Politics

Obituaries

Vietnam Communist party boss dies at 80; succession in balance

Trong kept lid on graft, navigated U.S.-China rivalry as country grew

Politics

Vietnam succession in focus as president stands in for party chief

Former public security chief To Lam gains more clout

Politics

Vietnam President To Lam takes over party leader Trong's duties

80-year-old top government official to focus on treatment, official statement says

Agriculture

African swine fever outbreaks spreading in Vietnam, government says

Culling so far this year fives time that of a year ago, official document shows

Opinion

Vietnam is the master of neutrality in a polarized world

Hanoi's 'bamboo diplomacy' seen in hosting of Chinese, U.S. and Russian leaders

Opinion

Philippines and Vietnam's South China Sea strategies have failed

Manila's 'transparency' and Hanoi's 'opacity' are outdated approaches to deter China

Defense

U.S. Navy visits former base in Vietnam's strategic Cam Ranh Bay

Ex-defense official has said U.S. presence in area would send firm message to China

Comment

Is Vietnam's anti-corruption drive a disguised power grab?

Concerns grow that President To Lam may become Putin-style dictator

Supply Chain

Singapore's CapitaLand focuses on Vietnam as supply chains leave China

Property manager also eyes industrial park in Malaysian special economic zone

Society

U.S. upgrades Vietnam in human-trafficking report despite concerns

State Department cites failure to investigate complicit government officials

South China Sea

South China Sea situation deeply concerning, U.S. East Asia envoy says

In Hanoi, Daniel Kritenbrink calls Beijing's actions in disputed waterway 'destabilizing'

International relations

Vietnam govt says PM to pay working visit to China June 24-27

International relations

Vietnam 'torn' between U.S. and Russia as embattled Putin visits

Hanoi inks 11 cooperation pacts with 'extraordinarily grateful' Moscow

Japan immigration

Japan to ease financial burden on Vietnamese migrant workers

Employers to pay half of recruitment costs under new program

Opinion

Vietnam's leadership upheaval signals regime's security focus

Incidents of unrest held up as threats to economic development

Comment

Will Vietnam face another power crisis this year?

A 'fallacy of composition' risks repeating last year's debacle

The Future of Asia 2024

Malaysia's Anwar says U.S. 'not using all its might' to stop Gaza crisis

PM says Asia should not be dragged into 'Cold War' between Washington and Beijing

Politics

Vietnam rocked by political upheaval: 5 things to know

Security Minister To Lam elected president, nation's No. 2 political post

Politics

70 years on, Vietnam reflects on Dien Bien Phu's legacy

Scars and triumph: the cost of Vietnam's battle for freedom

Politics

Vietnam's top ousters leave Hanoi rudderless on economy

'Four Pillars' of government reduced to two in anti-corruption drive

Food & Beverage

Southeast Asia restaurants lose out as COVID delivery habit persists

Apps like Grab, Shopee gain users who no longer eat out, data shows

International relations

China counters closer U.S.-Japan-Philippines ties with diplomatic flurry

Beijing shows 'it also has friends' in North Korea, Russia, Vietnam, ex-Taiwan leader

International relations

Top Vietnamese lawmaker in China after president's surprise ouster

Vuong Dinh Hue is one of four pillars running nation as it balances U.S., China ties

International relations

China hosts Vietnam, Laos, East Timor ministers in ASEAN outreach

After Indonesia's Prabowo, Beijing woos diplomats from countries not aligned with U.S.

Opinion

As West draws closer to Vietnam, Hanoi gets more like Beijing

Reluctance to call out repression has facilitated regime's social crackdown