Vietnam

Pipe dreams: Turning an interconnected ASEAN gas market into a reality
Pipe dreams: Turning an interconnected ASEAN gas market into a reality
The development began in the 1960s when the Southeast Asian natural gas sector grew significantly after discoveries in Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia. In the decades that followed…
It might be plastic fantastic, but Barbie lends cartoonish credibility to China’s nine-dash line
It might be plastic fantastic, but Barbie lends cartoonish credibility to China’s nine-dash line
To think that even before Hollywood actors and writers went out on strike, the year had already produced one of the biggest film controversies ­– Barbie stumbling across China’s …
Better late than never: Vietnam releases 2021–30 power plan
Better late than never: Vietnam releases 2021–30 power plan
After a dozen draft versions, Vietnam in mid-May finally released its 2021–30 national energy plan – dubbed PDP8. While PDP8’s targets are encouraging, significant implementation…
China’s double wedge against efforts to foster Vietnam-US relations
China’s double wedge against efforts to foster Vietnam-US relations
The USS Ronald Reagan sailed into Vietnam this week, only the third visit by an American aircraft carrier since the Vietnam war ended in 1975. The visit marks the growing strength…
India’s underperforming ties to Vietnam
India’s underperforming ties to Vietnam
Book Review: India-Vietnam Relations: Development Dynamics and Strategic Alignment, by Reena Marwah and Le Thi Hang Nga (Springer Nature, 2021) ​In Vietnamese culture dissent…
What recent changes at the top mean for Vietnam
What recent changes at the top mean for Vietnam
Within the span of the last few weeks, a series of major high-level personnel changes have taken place inside the Vietnamese government. On 5 January, deputy prime ministers Pham…
With caution and tact: How Asian countries voted on Ukraine at the UN 
With caution and tact: How Asian countries voted on Ukraine at the UN 
On 26 February last year, a few days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued a statement expressing “concern’’ over the “evolving…
Economic diplomacy: Diversification is hard to do
Economic diplomacy: Diversification is hard to do
Catching up It is now 25 years since then World Bank senior vice-president and chief economist Joseph Stiglitz remarkably turned on his employer to set out a roadmap for …
What Vietnam can learn from Thailand’s fight against illegal fishing
What Vietnam can learn from Thailand’s fight against illegal fishing
Illegal fishing activities conducted by Vietnamese vessels have spiked during the first six months of 2022, with most boats caught encroaching into the waters of Indonesia,…
Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis
Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis
In response to worldwide supply chain issues caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – who between them previously accounted for nearly one-third of global wheat supplies –…