Vietnam celebrates communist victory over U.S. as new threat of tariffs looms

Thousands of people, some of whom camped out overnight, lined the streets of Ho Chi Minh City for a parade marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Read More

Vietnam politics

Linh Nguyen, Hai Hong Nguyen, and Zachary Abuza discuss the anti-corruption purges, Vietnam's ... communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has some striking parallels to past patterns in Chinese ... Read More

New Vietnam top leader Lam vows to 'fiercely' continue anti-graft campaign

HANOI (Reuters): Vietnamese President To Lam has been named to the nation's top position, general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, replacing Nguyen Phu Trong, who died two weeks ... Read More

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today, yet films about the conflict still struggle to capture its complexities

For the United States, “The Vietnam War” was one battleground against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. To prevent communism from spreading, the US sent resources to establish the Republic of ... Read More

Why Vietnam is rushing to halve local governments

HANOI -- Vietnam's rush to halve the ... lay off at least one fifth of its civil servants by 2030, remove an entire layer of government and clear mountains of regulations has stoked hopes in ... Read More

Vietnam's Communist Party names To Lam top leader

HANOI: Vietnamese President To Lam was formally named the country's top leader Saturday, pledging to "speed up" a sweeping graft campaign that has snared thousands in recent years. Read More

Xi’s visit shows Vietnam’s balancing act amid looming U.S. tariffs

Xi’s call to action was omitted in the Vietnamese readouts and state media after the Chinese leader met with Vietnam’s Communist Party ... keeping to language it has used in the past. Read More