Russia and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding on developing nuclear energy cooperation during a two-day visit by the

Steve Bannon warned his former boss, President-elect Donald Trump, against being pulled into an unwinnable war in Ukraine like Richard Nixon in Vietnam.

Vietnam has been trying to increase its domestic arms manufacturing while reducing its reliance on Russia for weapon imports.

Vietnam and Russia have signed a new agreement to expand collaboration on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's two-day visit to Hanoi

In their letters, the two countries’ leaders emphasised that the bilateral friendship has withstood the test of history, affirming its strong vitality and continuous development.

As President Donald Trump begins his second term, concerns over the ongoing war in Ukraine are mounting. Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon recently voiced alarm over the potential for the conflict to escalate.

Corporate leaders expect the Vietnamese real estate market in 2025 will prosper when bottlenecks are removed and administrative procedures are eased.

China and Vietnam marked the 75th anniversary of bilateral ties earlier this month and both countries have committed to strengthening their long-time relationship.

Kearney's latest reporting shows that economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America are rapidly rising to compete with global superpowers.

Launched in December 1986, Vietnam’s “reform” era (đổi mới) came to an end in August 2024. Domestic political events in the ensuing months ushered the country into a new era, although the coming period may turn out to be a Gramscian interregnum, when “the old is dying and the new cannot be born.”

ROGER W. FERGUSON, JR., is the Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.

From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. Wednesday marks the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac.