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21h ago
The news has added fuel to rumors about the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, following the cancellation of a visit by the Dutch royal family ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
2w ago
Directive 24 calls on the Party to counter the influence of "hostile and reactionary forces" taking advantage of the country's increased openness to the outside world ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
2M ago
The recent prolonged absence of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong raised the question of how the Communist Party might deal with a leader's incapacitation or death ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
3M ago
The boxes, which were allegedly used in recent grand-scale corruption cases, have become a symbol of the country's rampant graft problem ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
4M ago
Nguyen Phu Trong believes he can purge and purify the Communist Party. But what if corruption is not a quirk of the system, but its essence ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
8M ago
The overreaction to the film's alleged depiction of China's "nine-dash line" claim is a feature, not a bug, of the country's culture of censorship ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
11M ago
The move has been justified by the need to fight online scams, but will further chill freedom of expression online ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
1y ago
There is little evidence that the country’s political landscape is divided into “pro-Chinese” and “pro-American” camps ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
1y ago
The consolidation of power under communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has some striking parallels to past patterns in Chinese politics ..read more
The Diplomat » Vietnam Politics
1y ago
The National Assembly will reportedly choose Nguyen Xuan Phuc's permanent replacement at its next meeting in May ..read more