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Vietnam Communist Party
![Will Vietnam Grow Old Before it Gets Rich? Will Vietnam Grow Old Before it Gets Rich?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/3530_524391eea4551.jpg)
Will Vietnam Grow Old Before it Gets Rich?
By David Hutt
A closer look at the country’s aging population and what that means.
![Trinh Xuan Thanh: Corrupt Tycoon or Liberal Reformist? Trinh Xuan Thanh: Corrupt Tycoon or Liberal Reformist?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rts1aa1l.jpg)
Trinh Xuan Thanh: Corrupt Tycoon or Liberal Reformist?
By Bennett Murray
As Germany increases pressure over the alleged kidnapping of Thanh, his plight has raised little sympathy back home.
![Will the Environment Be the Vietnam Government’s Downfall? Will the Environment Be the Vietnam Government’s Downfall?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-05_19-26-38.jpg)
Will the Environment Be the Vietnam Government’s Downfall?
By David Hutt
Environmental protests are proving a tough challenge for the communist regime.
![The Fault Lines in Vietnam's Next Political Struggle The Fault Lines in Vietnam's Next Political Struggle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-27_15-24-37.jpg)
The Fault Lines in Vietnam's Next Political Struggle
By Zachary Abuza
Infighting ahead of the next mid-term Congress is already visible.
![Interview: Vietnam's 'Other' Political Party Interview: Vietnam's 'Other' Political Party](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/3530_524391eea4551.jpg)
Interview: Vietnam's 'Other' Political Party
By Shawn W. Crispin
The Diplomat talks with the spokesman of Vietnam's most prominent unsanctioned political party about the country's politics.
![Vietnam’s Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong Keeps His Post Vietnam’s Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong Keeps His Post](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-27_15-24-37.jpg)
Vietnam’s Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong Keeps His Post
By Shannon Tiezzi
After rumors of an intense leadership struggle, Vietnam's top leader will retain his post.
![Who Will Lead Vietnam? Who Will Lead Vietnam?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-16_04-54-54.jpg)
Who Will Lead Vietnam?
By Alexander L. Vuving
The country faces a particularly difficult choice.
![How Will Vietnam's New Communist Princelings Shape the Country's Future? How Will Vietnam's New Communist Princelings Shape the Country's Future?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/3530_524391eea4551.jpg)
How Will Vietnam's New Communist Princelings Shape the Country's Future?
By Hai Hong Nguyen
The ability of these rising stars to deliver will determine the durability of the regime.
![Is Vietnam Pivoting Toward the United States? Is Vietnam Pivoting Toward the United States?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-05_22-34-44.jpg)
Is Vietnam Pivoting Toward the United States?
By Carl Thayer
In an unprecedented move, the secretary-general of Vietnam's Communist Party will visit the United States.
![Vietnam Muddles China's South China Sea Challenge Vietnam Muddles China's South China Sea Challenge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-07_20-53-26.jpg)
Vietnam Muddles China's South China Sea Challenge
By Shawn W. Crispin
Politics is hampering Hanoi's ability to respond.
![Vietnam: 40 Years Later Vietnam: 40 Years Later](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-01_05-44-26.jpg)
Vietnam: 40 Years Later
By Sebastian Strangio
Forty years after the war, it is the ideals of the former South Vietnam that appear ascendant.
![Vietnam’s Envoy to China Reinforces Communist Unity Vietnam’s Envoy to China Reinforces Communist Unity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-05_08-11-23.jpg)
Vietnam’s Envoy to China Reinforces Communist Unity
By Lucian T. H. Hsu
Vietnam’s Communist Party is concerned about its grip on power amid deteriorating regional relations.