China threatens Taiwan Military tensions between Beijing and Taipei have reached a peak. Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng accused China of preparing for a war and is likely to launch a full-scale invasion by 2025. The situation around Taiwan has…
From an aid recipient, China has overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest donor and lender. Vietnam is one of many countries that borrow money from China, but few know the size of the debt, the purpose of…
Many businesses have moved production from Vietnam to China in the context of many domestic factories being closed because the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global supply chain. Saigon Times reported on October 3, citing sources from CNBC. Typically, Google’s…
An association of Taiwanese businesses in Vietnam reportedly submitted a document to the Vietnamese government on October 4 asking the Southeast Asian country to support the island nation’s efforts to join the Comprehensive Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), while…
Companies in Vietnam have so far not reported problems related to procuring raw materials or other inputs amid a protracted energy crisis in neighboring China, which supplies raw materials and equipment for the booming manufacturing sector in Vietnam. Reuters news…
The three powers of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia on September 15 announced the establishment of an alliance called AUKUS. To learn about the impact of this alliance on Southeast Asia, disputes in the South China Sea…
China submits application to join CPTPP China has applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), China’s Ministry of Commerce said on September 16. Beijing’s move comes as the world’s second-largest economy seeks to increase its…
Australia’s cancellation of a $40 billion contract to buy French conventional submarines in favor of a deal to build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with the US and UK following the announcement of a partnership Trilateral security over the weekend…
Will Vietnam have a “respectful side, a contemptuous side” when the General Secretary of the Communist Party of this country receives the foreign minister of a neighboring power, but did not hold a meeting with the US Vice President? This…
ASEAN in the US-China competition The Chinese foreign minister’s trip to Southeast Asian countries and South Korea comes as both Beijing and Washington are wooing important partners in the Asia-Pacific. The Southeast Asian doctrine of President Joe Biden’s administration acknowledges…
