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.
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.
Le Hong Hiep
Rising star Pham Minh Chinh has to steer the country to the ranks of high income developed economies by 2045.
Ha Hoang Hop|Lye Liang Fook
Vietnam’s 13th National Congress may turn out to be the most memorable in terms of the number of established conventions that are overturned.
Ha Hoang Hop|Lye Liang Fook
The Communist Party of Vietnam’s upcoming 13th National Congress will see appointments to the country’s highest political offices. To date, the general secretary and prime minister are selected from two different regions. This a top-down practice that nurtures political groups whose members are connected by their geographical origins. There are indications that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Tran Quoc Vuong, current standing member of the CPV’s Secretariat, are candidates for the position of general secretary. The former is from the Centre (a break from tradition), while the latter is a Northerner.
Le Hong Hiep
The Communist Party of Vietnam, which is set to make some historic appointments to its top echelons, shows that Vietnamese politicians know how to master “the art of the possible”.
Dien Nguyen An Luong
Facebook poses a challenge to American lawmakers seeking to rein it in. In authoritarian countries such as Vietnam, however, the social media giant has become a handy accomplice and even a springboard for ambitious politicians.
Le Hong Hiep
Mr Nguyen Phu Trong has been general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam for two terms, and party rules stipulate that the incumbent cannot hold the position for longer than that. But there is more than meets the eye.
Ha Hoang Hop|Lye Liang Fook
Speculation about the health of Vietnam’s top leader Nguyen Phu Trong has been rife. The question is whether he will hold up till the upcoming Party Congress in January 2021.