Opinion

This pre-impeachment inquiry certainly plays a significant role in the 2020 presidential election, even the impeachment against Mr. Trump seems to be unrealistic at the moment.

The killing of al-Baghdadi came just at a right time for Mr. Trump and helps salvaging his chances to be re-elected next year.

For the whole region, the US`s withdrawal is of strategic significance.

China is seeking to boost its influence in South Asia, competing directly with India.

There remain three main obstacles whose solutions would be decisive for ending the trade conflict remain unresolved.

How has Hanoi’s business environment changed? What does the city need to focus on to gain more confidence from foreign enterprises?

On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation and the Vietnam Entrepreneur Day, foreign diplomats recognized the capital city’s efforts to make its investment climate more conducive, and pointed out the sectors in this city that companies from their countries are interested to get engaged in.

Japan and the EU want to create alternatives to China`s Belt and Road Initiative. They build a counterweight to China`s ambitions.

The Democrats are now playing a very dangerous game by impeaching Mr. Trump. They might add more troubles to Mr. Trump but have no chance, legally and politically, to successfully impeach him.

The attack on Saudi Arabia`s oil facilities has put President Trump in a dilemma which it is not easy for him to get rid of.

Trump and Bolton clashed on, first, Trump`s approach on North Korea and, second, on Iran and finally the Afghan Taliban.

President Trump personally and the Taliban would necessarily draw lessons from their miscalculations this time.

How long will this trade war last and who will be the first to make concessions?

There was more than enough evidence showing that the UK and Gibraltar had acted in deliberate violations of international law only in order to appease the US.

Professor Alexander L Vuving (AV) from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) shared with Hanoitimes some thoughts on the recent Chinese infringements of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the South China Sea.

The world’s public opinion shouldn`t dramatize their actions and the new situation in the Korean Peninsula and shouldn`t be surprised if in the future the US and South Korea perform military drills again and North Korea fires missiles.

Their game with currency is always like playing with double-edged knife. China’s deliberate weakening of the yuan has a limit and the US sanctions on countries it considers currency manipulators can`t be limitless and effective forever.

Mr. Trump`s new tariff on Chinese goods is firstly something like another psycho warfare to deter and deliver a warning to China, keep this country under the US pressures and force China to kneel down.

It isn`t the first time China ignored protests and warnings from Vietnam and the outside world.

The EU would still need more time to solve its own problems before returning to the role and influence it once had on the world stage.