Vietnam's strategic turn toward the South China Sea presents a series of challenges for the country's defense planners. Anti-China protesters put Vietnamese authorities in an awkward position over ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Beijing's readiness to collaborate with Hanoi in building a community of strategic significance. In a message marking 75 years of diplomatic relations, Xi ...

The first time I properly sensed something was wrong was when I was kept home from school for a few weeks, but my parents didn’t tell me anything. This wasn’t unusual, as life in Vietnam was shrouded ...

After the sudden death of the pro-British Sultan, his successor, Sultan Khalid bin Barghash, refused to step down. The British bombarded the palace, quickly leading to surrender. This became the ...