WORDS ON THE STREET 70th anniversary of Hanoi's Liberation Day Vietnam - Asia 2023 Smart City Summit Hanoi celebrates 15 years of administrative boundary adjustment 12th Vietnam-France decentrialized cooperation conference 31st Sea Games - Vietnam 2021 Covid-19 Pandemic

AMBASSADORS' COMMENTS

The weight of psychological messages

The weight of psychological messages

Never before had Russia and China conducted joint maritime drills as large as that and in so many oceans and seas in the world simultaneously.

One new game changer

One new game changer

Pyongyang’s new game changer will force the troika to soon adjust its strategies toward North Korea and the relationship between Russia and North Korea as well.

Bye, Bye Disarmament and Arms Control

Bye, Bye Disarmament and Arms Control

Disarmament and control of both nuclear and conventional forces in the world and in Europe help to create and promote transparency, reduce risks and prevent military confrontation.

New Constellation, New Game

New Constellation, New Game

It will undoubtedly lead to a new level of deterioration in the US-Russia relationships, which is at present already as bad as ever before since the Cuba missile crisis in 1962.

Big or Great?

Big or Great?

A new face-to-face talk between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will of course be very important for the ties between the US and China which are already at the lowest level since the establishment of diplomatically official bilateral relationships between them.

Joe Biden's clever move

Joe Biden's clever move

Joe Biden’s message both urges Americans to overcome the deep political and social division in the US and encourages America’s allies and partners that “America is back” and “America will lead.”

Repeated war and new security crisis

Repeated war and new security crisis

Armed crashes between Hamas and Israel could break out at any time as long as there isn't any political peaceful solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict in sight.

Which kind of new era?

Which kind of new era?

Now, they have created a trilateral framework for cooperation in all fields, especially on military and security issues and in defense.

A marriage of convenience

A marriage of convenience

The enmity used always to be very durable while marriages of convenience are often short-lived.

Not ideal but noteworthy

Not ideal but noteworthy

It was vital for Russia and its president to turn this summit into a great success.

Turning the game around

Turning the game around

The main reasons lay in the recent NATO summit and Turkey's moves which Russia saw as provocations and often ignoring Russia's security concerns and interests.