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Hundreds of Chinese and other nationals are flooding embassies in Cambodia following intensified crackdowns on scam centers. Escapees from the fraud hubs, which frequently run on trafficked labor, are gathering outside embassies in Phnom Penh to try to arrange repatriation. Similar crowds ...

Vietnam Leader Seeks China-Style Powers at Party Conclave

By Ty McCormick Vietnam's top leader To Lam is expected to address a twice-a-decade congress of the Communist Party on Tuesday, where he is seeking expanded powers similar to China's political structure. The Southeast Asian ...

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By Zhang Shiyao VinFast, Vietnam's largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, wrapped up 2025 with strong momentum: its domestic deliveries more than doubled in 2025, reaching 170,000 units -  roughly one third of the country’s total car sales. With new ...

China–Vietnam Rail Freight Volume Hits Record in 2025

China’s rail operator said freight trains departing the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Vietnam carried a record 37,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo in 2025, an increase of 86% from a year earlier. The Nanning Railway Logistics Centre said demand ...

Vietnam’s China-Linked Growth Brings It Closer to Thailand’s GDP

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2026: Africa-China Relations in a World Shaped by North-South Geopolitics

When talking about Africa–China relations, one is always moving along a sliding scale. There are myriad interactions with Chinese entities that concern only individual African countries, segueing into trends affecting the whole continent and sliding further into global dynamics shaping the developing world, of which Africa is the heart.

The Africa-China relationship is its own thing, but Africa’s fate can’t easily be separated from factors affecting the wider Global South, ...

China Drives Vietnam Fruit Exports, Leaving Growers Exposed

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports rose to $8.5 billion in 2025, led by durian sales into China, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association said. The industry says dependence on China leaves exporters exposed when import rules change. Export revenue reached ...

China Imports Drive Vietnam’s 8% 2025 Growth, Record U.S. Surplus

Vietnam’s economy expanded 8% in 2025, preliminary government data showed on Monday. The country posted a record trade surplus with the United States and record imports from China, after Washington imposed 20% tariffs from August. Vietnam shipped $153.2 billion of ...

China Leads Vietnam Trade as 2025 Turnover Hits $900 Billion

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Myth and Misperception: Does Shared Communism Tie Vietnam to China?

In this edition of Myth and Misperception, I want to take a deep dive into one of the most contentious debates on Vietnam’s foreign policy: what role does ideology play in the country’s foreign policy? As a communist party-state, Vietnam officially adheres to Marxism-Leninism in every ...

China Expanding Surveillance Hardware in South China Sea: Report

China has reportedly expanded its surveillance capacity in the South China Sea. A new report by the U.S. think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, used satellite images to track additions to three main Chinese facilities in the Spratly Islands.

Chinese Cross-Border Payments Expand in Southeast Asia

Cross-border payments using QR codes between China and several Southeast Asian countries took a leap forward this week. Chinese travelers to Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia can now use cashless QR code-based payments, eliminating the need for currency conversion. The initiative ...

China to Expand Power Exports to Vietnam as Needs Surge

Vietnam is considering a sharp jump in electricity purchases from China as it looks for ways to keep the lights on in its fast-growing northern region. Factories there have multiplied. So have homes. Hanoi wants double-digit economic growth, and officials say the grid needs help to ...
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