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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will officially visit the United States and meet with President Donald Trump in the White House this week. Photo: iStock

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Will Phuc’s Washington visit boost Vietnam-US ties?

by Xuan Loc Doan May 28, 2017May 28, 2017

Japan's minister of state for economic and fiscal policy, Nobuteru Ishihara, leaves a meeting of the TPP-11 held on the sidelines of the APEC trade ministers' meeting in Hanoi in May. Photo: Reuters / Hong Dinh Nam

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Not quite dead: how Trump-spurned TPP could be resuscitated

by Xuan Loc Doan May 24, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters

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Unease lingers over China’s ‘project of the century’

by Xuan Loc Doan May 20, 2017May 20, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux enter the Elysee Palace during his inauguration ceremony on May 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Philippe Wojazer

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Will China ever have a leader like France’s Emmanuel Macron?

by Xuan Loc Doan May 15, 2017

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is seen in Seongju, South Korea on April 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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Key foreign issues facing South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in

by Xuan Loc Doan May 12, 2017

China was North Korea's chief ally during the thee-year Korean War, but Russia's Stalin was a key player. Photo: US Army/Wikipedia Commons

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Does China now regret having defended, nourished North Korea?

by Xuan Loc Doan April 29, 2017

Emmanuel Macron, like Donald Trump, personifies 'populism of the center'. Photo: AFP / Philippe Huguen

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Will a Macron presidency turn a new page for France and the EU?

by Xuan Loc Doan April 26, 2017April 26, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May talks on April 21, 2017, to students at a school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, who will be voting in their first UK general election in June. Photo: Reuters/Leon Neal/Pool

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Brexit earthquake could spur another aftershock in UK election

by Xuan Loc Doan April 22, 2017

US Vice President Mike Pence is in Jakarta this week in the first visit to Indonesia and the region by a top member of the Trump administration. Asean leaders hope the visit will help clarify the US relationship with Southeast Asia. Photo: AFP

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Trump team needs to clarify its Asean relationship

by Xuan Loc Doan April 20, 2017April 28, 2017

US President Donald Trump, seen here with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his resort in Florida in April, will have to back up his talks with ASEAN leaders next month with action if he wants to achieve any progress in this region. Photo: Reuters

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Tough-talking Donald Trump faces conundrum on North Korea

by Xuan Loc Doan April 7, 2017April 14, 2017

Shall I do that again? North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacts during a test launch. Photo: Reuters

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Three issues that define US-China relations under Trump

by Xuan Loc Doan April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

Britons in a London bar on March 29, 2017, celebrate the invoking of Article 50 after Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the process by which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

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Brexit could be detrimental for all, not just UK and EU

by Xuan Loc Doan March 31, 2017

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin (L) poses for a photo with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi, Vietnam March 20, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Kham

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Rivlin tour is proof Israel, Vietnam are brothers in arms

by Xuan Loc Doan March 25, 2017March 25, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

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Did Rex Tillerson dance to China’s tune?

by Xuan Loc Doan March 22, 2017

In the first speech by a Chinese head of state to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2017, President Xi Jinping proclaimed his country the champion of an open global economy and that there is 'no point' in blaming economic globalization for the world's problems. China seeks to play a greater role in world trade amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

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Is China becoming a responsible power?

by Xuan Loc Doan March 16, 2017March 17, 2017

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet. Photo: Reuters

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Is Trump right about China’s maritime adventure?

by Xuan Loc Doan March 2, 2017

Vietnamese and Chinese communist youths wave flags to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (both not pictured) at a meeting in Hanoi on November 6, 2015. Xi said he hoped for a "higher level" partnership with Vietnam on a visit that has angered Vietnamese nationalists at a time of bubbling conflict over the South China Sea. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Na Son Nguyen / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Na Son Nguyen

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Breaking a taboo, Hanoi recalls war with China

by Xuan Loc Doan February 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Mandel Ngan, Agence France Presse

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Taiwan could have enhanced Trump’s China position

by Xuan Loc Doan February 17, 2017

Japan and the US, an unbreakable alliance? Reuters/Toru Hanai

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Can Abe’s charm offensive win over Trump?

by Xuan Loc Doan February 11, 2017February 10, 2017

Does Donald Trump walking away from TPP hand trade clout in Asia to China? Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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Is Trump’s America against the world?

by Xuan Loc Doan February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

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China as the leader of the global liberal order?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 26, 2017January 26, 2017

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang waves his hand to the media as he waits for arrival of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

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Is Vietnam tilting toward China?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 19, 2017

US President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the conclusion of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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Does China now regret snubbing Obama?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 11, 2017

A Trump hat sits on a table outside of the rally for Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York City, New York. Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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Is Trump’s Taiwan gambit dangerous?

by Xuan Loc Doan December 21, 2016December 21, 2016

Photo of China Flag. Photo: iStock

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Can China replace the US as leader in Asia-Pacific?

by Xuan Loc Doan December 11, 2016December 10, 2016

Pope Francis meets Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang (L), during a private audience in Vatican, November 23, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Maurizio Brambatti/Pool

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Are the Vatican and Vietnam close to normalizing ties?

by Xuan Loc Doan December 2, 2016

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump is seen in a video screengrab as he apologizes for lewd comments he made about women during a statement recorded by his presidential campaign and released via social media. Reuters

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Has Trump’s election affected Vietnam’s foreign policy?

by Xuan Loc Doan November 25, 2016November 24, 2016

Demonstrator with son waves an American flag in support of President elect Donald Trump in California, US. Photo: REUTERS/Sandy Huffaker

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Trump’s triumph and the end of American supremacy

by Xuan Loc Doan November 15, 2016

US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Why the world and Asia hope for a Clinton victory

by Xuan Loc Doan November 8, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has pushed fast spending on infrastructure to spark growth but is raising market concerns about an expanding trade deficit. Photo: Reuters/Lean Daval Jr

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Has the Philippines blown its South China Sea win?

by Xuan Loc Doan November 2, 2016