• Editorial
A high-profile feature of current Vietnamese politics is the anti-corruption drive led by Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). As the anti-graft campaign enters its fifth year, Trong […]
• Editorial
Vietnam’s top leadership positions, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the president, are traditionally held by two different people. This separation ceased to exist on October 23, 2018 when the […]
• Editorial
China has long been infamous for incorporating maritime militias into its fishing industry to assert its sovereignty claims. With the world’s largest fishing fleet, comprising 370,000 non-powered and 762,000 motor-powered vessels, China has the capacity […]
Vietnam is once again talking about a high-speed train linking Hanoi in the north with Ho Chi Min City (HCMC) in the south. However, by the time the North-South express railway is complete very few of […]
The 2016 corruption perception index (CPI) by Transparency International (TI) contained few surprises in the Asean region. Singapore remains the country in the Asean Community (AC) with the lowest perceived level of corruption ranking seven […]
Less than a month after claiming they would not raise the Vietnam government debt ceiling, the National Assembly has done just that. The legislature is scrambling to come to terms with the costs associated with […]
In what has become something of a regular occurrence the Vietnamese government is considering raising the foreign ownership cap on Vietnamese banks. Currently foreign ownership is limited to 30 per cent. Non-strategic investors can own […]
While many Southeast Asian economies are struggling with the impact of China’s continuing slowdown, Vietnam has bucked the trend and posted strong economic growth over the last year. In Q4Â 2015, Vietnam’s GDP expanded by seven […]
The lack of opacity along with the bureaucratic red tape and hurdles needed to obtain a Vietnam work permit has long been one of the primary complaints of foreign companies operating in the country, as […]
The timing couldn’t have been more calculated: less than 24 hours into an Asean summit hosted by US President Barack Obama, primarily to mull over how best to reduce tensions in the South China Sea […]
In single-party Communist Vietnam there is little in the way of political uncertainty. Decisions are made in committees behind closed doors and delivered to the public via state-controlled media, while the party portrays an image […]
Signing onto the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in Atlanta last October and the high-level state visits of half the politburo to the United States put Vietnam in the international spotlight and, when the dust had […]