Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong addresses a joint press conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 27, 2023. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption
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Vietnam's human rights record is being scrutinized ahead of $15 billion climate deal
Wealthy countries and investors are planning to give Vietnam billions of dollars to help it transition from coal to renewable energy. But the climate deal has come under fire because of Vietnam’s record on human rights. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images Wealthy countries
Two sisters fight for Vietnam's independence
The story of Vietnamese independence begins not with Ho Chi Minh’s victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu, nor with the Fall of Saigon and the reunification of the country in 1975, but two thousand years earlier, with two sisters from a tiny kingdom by the Red River. The