Tô Lâm

The 88 Project, which focuses on rights issues in Vietnam, documented 56 such arrests last year, the third consecutive year of increases and double the number in 2022

The Philippines and Vietnam on Monday elevated their bilateral relationship to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership, strengthening their defense, maritime security and economic cooperation as both nations face growing tensions in the South China Sea

The free-wheeling Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual event in Singapore which runs until Sunday, draws a ​mix of defence ministers, generals, intelligence chiefs, diplomats, analysts and ​weapons makers

To Lam began his trip in the northeastern second-tier city of Udon Thani on Wednesday afternoon, an unusual setting for his Thai debut

Under Marcos, U.S. ally the Philippines has sought to build ​on and widen its network of security partnerships to counter ​an increasingly assertive China, last month holding its largest-ever multilateral defence exercises

The route, which began with no more than five trips in a month in 2017, has since matured into a critical trade artery, moving Chinese machinery to Vietnamese factories and fresh produce back north

Representatives from Vietnamese institutions spoke highly of China's path and achievements in human rights development, and commended China's commitment to speaking up for developing countries and upholding international fairness and justice within multilateral human rights mechanisms of the United Nations

The navies of China and Vietnam have added live-fire drills to future joint training — marking a deepening of military cooperation as Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam hailed relations with Beijing as a “top priority”