranged the configuration of Vietnam’s web of partnerships but has not drastically changed its foreign policy approach. 

Success will require the country to leverage its geo-economic strengths while navigating intensifying geopolitical tensions.