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蘇林
To Lam: A career police officer for over four decades, he holds the rank of four-star General and is a Doctor of Law. He previously served as Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security from 2016 to 2024, and briefly as President in 2024.
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Vietnam
Vietnam’s To Lam gets another 5-year term as Communist Party chief
Lam, who is also seeking to become president, has pledged to speed up growth in the export-reliant country.
23 Jan 2026 - 3:57PM
Vietnam
Efficiency or autocracy? What To Lam’s power grab will mean for Vietnam
22 Jan 2026 - 8:00AM
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US-Asean relations
Foot in the door or trap? Risks of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Southeast Asia
21 Jan 2026 - 2:30PM
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Vietnam
Vietnam’s To Lam seeks to tighten grip on power as party congress begins
The party’s general secretary is eyeing a dual role similar to Xi Jinping’s in neighbouring China.
17 Jan 2026 - 8:53AM
Vietnam
Vietnam’s To Lam may secure dual role as party and state head in rare move
The proposal is likely to be endorsed at a party congress scheduled to take place in Hanoi next month.
24 Dec 2025 - 11:46AM
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Asian Angle
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The hidden domestic agenda behind Vietnam’s baffling foreign policy
To Lam’s recent pilgrimages to North Korea and Cuba signal ideological loyalty, even as he pushes a hard-nosed reform agenda at home.
29 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Families facing heartbreaking uncertainty in aftermath of Hong Kong fire tragedy
Grief and desperation as relatives wait in anguish for news of loved ones missing in devastating Tai Po estate blaze.
27 Nov 2025 - 7:19PM
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Vietnam
Letters
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Vietnam should expect sterner tests of its diplomatic skills
Readers discuss Hanoi’s feat of securing strong partnerships with major powers, the task awaiting Taiwan’s new KMT chair, and the impact of strict rules on Hong Kong’s street life.
7 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM
Vietnam
Pentagon chief Hegseth wants closer Vietnam ties amid arms dealings
The US has delivered three cutters to the Vietnamese coastguard and three T-6 trainer aircraft, from an order of 12, while intending to do more.
2 Nov 2025 - 5:49PM
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Vietnam
Opinion
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Vietnam’s defence pact with North Korea a step back into the shadows
Vietnam’s future depends not on nostalgia or political theatre but on its capacity to engage openly with the modern world.
19 Oct 2025 - 5:30AM
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Vietnam
Vietnam’s top leader heads to North Korea for first visit in 18 years
The visit will be more about strengthening political ties and cultural exchanges than making trade or military deals, analysts say.
10 Oct 2025 - 8:59AM
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Asian Angle
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Is Vietnam’s tech dream stuck in the assembly line?
Vietnam needs to focus on upgrading domestic capacity and implementing urgent reforms, or risk becoming a second-tier assembly line.
13 Jul 2025 - 10:00AM
Asean
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Why Vietnam’s US trade deal is a high-risk economic gamble
It’s a strategic chance to catalyse economic reforms but failure risks making Vietnam a dependent client state.
7 Jul 2025 - 8:30PM
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US-China trade war
Vietnam’s Pham confident of ‘positive’ results ahead of US tariff deal deadline
Results may ‘come earlier than two weeks’, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh tells Summer Davos, pledges ‘good balance’ between US and China.
25 Jun 2025 - 8:41PM
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