... amplified amid heightened international tensions. The Chinese Foreign Ministry
reacted
by heralding the two countries’ converging position on the South China Sea, a remark that the state-run
Xinhua News Agency
dubbed “applauding.” Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry also followed suit, with spokesman Le Hai Binh
saying
that the dispute should be settled by “all countries concerned.”
Many pundits saw this heated exchange as proof that the booming Russia-China partnership ...
Vietnam’s 12th National Party Congress
The Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) held its
12th National Congress
in Hanoi from 20-28 January. The foreign news media devoted the lion’s share of attention on the contestation for the post of VCP Secretary ...
How will Vietnam’s free trade agreement with the EU impact the country’s economy and politics
On December 2, 2015 the European Union and Vietnam signed a joint
statement
officially concluding negotiations over the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)....
Experts and diplomats from the US, Europe and Asia took part in the 7th South China Sea International Conference “
Cooperation for Regional Security and Development
” that took place in Vietnam’s Vung Tau city on November 23-24, 2015.
The conference discussed the impact of key trends in the global development on the situation in the water area, legal aspects of territorial disputes, as well as ways to reduce conflict potential....
... encompassing a broad range of areas for cooperation — it is a serious claim to the role of the agenda-setter both at the regional and global levels. Russia will benefit from accessing the market of 12 countries while having economic ties only with Vietnam. However, there are several negative scenarios: what is being established now is a new bloc of countries sharing the same vision, abiding by its own rules, and defining its own quality standards, which will enable them to put those who fail to ...
Since the August Revolution and declaring independence on September 2nd, 1945 the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has been the dominating force in Vietnamese politics, leading the fight against colonial French rule and U.S. aggression. After the country's reunification in 1975 and a decade of economic woes the CPV managed to shift gears and start updating ...
Vietnam’s Party Leaders Visit Washington
Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary General of the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP), just completed an historic five-day visit to the United States (July 6-10 2015). No previous party leader has visited the U.S. before....
On May 29, 2015 the Eurasian Economic Union and Vietnam signed an agreement to establish a free trade area, a first for the EEU. Although significant, the arrangement seems to involve a lot of technical gaps requiring further work, with 10-15 years needed to complete the tasks and reaching the stated ...
It’s time to consider if there is anything Russia can offer to Vietnam that others can’t
On April 6-7, 2015, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). Russian public opinion is accustomed to perceiving Vietnam as a traditional friend and partner, preferring to ...
On December 2, 2014, the Russian International Affairs Council held the invitations-only roundtable "Russia-Vietnam: Proposals for a Strategic Partnership" with participation of experts from RAS Institute for Oriental Studies, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Institute for Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University, as well as representatives ...
