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. Vietnam’s new leaders, including recently installed President To Lam, have little interest in breaking with Hanoi’s tried-and-tested foreign policy of finding a balance between all powers, analysts say. But their lack of… Continue reading With Nguyen Phu Trong gone, are EU-Vietnam ties at risk?| CEIAS
Key events: * Central Party Committee Appoints To Lam as Communist Party Secretary * Vietnam Fails ‘Market Economy’ Status Assessment, U.S. Department of Commerce Announces * Thai Court Begins First Teleconference Hearing on Y Quynh Bdap’s Extradition * Long An Police Department Arrests a Member of a U.S.-based Organization on| The Vietnamese Magazine