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13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam
![Was Vietnam’s Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Debacle Just a Stunt? Was Vietnam’s Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Debacle Just a Stunt?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-13-1.jpg)
Was Vietnam’s Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Debacle Just a Stunt?
By Le Dong Hai Nguyen
There is a strong case to be made that the Vietnamese government leveraged ingrained anti-Chinese sentiment to boost vaccine uptake.
![Vietnam Confirms Appointment of Security Official as Next Prime Minister Vietnam Confirms Appointment of Security Official as Next Prime Minister](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-06.jpg)
Vietnam Confirms Appointment of Security Official as Next Prime Minister
By Sebastian Strangio
The selection of a career security official suggests a continuation of the Party's hard line on corruption and dissent.
![The Evolution of Vietnamese Foreign Policy After the 13th Party Congress The Evolution of Vietnamese Foreign Policy After the 13th Party Congress](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-10-2.jpg)
The Evolution of Vietnamese Foreign Policy After the 13th Party Congress
By Le Dinh Tinh and Lai Anh Tu
Buoyed by its successful handling of COVID-19, Vietnam is readying itself to play an increasingly proactive and confident regional role.
![The Final Victory of Nguyen Phu Trong The Final Victory of Nguyen Phu Trong](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-05-1.jpg)
The Final Victory of Nguyen Phu Trong
By Quynh Tran
How Vietnam's communist party chief earned a surprise third term at this year's National Congress.
![The Rise and Rise of Nguyen Phu Trong The Rise and Rise of Nguyen Phu Trong](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-26-2.jpg)
The Rise and Rise of Nguyen Phu Trong
By Quynh Tran
How Vietnam's party chief defied conventional wisdom and became his country's most powerful leader in a generation.
![Nguyen Phu Trong: The Best Choice to Lead Vietnam’s Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong: The Best Choice to Lead Vietnam’s Communist Party](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-08.jpg)
Nguyen Phu Trong: The Best Choice to Lead Vietnam’s Communist Party
By Phuong Pham
His reappointment for a third term will help Vietnam hold fast to its current political and economic trajectory.
![The Fallout From Vietnam’s Communist Party Congress The Fallout From Vietnam’s Communist Party Congress](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-01-13.jpg)
The Fallout From Vietnam’s Communist Party Congress
By Zachary Abuza
The outcome reflects a considerable degree of caution, and a desire to balance the party's internal factions.
![Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief Reelected to Third Term Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief Reelected to Third Term](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-31.jpg)
Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief Reelected to Third Term
By Sebastian Strangio
The reappointment of Nguyen Phu Trong elevates the austere communist chief into the Party's upper ranks.
![Vietnam Leadership Transition Will Not Loosen the Party’s Grip Vietnam Leadership Transition Will Not Loosen the Party’s Grip](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-22.jpg)
Vietnam Leadership Transition Will Not Loosen the Party’s Grip
By Huong Nguyen
The past five years have seen a sharp increase in both the number of arrests of dissidents, and the severity of the sentences imposed on them.
![Leaked Vietnamese Personnel Appointments Show Diversions From Norm Leaked Vietnamese Personnel Appointments Show Diversions From Norm](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-21.jpg)
Leaked Vietnamese Personnel Appointments Show Diversions From Norm
By Sebastian Strangio
Reported appointments suggest that informal but long-held norms have been sacrificed in order to preserve party unity.
![Vietnam’s 13th Congress: Institutional Resilience or Institutional Decay? Vietnam’s 13th Congress: Institutional Resilience or Institutional Decay?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-07-1.jpg)
Vietnam’s 13th Congress: Institutional Resilience or Institutional Decay?
By Nguyen Khac Giang
This month's Communist Party conclave is set to determine more than just who occupies the top positions.
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Vietnam’s Coming Leadership Change
By Huong Le Thu
Amid a pandemic and shifting geopolitical winds, Vietnam’s next leaders will be of crucial importance for the country’s future.
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