From time immemorial, authoritarian regimes have always tried to show their goodness, which is mostly unreal. All the dictators and authoritarian regimes just want to consider themselves saints and just want to hear flattery and praise up to the clouds.…
After an extraordinary meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee on December 30, 2022, the resignation of Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam is becoming a hot topic. According…
Corruption in Vietnam has been a national problem for several decades, and officials are greedy from top to bottom, “eating without leaving anything.” Corruption from big to small, from funds in neighborhood groups, to unreasonable fees in schools, from “bread”…
Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong is aspiring to become a leader in the Communist Party of Vietnam, the second leader after Ho Chi Minh. Mr. Ho Chi Minh was the first person to be considered as the “holy man” of the…
After the Politburo made a decision to dismiss two Deputy Prime Ministers Pham Binh Minh and Vu Duc Dam, public opinion divided into many trends and different ways of reacting on this move. The first tendency is to be happy…
On August 15-30, the People’s Court of Hanoi is holding the first-instance hearing for a major case, including former Party Secretary of Binh Duong province – Tran Van Nam and former Chairman of Binh Duong provincial People’s Committee – Tran…
The Central Inspection Commission of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has proposed the party’s Politburo and Secretariat to discipline Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and former Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam for the rescue flights. Vietnam’s state-controlled…
The flag with a large star in the center and 4 small stars around it is the flag of the Communist state of China. The big star represents the Han people, the 4 small stars represent the small ethnic groups…
By PhD Pham Quy Tho- Associate Professor, Former Dean of the Faculty of Public Policy, Academy of Policy & Development, Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. 2022 is a ‘dark‘ year for real estate businesses. Business difficulties and a series…
The current economic model is based on pragmatism, keeping the communist party’s monopoly on leadership of the entire society while applying the market economy. It started with Doi Moi/Rennovation in 1986, and although it was considered “theoretically illogical” with weaknesses…
