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50 Years After the War, Vietnam’s Greatest Challenge May Lie in the Realm of Memory
By Leo Tran
The country is moving closer to a genuine reckoning with painful and politically sensitive realities about the war that pitted Vietnamese against each other.
Vietnam’s Centralization Drive Faces External Economic Headwinds
By Vu Lam
Communist Party chief To Lam has embarked on a radical program of administrative reform that is increasingly vulnerable to forces beyond Hanoi’s control.
With Lavish Parade, Vietnam Marks 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon
By Sebastian Strangio
The event marked the fall of the U.S.-backed Republic of Vietnam and paved the way for the nation's unification under communist rule.
‘Comrades and Brothers’: Is China Pulling Vietnam Back Into Its Orbit?
By Nguyen Hong Thach
Despite welcoming China's Xi Jinping with unprecedented pomp, Hanoi will avoid overdependence on any single great power.
‘No Winners’ From Trade War, Xi Jinping Says During Vietnam Visit
By Sebastian Strangio
Amid the Trump administration's tariff threats, Hanoi treated the Chinese leader to an unusually warm welcome.
Vietnam to Cut Provinces by Half in Radical Administrative Restructure
By Sebastian Strangio
The reforms are part of a drive to make the country's political system "lean, compact, strong, efficient, effective, and impactful.”
Vietnam Raises Indonesia to Highest Diplomatic Tier, Singapore to Follow
By Sebastian Strangio
Over the past three years, the Vietnamese government has established Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships with nine nations.
The Declining Influence of the National Assembly in Vietnam’s ‘New Era’
By Thiem Bui
Communist Party chief To Lam is reversing a decades-long trend of growing legislative involvement in Vietnamese policy-making.
Vietnam’s National Assembly Approves $8B Rail Link to China
By Sebastian Strangio
The project is expected to reinforce the already strong economic linkages between northern Vietnam and southern China.
Vietnam’s Bureaucratic ‘Revolution’ Falls Short of True Reform
By Hai Hong Nguyen
Communist Party chief To Lam's project of institutional renovations stops short of the highest echelons of power.
A Turning Point in Vietnam’s Politics
By Alexander L. Vuving
Will Communist Party chief To Lam succeed in leading his nation into a "new era" of economic ascendance?
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.
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