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Vietnamese President To Lam gives the keynote address during the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
Vietnam is Asia¡¯s rising power to watch
According to the Lowy Institute¡¯s 2025 Asia Power Index, Vietnam recorded the second-largest increase in overall influence in the region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum during a two day state visit to Hanoi in 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
China model gains appeal in Vietnam as police expand power
The two communist neighbors have swung between conflict and cooperation over centuries, with Hanoi now leaning more openly toward Beijing.
Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam takes his oath as Vietnam's President during the legislature's session at the National Assembly in Hanoi on April 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Xi to meet Vietnam leader as Hormuz blockade risks energy flows
The war in Iran has raised global supply risks and is pushing Hanoi to deepen cooperation with China, its largest trading partner.
To Lam, the general-secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, takes the oath to become Vietnam's president during a National Assembly session in Hanoi on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
Vietnam¡¯s To Lam plans China visit next week after election as president, sources say
The trip would cement Vietnam¡¯s ties with its much larger neighbor at a time ?when both are worried about energy security and face tariff pressure from the United States.
Vietnam's Communist Party Secretary-General To Lam speaks during the opening session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 7, 2026
Vietnam¡¯s ruling-party leader To Lam elected president in structural shift
The widely anticipated move marks a break from Vietnam¡¯s traditional collective leadership system, consolidating authority in one figure.
To Lam takes his oath as Vietnam's president during the National Assembly's summer session in Hanoi in May 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Vietnam¡¯s To Lam: Secret policeman turned changemaker
In just 17 months as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party he has swept aside rivals and centralized authority.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Vietnam's President and ruling Communist Party Chief To Lam on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United National General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2024
Biden meets with Vietnam leader to counter ties with China and Russia
A senior U.S. official said the two leaders discussed how to accelerate a strategic partnership agreed to last year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnam's President To Lam shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 19, 2024
Xi meets Vietnam¡¯s new leaders and says Hanoi is ¡®diplomacy priority¡¯
Vietnam¡¯s new leader To Lam is in Beijing on his first state visit since he took office.
General-Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam speaks during a news conference at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2024
Vietnam¡¯s Communist Party names To Lam top leader
The Communist Party elected Lam as general secretary in the morning, making him the most powerful figure in Vietnam¡¯s leadership structure.
To Lam takes his oath as Vietnam's president during the National Assembly's summer session in Hanoi on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2024
Vietnam appoints top policeman as country¡¯s new president
The move is a temporary end to two-months of heightened political turbulence that saw the exit of three of Vietnam¡¯s top five leaders over unspecified wrongdoings.
Vietnamese Public Security Minister To Lam speaks at a meeting at the National Assembly House in Hanoi last December.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 19, 2024
Vietnam Communist Party names police minister as state president
Police minister To Lam has been named as the state president, while a new head of the parliament was also nominated in a major leadership reshuffle.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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