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Vietnam’s Bureaucratic ‘Revolution’: Rationales and Challenges
By Duong Thi Thuy Pham and Mai Truong
Communist Party chief To Lam's unprecedented institutional streamlining is designed to bolster Vietnam's competitiveness – but it could come at a cost.
The State of the South China Sea: Coercion at Sea, Slow Progress on a Code of Conduct
By Carl Thayer
Major developments in the South China Sea in 2024 do not augur well for 2025.
Vietnam: No Country for #MeToo
By Elaine Pearson
Government connections protect those implicated in sexual violence.
Vietnam’s Reborn Nuclear Energy Ambitions: Challenges and Prospects
By Huynh Tam Sang and Nguyen Quoc Anh
The country's nuclear ambition hinges on its leaders' ability to overcome infrastructure bottlenecks and carry the anti-corruption campaign forward.
Vietnam Signs Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Russian Government
By Sebastian Strangio
Hanoi is restarting its civilian nuclear program nearly a decade after canceling it over cost and safety concerns.
How the Exit of US Banks From the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Threatens Climate Finance in Southeast Asia
By Ardhi Rasy Wardhana
Without the participation of U.S. banks in the NZBA, the already limited pool of climate finance may shrink further.
Vietnam Deserves More than a Football Crown in Southeast Asia
By Hai Hong Nguyen
The country's recent ASEAN football championship success could soon be matched by achievements in the economic realm.
Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition: Whose Justice?
By Hướng Thiện
Vietnam’s so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership is actually “enabling serious human rights harms by the Vietnam government.”
How Much Risk Can Vietnam Run in the South China Sea?
By Khang Vu
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.
Vietnam-UAE’s CEPA: A Strategic Gateway Between ASEAN and the Gulf
By Rich McClellan and Alex George
The new economic partnership agreement continues a trend of marked outreach from the UAE to Southeast Asia.
Vietnam Signs Agreement with Nvidia to Establish AI Research and Data Centers
By Sebastian Strangio
Last year, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that he wanted to make Vietnam the AI chipmaker's "second home."
Vietnamese Court Upholds Death Sentence For Real Estate Tycoon
By Sebastian Strangio
Truong My Lan, 68, may be eligible for clemency if she is able to return at least 75 percent of the misappropriated assets.