Vietnam politics

The reforms are part of a drive to make the country's political system "lean, compact, strong, efficient, effective, and impactful.”

More undergraduates from one of the world’s five remaining communist states were opposed to the redistribution of wealth through taxes than their peers in uber-capitalist Singapore or Malaysia.

Communist Party chief To Lam is reversing a decades-long trend of growing legislative involvement in Vietnamese policy-making.

Will Communist Party chief To Lam succeed in leading his nation into a "new era" of economic ascendance?

Communist Party chief To Lam's unprecedented institutional streamlining is designed to bolster Vietnam's competitiveness – but it could come at a cost.

The country's recent ASEAN football championship success could soon be matched by achievements in the economic realm.

The rail line, which will link the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City to the capital Hanoi, is expected to cost $67 billion.

To Lam, the new chief of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has pledged to lead the country into a "new era."

Duong Van Thai was allegedly kidnapped last year in Thailand, where he had sought political asylum.

The elevation of Luong Cuong, 67, has further increased the presence of security personnel at the upper echelons of Vietnamese politics.

The newly appointed Communist Party chief has the potential to become a dictator.

The late party chief "left behind a party-state that governs mostly by control and coercion rather than consensus and legitimacy."

Absent in many eulogies for the late Communist Party chief was any recognition of the scores of government critics whose lives were ruined during his time in power.

Nguyen Chi Tuyen, aka Anh Chi, has become the latest dissenter to be persecuted for criticizing the Communist Party online.

The late party chief was widely respected for his perceived incorruptibility and contribution to Vietnam’s political stability.

While his accession marks the beginning of a new era in Vietnamese politics, To Lam is unlikely to enact major changes to the country's domestic or foreign policy.

Political stability is supposed to be one of Vietnam’s selling points, but its politics remain opaque and everything tends to come as a surprise.

Among those in attendance were the fourth-ranked leader in the Chinese Communist Party, a former Japanese prime minister, and top Cabinet officials from the U.S. and India.

Nguyen Phu Trong devoted his political career to purifying the system, but his anti-corruption crackdown exposed the communist regime’s political decay.

Trong had dominated Vietnamese politics since 2011. Now attention turns to his successor, former security minister To Lam.

The sudden announcement confirmed longstanding rumors of Trong's ill health, and locks in Lam as his successor.

Lt. Gen. Luong Tam Quang's appointment strengthens the chances of his former boss becoming the next Communist Party chief.

The powerful former public security minister has been boosted into the ranks of the country's top leaders. Will the promotion come back to haunt him?

Lam was confirmed by Vietnam’s National Assembly after his predecessor resigned amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken the political establishment.