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SINGAPORE -- The decision by Vietnam's ruling Communist Party to endorse General Secretary Nguyen Pho Trong as the country's next president is akin to China's shift to centralized rule under Xi Jinping -- albeit with more limitations. [1]

Vietnam’s former minister of health Nguyen Thanh Long is led into court on Jan 3, 2024 by police. [2]

Nguyen Phu Trong, the General Secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and a central figure in the country’s politics, has died at the age of 80. Official reports confirmed his passin (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

Sun Lee On August 5, a Vietnamese coast guard ship docked in Manila for a goodwill visit, aiming to bolster maritime cooperation amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea. [4]

HANOI -- Nguyen Phu Trong, the head of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, appears to be borrowing from Chinese President Xi Jinping's playbook. [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-10-04 · 100% match

Vietnam edges toward China's model of centralized rule

SINGAPORE -- The decision by Vietnam's ruling Communist Party to endorse General Secretary Nguyen Pho Trong as the country's next president is akin to China's shift to centralized rule under Xi Jinping -- albeit with more limitations.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-01-04 · 100% match

Former Vietnam health minister tried over Covid test bribes

Vietnam’s former minister of health Nguyen Thanh Long is led into court on Jan 3, 2024 by police.

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-07-20 · 100% match

Vietnam’s Communist Party leader dies at 80

Nguyen Phu Trong, the General Secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and a central figure in the country’s politics, has died at the age of 80. Official reports confirmed his passin

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-08-11 · 100% match

First-ever Vietnam-Philippines Naval drills begin amidst Chinese aggression

Sun Lee On August 5, a Vietnamese coast guard ship docked in Manila for a goodwill visit, aiming to bolster maritime cooperation amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-03-27 · 100% match

Vietnam's most powerful man strives to put stamp on economy

HANOI -- Nguyen Phu Trong, the head of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, appears to be borrowing from Chinese President Xi Jinping's playbook.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-07-23 · 100% match

Blinken heads to Southeast Asia to reaffirm ties with strategic allies

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity foreign affairs track ministerial meeting to discuss “ongoing collaboration to fulfill the hemisphere’s potential to foster inclusive, sustainable, an

[7] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2023-12-14 · 99% match

China’s Xi visits Vietnam in bid to counter US

China President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arriving at Noi Bai International airport in Hanoi on Dec 12, 2023.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-01-20 · 97% match

Vietnam leader seeks China-style powers at party conclave

This handout photo taken on January 20, 2026 and released by the 14th National Congress via the Vietnam News Agency shows Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam addressing the opening session of the 14th National Congress of the Communist

[9] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-09-08 · 49% match

Myanmar: All Along the Mekong

Insight Myanmar “Myanmar is a source of inspiration everywhere! This is me speaking directly to friends in Myanmar, that they should understand that they are the source of inspiration, and the source of ideas and reflections, to a level that they don

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-06-26 · 48% match

The Day a Student Leader was Hanged for Anti-Junta Activism

On this day in 1976, 25-year-old student leader Salai Tin Maung Oo, a strong voice of dissent against the military regime led by dictator General Ne Win, was hanged in Insein Prison.

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