I would like to call the US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink as informally as Americans “together” when they have known each other for a long time. Hope “Dan” does not object. The Ambassador did not tell many stories, in…
Vietnam changes its direction from China to the US The relationship between Vietnam and China seems to be cooling down. Last October, Chinese Foreign Minister Vuong Nghi visited four ASEAN countries, and in January this year, Mr. Vuong Nghi visited…
US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink said the US and Vietnam will work together to resolve disagreements over currency issues and logging operations in Vietnam, Bloomberg reported on April 7. Ambassador Kritenbrink said the disagreements are being handled “responsibly”…
The democratic coalition quartet is strengthening under President Biden to counterbalance the rise of Chinese influence in the region and do Hanoi’s national security goals coincide with this quartet? The first meeting of the heads of state of the US,…
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong’s VinFast car company announced on its website on March 24 that it started selling Vietnam’s first smart electric car with the model name VF e34. Information from the company said that VF e34 applies artificial intelligence…
From the day Joe Biden entered the White House, Washington has maintained a tough stance towards Beijing and has clearly shown an interest in strengthening the US role in the Indo-Pacific region. Vietnam is said to be very pleased with…
The US-China dialogue ends in tense The first US-China dialogue since Biden took office ended in tension, mutual accusations by both sides and no joint statement has been made. Many people made different comments about China’s “diplomacy of warriors” with…
The Government of Vietnam says it has been and is ready to play a leading role, a pioneering role, and contribute to the work of the region and the world. But before discussing the international aspect, we should prioritize leading…
On March 8, 2021, the South China Morning Post newspaper had an article “China’s military must spend more to meet US’s war threat,” roughly translated as “China needs to increase defense spending to prepare for the risk of war with…
On March 3, 2021, the White House released the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance. In this guidance, Vietnam has been mentioned once as a partner with which Washington will deepen the bilateral strategic relationship in the US global strategy. This…
