Vietnam coronavirus

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.

Even before the outbreak in Da Nang, Hoi An’s people were devastated by the loss of tourists. Now the slight hope of economic recovery has been dashed.

The outbreak began last Thursday in Da Nang and the authorities haven’t figured out yet exactly how the virus crept back into the country.

Community transmission has made a comeback, but Vietnam is ready.

How speaking out fits into Vietnam’s political system and the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vietnam’s success in containing COVID-19 provides a chance to to use earned legitimacy as a springboard to reforms.

Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam approached the intertwined issues of COVID-19 and migrant workers quite differently.

Despite public health cooperation, analysts say the Vietnamese Communist Party has little trust in the word of its Chinese counterparts.

A closer look at recent developments between the two countries, both before and during the coronavirus pandemic.