Vietnam

As the Communist Party of Vietnam moves toward its next National Congress, the list of candidates for key posts is narrowing.

Whoever succeeds Abe Shinzo, the two nations have ample reasons to widen and deepen their cooperation across a host of domains.

The alternating diplomatic salvos highlight to degree to which the South China Sea has become a flashpoint of superpower tensions.

COVID-19 offers the region an opportunity to kick start a transition toward sustainable energy – but a host of challenges remain.

But there is more to the country’s long-running anticorruption purge than meets the eye.

Partnering with American firms would shrink Vietnam's trade surplus with the US—and help Hanoi hold the line in the South China Sea.

Over the last three decades, the CPV has gradually institutionalized its control over the armed forces.

With China a shared concern, India and Vietnam continue to deepen their relationship.

Vietnam's big year as the rotating chair of ASEAN has been disrupted, necessitating an alternative strategy.

The success of its COVID-19 strategy has, so far, increased trust in the Vietnamese government, but it could create demand for transparency in other political issues in the future.

In Da Nang, residents broadly welcome the Vietnamese government's aggressive response to the shocking resurgence of COVID-19.

The South China Sea is where the rubber meets the road for U.S.-Vietnam security ties, and in this regard, Hanoi has gone as far as it is comfortable.