Vietnam’s Frontrunner for Prime Minister: Bold Leader With Bold Plans
Hai Hong Nguyen
Pham Minh Chinh is the surprise frontrunner to be Vietnam’s next prime minister. He has big shoes to fill.

Hai Hong Nguyen
Pham Minh Chinh is the surprise frontrunner to be Vietnam’s next prime minister. He has big shoes to fill.
Le Hong Hiep
There is little reason for the Community Party of Vietnam to repeat its “fast track” procedure to get a new government in place. The Party’s reputation is best served by its playing by the rules.
Phan Xuan Dung
Hanoi is applying its South China Sea playbook to the Mekong.
Chheang Vannarith|Nguyen Huu Tuc
Hedging between the US and China while promoting a rules-based South China Sea will continue to guide Vietnam’s foreign policy.
Dien Nguyen An Luong
Keeping control of the cyber-space floodgates while not alienating the social media savvy youth is difficult.
The State of Southeast Asia Survey
Hoang Thi Ha
A recent rap video dropped by the US envoy to Vietnam highlights the resilience of American soft power in Vietnam.
Ivan V. Small
Vietnam’s border closures keep families apart and economic opportunities unrealised.
Phan Xuan Dung
Agent Orange remains a barrier to closer Vietnam-US relations. To lower this barrier, the Biden administration should treat Vietnamese victims the same as American ones.
Le Hong Hiep
Rising star Pham Minh Chinh has to steer the country to the ranks of high income developed economies by 2045.
Ivan V. Small
Services to assimilate the Vietnamese diaspora into South Korea’s culture have helped to make connections with migrants from other countries, as well as diversify Korean society.