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Opinion

Unavoidably failed mediation

Unavoidably failed mediation

They could not succeed because they were not fully selfless, the US and Iran are still miles away from being ready to sit down and talk with each other about scaling down the tension and solving the conflict.

Verbal crashes until next talks

Verbal crashes until next talks

Possibly, like last year in Argentina, Trump and Xi would meet in private, talk to each other and reach new agreements and solve the dispute or at least to reactivate their bilateral trade talks.

Bitter lessons for the EU

Bitter lessons for the EU

The message and the lesson were that the people in the EU were not satisfied with the bloc and wanted it to profoundly and quickly change, both politically and institutionally.

Electoral similarities

Electoral similarities

The time ahead will not be not easy and comfortable for the election winners and for their countries.

A Dangerous Approach

A Dangerous Approach

The US maximum pressure strategy on Iran together with trade sanctions may result in worse impacts.

Denuclearization: Maybe stagnation but not reverse

Denuclearization: Maybe stagnation but not reverse

Russia, South Korea and Japan would like the peace talks between the US and North Korea to go on, and tried to push it because a detente between the US and North Korea as well as denuclearization of the Korean peninsula serve their strategic long-term interests.

New monarchs, new era?

New monarchs, new era?

The big question is whether the "new monarchs" automatically lead to a "new era" in Japan and Thailand?

From traditional partner to strategic counterweight

From traditional partner to strategic counterweight

Russia would like to play a more decisive role in the process of finding solutions to political and security problems in Northeast Asia, including solutions to the nuclear issue of North Korea.

Making cities more livable

Making cities more livable

Sasank Vemuri, Urban Development Specialist, Asia Development Bank, talks with Hanoitimes on criteria of livable cities.

Vietnam and the legitimacy of a war

Vietnam and the legitimacy of a war

“What would have happened if Vietnam had not helped to liberate Cambodian from genocidal regime? Would anyone help them?”

Vietnam plays an increasing important role in ASEAN

Vietnam plays an increasing important role in ASEAN

2020 is an important year for Vietnam as once again acting as the "captain" to steer ASEAN`s "family ship" forward. With its growing role, Vietnam needs to promote a mighty ASEAN for the sake of Southeast Asia’s people.

Three pillars of Japanese ODA policy in Vietnam

Three pillars of Japanese ODA policy in Vietnam

Sharing about the implementation of Japan`s official development assistance (ODA) projects, Konaka Tetsuo, Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam said that all Japanese projects have contributed to boosting economic growth and improving the Vietnamese living quality.