Vietnam

Vo Van Thuong resignation comes barely a year after his appointment to the largely ceremonial post.

Vo Van Thuong is the second Vietnamese president to resign in two years.

Truong My Lan, the head of a Ho Chi Minh City-based real estate group, has been accused of the biggest fraud in the country’s history

While differences remain, the two nations are experiencing an increasing strategic convergence on the South China Sea.

The news has added fuel to rumors about the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, following the cancellation of a visit by the Dutch royal family.

Far from "refusing to choose" in its foreign relations, the country has been canny at deciding when – and where – to partner with more powerful countries.

Both sides have promised not to interfere in each other’s internal affairs.

The two organizations advocate for the political and cultural rights of the Montagnard peoples of the Central Highlands, a highly sensitive issue for Hanoi.

The announcement of the two nations' Comprehensive Strategic Partnership followed the end of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit yesterday.

Truong My Lan, the head of a Ho Chi Minh City-based real estate firm, faces charges, along with 84 associates and alleged accomplices.

Directive 24 calls on the Party to counter the influence of "hostile and reactionary forces" taking advantage of the country's increased openness to the outside world.

By drawing public attention to high-level graft, the "blazing furnace" campaign could inadvertently prompt more searching questions about the nature of communist rule.