Hanoi’s conservative leaders are increasingly haunted by Ho Chi Minh’s legacy.

Despite increasing cooperation, India has not been able to seal major weapons sales to Vietnam.

Why are Special Economic Zones so attractive to Vietnam's government, despite proven shortcomings?

A look back at the past failures, and challenging present, of Vietnam’s huge economic gamble.

The country got a late start, but is expanding its digital government services.

The protests highlight the difficulties in embracing Chinese investment while defending Vietnamese independence.

The Vietnam Communist Party steps up efforts to reform its inner workings.

Vietnam’s fledgling #MeToo movement reveals the limits of the country’s progress on gender equality.

The 16 islands that make up the Con Dao archipelago are renowned for their natural beauty, but they also have a dark past.

How the Communists and Pham Xuan An won the propaganda war.

Why hundreds of thousands of ethnic Hmong have converted to Christianity in Vietnam over the past 30 years.

Clarity sought in Hanoi ahead of President Donald Trump’s state visit.

As Germany increases pressure over the alleged kidnapping of Thanh, his plight has raised little sympathy back home.

Questions have arisen about the anti-corruption campaign that saw the first firing of a Politburo member in 21 years.

A dearth of coverage, competing global interests, and an omnipresent police state render violations largely unnoticed.

Tough restrictions on internal migration are trapping Vietnam’s rural-to-urban migrants in a vicious cycle of poverty.