Vietnam’s National Assembly has accepted the resignation of Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong, who has become the second president to step down in as many years amid a wide-ranging anti-corruption campaign. In a statement yesterday, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) announced that it had accepted Thuong’s resignation from all official … Read more
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the job, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office amid an intense anti-corruption campaign. The party said it had accepted his resignation, writing in a statement that “violations by Vo Van Thuong have left a … Read more
Vietnam’s National Assembly is scheduled to meet later this week to discuss unspecified “personnel issues,” Reuters reported today, citing a letter sent to legislators that raises the possibility of more upheaval at the upper ranks of the government. The letter signed by the general secretary of the national assembly Bui Van Cuong and sent to … Read more
Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to boost cooperation between their coastguards and work to prevent incidents in disputed parts of the South China Sea, against a backdrop of growing Chinese assertiveness. The two countries, which have overlapping maritime claims in the sea, signed the two memoranda of understanding on the second day of Philippine … Read more
South China Sea tensions and economic cooperation topped the agenda during Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s state visit to Vietnam over the weekend. On Friday, Jokowi met his Vietnamese counterpart Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi, with subsequent state media reports claiming that the two leaders discussed closer cooperation on trade and investment and the importance … Read more
This month Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong failed to make an appearance during the recent visits of the Lao prime minister and Indonesian president. This gave rise to intense speculation in the Western media that Trong is seriously ill and is being treated in hospital. While Trong subsequently appeared at … Read more
Japan and Vietnam have officially established a comprehensive strategic partnership, pledging a broad expansion of security and economic ties on the 50th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations The announcement came after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong met in Tokyo yesterday for talks, during which the pair pledged … Read more