New rule-based order needed to save the Mekong (Nguyen Khac Giang, VEPR, East Asia Forum)

As Vietnam suffers its worst drought in nearly a century and Cambodia faces a water shortage that could jeopardise the livelihoods of 1.5 million people, debates have been reignited over the mega dams built along the Mekong.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/03/29/new-rule-based-order-needed-to-save-the-mekong/

Vietnam’s China challenge (Nguyen Khac Giang, East Asia Forum)

After one of the most highly contested Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) elections to date, the incumbent General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected to the top post of the Vietnamese regime in late January. But victory in the elections is just the first challenge in Trong’s five-year term. The next major challenge for the new leader will be managing the relationship with China.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/02/18/vietnams-china-challenge-2/