With Nguyen Phu Trong gone, are EU-Vietnam ties at risk? – DW – 07/31/2024
The Vietnamese Communist Party lost its long-ruling chief earlier this month, and his death could spell trouble for the EU's cordial relationship with Hanoi.| dw.com
The Vietnamese Communist Party lost its long-ruling chief earlier this month, and his death could spell trouble for the EU's cordial relationship with Hanoi.| dw.com
Vietnam is a large country in Southeast Asia, sharing a border with China. It was the scene of lengthy wars in the 20th century. It is a developing country, but has a fast-growing economy.| dw.com
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has died due to "old age and serious illness" after holding the country’s most powerful position for 13 years. He was 80.| dw.com
Conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea have created a web of rivalries and acrimony between China, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.| dw.com
As tensions between the EU and China rise, European companies are turning to Southeast Asia for investment. This trend will likely continue, despite Beijing relaxing its strict Zero-COVID policy.| dw.com
China is the world's second-most populous country after India, with a population of more than 1.4 billion.| dw.com
Human rights groups are calling on Brussels to end its "box-ticking" talks with Vietnam and take more drastic actions against the country's Communist government.| dw.com
The Vietnamese suspect is accused of taking part in the high-profile abduction of fugitive oil executive Trinh Xuan Thanh in Berlin. The alleged spy was detained in Prague earlier this year and is now in German custody.| dw.com
