ARTICLES

22 Jul 2024

Can Vietnam Thrive under Trump 2.0?

Nguyen Khac Giang

With the potential for a second Trump administration, Vietnam will need to prepare for different scenarios.

19 Jul 2024

Anti-Corruption Politics and Shifts in Central-Local Relations in Vietnam

Nguyen Khac Giang

Since 2021, half of the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam who were removed for corruption were provincial leaders, resulting in a decrease in provincial representation in the Committee from 40 per cent to 28 per cent. Moving forward, Vietnam must strike a balance between its anti-corruption efforts and the need to preserve provincial autonomy, to sustain economic growth at the local level.

Anti-Corruption Corruption Vietnam Vietnamese Economy Vietnamese Politics

19 Jul 2024

Nguyen Phu Trong’s Incomplete Legacy in Vietnam

Le Hong Hiep|Nguyen Khac Giang

The steadfast leadership of Vietnam’s General Secretary has ironically created a potential leadership vacuum, as succession planning has not been one of his strong suits, unlike anti-corruption and other stellar achievements.

Vietnam Vietnamese Politics

12 Jul 2024

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.

Southeast Asia Vietnam Vietnam-Russia relations Vietnamese Economy

11 Jul 2024

How Much of Vietnam’s Policy Reform is due to FTAs?

Jayant Menon

Vietnam has progressed in embracing market-based reforms, but its reform agenda remains unfinished. Recent free trade agreements have maintained reform momentum, but Vietnam’s earlier accession to ASEAN and the WTO continues to influence the economy.

International Relations International Trade Vietnam Vietnamese Economy Vietnamese Politics

9 Jul 2024

Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) in Indonesia and Vietnam: Implications for Southeast Asia

Melinda Martinus

JETP implementation in Vietnam and Indonesia faces challenges such as significant financing gaps, criticisms regarding the attractiveness of financing packages, difficulties in aligning donor and recipient countries’ expectations, the complex political-economic landscape of the coal industry, and concerns over the social impacts of energy transitions.

Environment Indonesia Sustainable Development Vietnam

3 Jul 2024

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.

Cambodia Media Vietnam

27 Jun 2024

Vietnam’s Rice Land Restrictions: Time for a Rethink?

Peter Warr|Huy Quynh Nguyen

There is a case for relaxing Vietnam’s long-standing restrictions on the use of land meant for rice cultivation.

Agriculture Vietnam Vietnamese Economy

19 Jun 2024

Putin’s Visit to Vietnam: When the Past Weighs on the Present

Hoang Thi Ha

Vietnam’s gains from hosting Russia’s president will likely pale in comparison to the expected benefits of courting other powers. However, sentiment can play a role in international relations – what’s a visit between old friends?

International Relations Vietnam Vietnam-Russia relations

18 Jun 2024

New Faces of Vietnamese Politics: Better Red than Expert?

Nguyen Khac Giang

While attention has focused on recent changes at the highest echelon of Vietnam’s collective leadership, it is also important to track the new faces in the Politburo and Secretariat.

Communist Party of Vietnam Vietnam Vietnamese Politics