Patrick Horvath Dr Patrick Horvath The Remarkable State Visit From July 23rd to July 25th 2023, Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong will pay a state visit to the Republic of Austria. Mister Vo, born in 1970. was elected president by ...
China’s South China Sea Moves Raise Concerns
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should show some urgency regarding China’s latest actions in the South China Sea and hold a virtual meeting with member states to discuss this matter. Amid the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Southeast ...
Moody’s upgrades Vietnam’s ratings to Ba2, outlook to stable
The Finance Ministry said on September 6 that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Vietnam’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to Ba2 from Ba3 and changed the outlook to stable from positive. The ministry said the upgrade to Ba2 reflects the assessment by Moody’s that Vietnam’s economy has ...
How Vietnam’s economy benefits from China’s pandemic policy
Unlike China, Vietnam has largely overcome the pandemic and wants to continue building on its economic success story from recent years. Can Hanoi sustain long-term growth? Vietnam’s adherence to an open economy makes it ‘indispensable from a European perspective’ Vietnam ...
China Sends Another Y-8 Anti-Submarine Aircraft into Taiwan’s Airspace
Last Tuesday, a Chinese Y-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft flew between Taiwan and the country’s Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is revving up its submarine-hunting operations in waters near Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait, ...
US senators introduce resolution welcoming US-ASEAN Special Summit
A new Senate resolution has been introduced by the US ahead of the US-ASEAN Special Summit next week to welcome the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN and urge continued cooperation to advance mutual interests. A new Senate resolution has been introduced ...
Japan reaffirms backing for rules-based international order in East Sea
Japan strongly supports compliance with the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal Award on the East Sea arbitration case, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kashikawa Kazuhiko has twitted. Japan strongly supports compliance with the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal Award on the East Sea ...
PM’s Europe tour successful in all aspects: Deputy FM
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s working trip to Europe from October 31 to November 5, which included his attendance at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and visits to the UK and France, was ...
Finland – Vietnam: Opening Cooperation Opportunities
On September 9, a high-ranking delegation of the National Assembly of Vietnam led by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will begin an official visit to Finland. This is the first visit to Finland by a Chairman of the National ...
Vietnam resolutely protects sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagoes
Vietnam resolutely and persistently takes measures in accordance with international law to exercise and protect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes. Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) Vietnam ...
ASEAN-China cooperation important to regional peace, stability: defence minister
Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang highlighted the importance of the ASEAN – China cooperation to peace and stability in the region while addressing the ASEAN – China Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting held virtually on June ...
Vietnam’s 2021 economic outlook remains positive despite COVID-19 resurgence
Despite the complexity of the fourth COVID-19 wave, Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecast to exceed 6.5 percent this year on the back of surging industrial production and global economic recovery, according to Assoc. Prof. and PhD Dinh Trong Thinh, a ...
Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on Covid-19 Origin
Report says researchers went to hospital in November 2019, shortly before confirmed outbreak; adds to calls for probe of whether virus escaped lab By Michael R. Gordon, Warren P. Strobel and Drew Hinshaw May 23, 2021 2:57 pm ET WASHINGTON—Three researchers ...
Remarks by President Biden on America’s Place in the World
FEBRUARY 04, 2021 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS U.S. Department of State Headquarters Harry S. Truman Building Washington, D.C. 2:45 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, it’s great to be here with you. And I’ve been looking forward a long time ...
Co-chairs’ press release of the 23rd ASEAN-EU ministerial meeting
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) convened the 23rd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) on Tuesday, 1 December 2020 via video conference. The Meeting was co-chaired by Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, ...
Joe Biden’s new approach in the South China Sea
The United States is expected to take a more contained approach to the South China Sea under Joe Biden, but the disputed waters will remain a potential hotspot in the relationship between Beijing and Washington, observers say. Joe Biden is expected ...
Launch of the U.S.-EU Dialogue on China
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 23, 2020 The following is the text of a joint press release by the U.S. Department of State and the European External Action Service. Begin text: On October 23, Secretary of State Michael ...
Australia to Join U.S., India, Japan for Naval Exercise “Malabar 2020”
Australia will join India, the United States and Japan in next month’s Malabar naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, in a move that is expected to strengthen the military relationship between the four countries amid increased tensions with China. The ...
As China ‘will definitely retaliate’ military provocation, experts warn US not to escalate tensions
By Yang Sheng and Liu Xuanzun Source: Global Times Published: 2020/7/28 23:28:40 The guided-missile frigate Yulin (Hull 569) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command fires its main-gun against mock ashore targets during ...
U.S. Position on Maritime Claims in the South China Sea
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 13, 2020 The United States champions a free and open Indo-Pacific. Today we are strengthening U.S. policy in a vital, contentious part of that region — the South China Sea. We ...