Vietnam assumes the ASEAN chairmanship

Dũng began a visit focused on trade, education, investment, and political ties. Vietnamese officials presented cooperation as a way to serve national development and independence. The agenda also...

The two governments described cooperation in economic, educational, and regional affairs and noted the USNS Mercy’s medical mission in Vietnam. Humanitarian exchange formed part of postwar engagement,...

The Supreme Court declined to hear the Vietnamese plaintiffs’ appeal, leaving the lower court’s dismissal in place. The procedural decision closed this litigation route, not the wider dispute over...

The UN Human Rights Council reviewed Vietnam’s human-rights record through the new Universal Periodic Review process. Vietnam presented its own report and responded to recommendations from states. The...

The Council considered and adopted the outcome of Vietnam’s review. Recommendations covered legal protections and civil and political rights. The process illustrates the limits and possibilities of...

The summit opened in Hanoi under Vietnam’s chairmanship, with leaders discussing implementation of the ASEAN Charter and community-building. For Vietnam, regional integration offered a route to...

Foreign ministers met in Hanoi for the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum. The meeting addressed regional security and multilateral cooperation. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly linked the...

Vietnam completed its one-year rotating chairmanship, having hosted high-level regional meetings and advanced ASEAN community plans. Regional institutions gave Vietnam diplomatic room to navigate...

Delegates met in Hanoi ahead of the formal opening. The congress was to review the previous five years and set a ten-year development strategy. Official materials presented renewal and modernization...

The congress opened with more than a thousand delegates and considered the party’s platform, development strategy, and political report. Its deliberations show the continuing centrality of the...