The recent Xi-To Lam summit suggests that functional cooperation can coexist with unresolved sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.

In an era of strongman diplomacy, To Lam’s Vietnam is not tilting toward Washington or Beijing. It is positioning itself to bargain with both — from a position of consolidated strength.

Recent Vietnam floods beg an uncomfortable question: How many more record-breaking floods must arrive before climate adaptation outpaces climate damage?

State leaders hope that the weekend signing of the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime in Hanoi will mark a step toward reversing the growth of transnational cybercrime networks, many of which operate with impunity just across the Mekong. But as always with global treaties, the devil will be in the details.

Marine protected areas can protect vulnerable maritime ecosystems in the South China Sea. They can also help advance Hanoi’s sovereignty claims.

As it marks three decades of ASEAN membership, Vietnam stands not just as a participant, but as a pillar of the bloc. But if this progress is to be built on, both will need to evolve together.

At a time when the U.S. faces a credibility deficit in much of the world, cutting off one of the few institutions designed to build bridges rather than walls is a stunning act of strategic negligence.

The recent US-Vietnam trade pact illustrates how Hanoi is becoming a strategic pivot point in a much larger geopolitical game.

Cambodia’s signing of the High Seas Treaty sends a strong message that ocean conservation is not the exclusive domain of coastal giants.

US tariffs are a bitter pill for the Vietnam economy, but if the resulting market reforms succeed, Hanoi can solidify its place as a key player in the new global economic order.