Race for Vietnam’s Top Job: New Candidates, Old Challenges
Le Hong Hiep
Vietnam has made two high-profile political replacements. But the question remains as to which candidate would be the country’s next general secretary.

Le Hong Hiep
Vietnam has made two high-profile political replacements. But the question remains as to which candidate would be the country’s next general secretary.
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.
Nguyen Khac Giang
Hanoi’s silence over a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by a Vietnamese-American author speaks volumes about the country’s treatment of its wartime history.
Jonathan London
There is no dispute that Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive is necessary. But the campaign does not address the root causes of the malfeasance.
Phan Xuan Dung
Ten years after the May 2014 oil rig crisis in Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone, Hanoi continues to maintain its “Three Nos” policy. This, however, does not mean that the policy is set in stone.
Le Hong Hiep
With the “resignation” of the chair of Vietnam’s National Assembly, the country is facing a leadership crisis.
Nguyen Khac Giang
Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive is appropriate but it has led to an exodus from the public sector. The priority should be to improve the compensation of public servants and better management.
Nguyen Thanh Giang
Locals in Ho Chi Minh City worry that a new government initiative for social listening powered by artificial intelligence would jeopardise their privacy rather than improve public services.
Le Hong Hiep
Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong will be replaced. The primary task of the country’s leaders now is to find his replacement and steady the keel.
Nguyen Khac Giang
Recent rumours of Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s ill health and even death were greatly exaggerated. However, the speculation highlighted the weakness of the Party’s thinking and preparation for the inevitable political succession.