Why did Xi Jinping send someone to “test” Nguyen Phu Trong?

Vietnamese politics is inherently dependent, and it is not difficult to assert which country it depends on. The fact that Vietnam increasingly depends on China is a topic that has been discussed by society for a long time, not recently.…
Vietnam asked to remove barriers to help private economy

Difficulties must be removed for private enterprises, creating all conditions for the private economy to feel secure in investing, doing business, and innovating in Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the call just mentioned at the Government meeting on…
Thai giant firms’ ambitions in Vietnam

In recent years, Thai businesses have been the most active players in mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam with many big deals worth billions of dollars. Recently, Thailand’s SCG Group announced the acquisition of a 70% stake in Duy Tan Plastic…
Various projections for Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2021

There are different perspectives in the model of economic growth in Vietnam in 2021 proposed by domestic research institutes. However, it should be noted that there are key points that have been put forward by research institutes to recommend. In…
Can Vietnam’s aspirations for sea power by 2045 come true?

Vietnam has set a target of becoming a sea power by 2045 in the context of depleting coastal seafood resources, oil and gas exploration and exploitation are in difficulty due to sovereignty disputes in the East Sea (South China Sea)…
Vietnam at risk of becoming transshipment place for Chinese goods

The macroeconomic report for the fourth quarter of 2020 of the Institute of Economic and Policy Research (VEPR), published on February 11, shows that Vietnam’s largest import market is China with $84.18 billion, and Vietnam’s largest export market is the…
What does Vietnam learn from bloody “border war 1979”?

Memories of war On this day 42 years ago, the short and bloody war took place between the two countries that were once called “communist brothers” Vietnam and China. China claims to “teach Vietnam a lesson.” At the dawn of…