With its booming economy, Vietnam is considered Asia's next tiger economy. Since the communist government decided to replace ...

One of Asia’s most dynamic nations is weighing how to balance government control with raising per capita G.D.P. by about 70 ...

The advocacy group Open Doors said in its report that worldwide Christian persecution was at an "all-time high." ...

Measured another way, the birth rate in 2025 — 5.63 per 1,000 people — is the lowest on record since 1949, the year that Mao ...

By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Hundreds of delegates from Vietnam's ruling Communist Party gathered on ...

Communist Party congress gets underway to chart Vietnam’s future amid crackdown on critics - To Lam expected to retain role ...

HANOI, Vietnam -- HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s leader To Lam was re-elected Friday as the general secretary of its ruling ...

The five-yearly conclave will choose the country’s top leaders and set the direction of government policy for the remainder of the decade.

The party's current general secretary, Mr To Lam, is seeking to retain his role. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

To Lam, the current party general secretary, is seen as the lead contender for the top job.

The decision likely reflects a broad unanimity about the reappointment of Party chief To Lam to a second five-year term.

Lam first assumed the role of Communist Party general secretary in late 2024 and has since launched a wave of sweeping ...