On July 27, the US Department of State and the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) unanimously voiced concern about the Dak Lak provincial government’s harassment of Protestants in the Central Highlands. Ned Price, spokesman for the US State…
In meetings with Vietnamese leaders on July 29, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will seek to strengthen ties with Hanoi while the two countries monitor China’s activities in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea) with increasing…
The relationship between Vietnam and the US has recently made great changes. Next week, the US Secretary of Defense will visit Vietnam. US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Vietnam from August 15-17, 2021. This will be Kamala Harris’ first…
US Vice President Kamala Harris could visit Vietnam and Singapore in August, although no final decision has been made on the details of the visit, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on July 26. The source said that…
The Vietnamese Delegation to the United Nations (UN) has just hosted an online meeting of the group “Friends of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)” with the participation of the ambassadors, heada of Delegations…
China’s role in decline China is the world’s largest manufacturing hub, accounting for more than 28% of global output. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused countries around the world to rethink their views on global value chains and the risks involved.…
On July 22, UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace visited Hanoi to discuss bilateral defense cooperation, including maritime security. The British Embassy in Vietnam announced Minister Wallace’s three-day visit to Vietnam from July 21-23: “During talks with Vietnam’s Defense Minister, General…
An unofficial source said that, at the end of this July, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Vietnam and two other Southeast Asian countries, Singapore and the Philippines. This visit of Mr. Lloyd Austin is considered to “clear the…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Vietnam at the end of July during his Asia tour starting July 23 to countries including Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. The US Embassy in Hanoi posted this notice on Facebook on July…
Facing the ongoing pandemic situation in Vietnam, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down its forecast for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2021 from 6.7% to 5.8%. Vietnam’s state-controlled media reported on July 20. Accordingly, ADB believes that the delay…
