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Party Secretary of Hanoi Bui Thi Minh Hoai
Vietnam drags feet over 'urgent' pollution problem
Vietnam

Video | Hanoi residents endure toxic air

The Vietnamese capital has regularly topped the list of the world’s most polluted cities for the past 3 months

Video | Hanoi becomes world’s most polluted city

Vietnam

China’s ties with Vietnam are a diplomatic priority, Xi Jinping tells To Lam

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South China Sea

Open Questions | Why there’s no quick fix in the South China Sea, and war ‘cannot be ruled out’

An expert on the contested waterway, Wu Shicun calls for rival claimants to work together to demilitarise – and says Beijing should take the lead.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia
Diplomacy

Vietnam’s To Lam touches down in China on first overseas trip as new leader

Lam stops in Guangzhou to retrace Ho Chi Minh’s ‘red footsteps’ before heading to the capital.

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Vietnam

Asian Angle | Vietnam retools its propaganda strategy for the social media age

Vietnam’s attempts to change its social media approach are complicated by tight controls and the public’s low trust in government messages.

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Vietnam

Vietnam’s To Lam makes China his first stop after becoming party chief

The Vietnamese leader will arrive in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit that is expected to have economic ties high on the agenda.

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Vietnamese President To Lam was formally made general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam on August 3, making him the most powerful figure in the country’s leadership structure. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

As US trade with Asia flourishes, resistance to trans-Pacific bloc holds firm

American companies have integrated more deeply with Vietnam and other regional partners outside the grouping, undercutting need to join pact.

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South China Sea

As Philippines, Vietnam close ranks, China adopts ‘divide and conquer’ approach

Manila’s assertive approach contrasts with Hanoi’s “low profile” way of dealing with their respective South China Sea rows, analysts say.

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Beijing ‘wary’ as Japan deepens defence ties with South China Sea claimants

Tokyo’s military drills with Manila and defence equipment agreement with Vietnam will have China taking notice, observers say.

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Japan has been strengthening its defence ties with countries in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and the Philippines. The first Bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity between Philippines and Japan was held earlier this month. Photo: X/@AmbJPNinPH
Art

Street photography veteran Greg Girard passes on his skills in Hong Kong

Since Canadian Greg Girard arrived in East Asia in 1974 he’s photographed its changing cityscapes. He’ll guide participants in an upcoming workshop to capture the essence of Hong Kong and Taipei.

Detail from Plaza Grill and Wine, 1974, Hong Kong, shot by Greg Girard and an example of the street photography that is the subject of a workshop, split between Hong Kong and Taipei, that he will be hosting later this year. Photo: Greg Girard
South China Sea

‘They will not stop’: how the Philippines could counter China’s island-building

Observers believe the Philippines has limited military options to dislodge Chinese bases built on reclaimed land in their maritime territory.

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South China Sea

South China Sea: Vietnamese navy frigate visits China amid drills in waterway

Despite Beijing and Hanoi having overlapping claims, Vietnamese ship arrives at Guangdong port ‘to improve mutual understanding and trust’.

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South China Sea

China confirms discovery of major natural gas field in South China Sea

The location, in waters southeast of Hainan, is estimated to contain more than 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas.

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China has confirmed the discovery of a major gas field in the South China Sea, state media has reported. Called Lingshui 36-1, the field is estimated to contain more than 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas and is the world’s first “ultra-shallow gas field in ultra-deep waters”, Xinhua said. Photo: China National Offshore Oil Corporation
China’s third plenum

Opinion | How Hong Kong can fulfil its crucial role in China’s modernisation

Reform continues to be a central theme in the Communist Party’s vision for China, which offers scope for Hong Kong to play to its strengths.

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People wave the Chinese national and Hong Kong special administrative region flags during an event celebrating the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule on July 1. Photo: Bloomberg
Diplomacy

Opinion | As American allies in Asia take matters into their own hands, what of the US?

If the US wants to protect its influence in Asia, it must drive greater economic engagement with its regional partners.

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South China Sea

How a Hanoi policy could get in the way of Philippines-Vietnam joint patrols

Asean neighbours set for drills, but Vietnam’s ‘four nos’ defence policy prevents any actual joint action against an assertive China.

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Asean

Blinken’s trip edges Asean to ‘more proactive’ stance in sea dispute: analysts

Trip seen as continuity of US foreign policy, but analysts say more insight needed into engagement with rest of Asia ‘as a good in itself’.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (centre) attends the Asean Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on July 27. Photo: AP
Vietnam

Vietnamese tycoon who defrauded stockholders out of US$150 million, gets 21 years

Trinh Van Quyet was found guilty on Monday of falsely inflating the value of his company, amid a government crack down on widespread corruption.

Europe’s refugee crisis

UK riots heighten risks for undocumented Vietnamese seeking better pay

Vietnam among top 10 countries of illegal arrivals by sea, putting its nationals in firing line as UK gets tough on unauthorised migrants.

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‘Comrade’ To Lam: China’s Xi Jinping congratulates Vietnam’s new party chief

Telegram from President Xi Jinping, China’s party chief, comes within hours of Vietnamese President To Lam being named to nation’s top position.

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To Lam, the new general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, is a former public security minister who oversaw a national anti-corruption drive. He became president in May after a series of leadership shake-ups. Photo: AFP
South China Sea

Beijing opens hardware store on South China Sea’s disputed Woody Island

The new shop in the Paracel Islands is part of China’s push to expand civilian facilities and cement territorial claims in contested waters.

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The hardware shop is the latest civilian amenity to open on Woody Island, which is also home to a post office, banks, schools, a library, parks, hospitals and power plants. Photo: Handout
Cathay Pacific

HK Express to launch flights between Hong Kong, Vietnam’s Phu Quoc by end of 2024

Cathay, which operates budget carrier HK Express, says it will also conduct another round of recruitment in Vietnam this month.

China-Asean relations

Will Chinese funds for Cambodian canal affect South China Sea row with Vietnam?

‘Historic’ Funan Techo canal, a 180km project from the Mekong River to the coast, aims to reduce Cambodia’s transport dependence on Vietnam.

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Vietnam

Despite reforms, Vietnam remains a non-market economy, US declares

US Commerce Department keeps the country on a list of 12 designated nations, including China and Russia, surprising some analysts.

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US President Joe Biden with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi on September 11, 2023. Shortly before Biden’s trip, Vietnam asked the US to drop its designation as a non-market economy. Photo: Reuters
United States

US to continue to classify Vietnam as non-market economy country

The decision will disappoint Hanoi, which the US has been wooing in its efforts to push back again China.

A cyclo driver waits for customers in Hanoi. Vietnam has long sought an upgrade from its listing alongside just 12 economies labelled by Washington as non-market, including China and Russia. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Bringing tech workers to Hong Kong not an option, Vietnamese IT firm says

NTQ Apac rules out importing its Vietnamese staff, backbone of its IT operation, because of high living costs and language barrier.

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South China Sea

Legal complexities add to Beijing’s South China Sea disputes with its neighbours

Rival claimants in the disputed waterway have lodged submissions to the UN but experts say China may not want to follow suit.

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