Nguyen Thanh Giang was a Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and a former news editor at BBC World Service Languages in London, United Kingdom.
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Articles by Nguyen Thanh Giang (7)
Vietnam’s Plan to Populate Social Media with Interactive Propaganda Faces Challenges
Nguyen Thanh Giang
Vietnam’s government must let go to hold on to the people’s attention spans, in this new digital age, where media is concerned.
Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnam: The Loss of Ideological Cover
Nguyen Thanh Giang|Nguyen Khac Giang
The passing of Nguyen Phu Trong leaves Vietnam short of ideological cover to pursue the country’s policies.
Rise of Chinese Language in Vietnam Hinders Plans to Bring Back Russian
Nguyen Thanh Giang|Le Hong Hiep
There is a Russian-Vietnamese plan to bring the learning of Russian back to Vietnamese schools. But the reality is that English and Chinese are the most popular languages in the country.
Hun Sen’s Counterproductive Attempt to Tame Vietnamese Online Critics
Nguyen Thanh Giang
Cambodia’s relationship with Vietnam will remain stuck in the past if both sides cannot move past entrenched narratives of the other’s faults.
Vietnam Must Not Let Political Rumours Online Undermine Its Anti-Corruption Campaign
Nguyen Thanh Giang
Although it is not easy to pinpoint the leaker of each rumour, the disseminators of such leaks are famous, well-connected social media influencers.