Vietnam

Since taking office in 2023, Prime Minister Hun Manet has consistently trod the path laid out by his father – with one notable exception.

Will Communist Party chief To Lam succeed in leading his nation into a "new era" of economic ascendance?

Communist Party chief To Lam's unprecedented institutional streamlining is designed to bolster Vietnam's competitiveness – but it could come at a cost.

Major developments in the South China Sea in 2024 do not augur well for 2025. 

Government connections protect those implicated in sexual violence.

The country's nuclear ambition hinges on its leaders' ability to overcome infrastructure bottlenecks and carry the anti-corruption campaign forward.

Hanoi is restarting its civilian nuclear program nearly a decade after canceling it over cost and safety concerns.

Without the participation of U.S. banks in the NZBA, the already limited pool of climate finance may shrink further.

The country's recent ASEAN football championship success could soon be matched by achievements in the economic realm.

Vietnam’s so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership is actually “enabling serious human rights harms by the Vietnam government.”

If China lowers the threshold of what Vietnamese activities it deems acceptable, Vietnam will find it more difficult to maintain the balance between deferring and defying China.