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[MH.Yang]

Banning gasoline bikes out of inner city is the right direction. Although I think people need time to adapt plus there is a need of government support. We should ban rickshaw, as well. Too dangerous, too bad imagine in the public.

The ban on motorcycles can not only greatly improve traffic safety and environmental protection, but also stimulate the consumption upgrade of urban residents and improve the speed of economic development This is a very good policy, and China has already used it in the vast majority of cities, with very good results.

 

[MH.Yang]

Vietnam/China trades rising by 23%, expectedly will reach a new record this year 2025.
The numbers reported by Vietnam customs $252 billion ($205 billion in 2024), interestingly China’s customs reports $55 billion higher, the numbers would be $319 billion ($260 billion in 2024).
The minus: Vietnam will run another huge deficit with the Chinese.

Việt Nam, China trade poised for new record in 2025

Trade between Việt Nam and China is posed to set a record height this year with strong momentum from deepened cooperation through large-scale trade promotion events and the upgrade of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 3.0 Protocol.

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The expansion of Vietnam's trade deficit with China is a good news, not a disadvantage. Don't you know that this means an increase in the raw Vietnam imports, and Vietnam's industrial development is accelerating?

The increase in Vietnam's trade deficit with China means that Vietnam's trade surplus with other countries is also increasing

 

[Viet]

The expansion of Vietnam's trade deficit with China is a good news, not a disadvantage. Don't you know that this means an increase in the raw Vietnam imports, and Vietnam's industrial development is accelerating?

The increase in Vietnam's trade deficit with China means that Vietnam's trade surplus with other countries is also increasing

Yes you are right. there is no concern in trade as long as we have surplus with the world. It’s just a national feeling we are far behind China.

 

[MH.Yang]

Yes you are right. there is no concern in trade as long as we have surplus with the world. It’s just a national feeling we are far behind China.

???? what's wrong with you?

I have been to Vietnam many times and I am very clear that Vietnam is not as backward as you said.

What I mean is that Vietnam's has been largely integrated into China's industrial chain, and you should not simply assess the trade between China and Vietnam by the trade deficit and surplus.

It is like I need to tungsten powder from upstream factories to complete the orders I obtained, and I am almost always in a trade deficit position in the relationship with upstream factories. But in fact, I in the same industrial chain as these factories, and if the trade deficit with these factories expands, it only proves that the orders I obtained have increased, and my income has increased. is obviously a good thing.

 

[Viet]

???? what's wrong with you?

I have been to Vietnam many times and I am very clear that Vietnam is not as backward as you said.

What I mean is that Vietnam's has been largely integrated into China's industrial chain, and you should not simply assess the trade between China and Vietnam by the trade deficit and surplus.

It is like I need to tungsten powder from upstream factories to complete the orders I obtained, and I am almost always in a trade deficit position in the relationship with upstream factories. But in fact, I in the same industrial chain as these factories, and if the trade deficit with these factories expands, it only proves that the orders I obtained have increased, and my income has increased. is obviously a good thing.

No, not what you think of. Let me put that way: assume China runs a trade deficit with Japan. You probably will feel some sort of inferiority complex against the Japanese. Ha ha.

 

[MH.Yang]

No, not what you think of. Let me put that way: assume China runs a trade deficit with Japan. You feel some sort of inferiority complex against the Japanese. Ha ha.

Why? Deficit or surplus, it is all part of trade. What does this have to do with a sense of inferiority?

btw: We have trade deficits with Russia, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria.

 

[Viet]

Why? Deficit or surplus, it is all part of trade. What does this have to do with a sense of inferiority?

btw: We have trade deficits with Russia, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria.

You don’t understand. I don’t know how to explain it. Let say that way, our relationship to China is a very sensitive topic thus we are keen to keep the balance as much as possible. Should mean we don’t want to go extremes either side. Ever rising deficits is a sign of ever deeper dependency.

Take chinese automobiles. Certainly there are lots of Vietnamese that want to buy cars made in China, but the same people know if they buy they make China bigger. Same for me, I am undecided.

 

[Viet]

Viet Nam, Russia push ahead 2,200-km rail link project​

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 15:05
Viet Nam and Russia have agreed to develop a railway project linking the two countries via China and Mongolia to strengthen transport connectivity and expand regional economic cooperation.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk announced the plan at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Under the agreement, transport enterprises of Russia, Viet Nam, and China will orchestrate concrete steps for the development of the railway in 2025. Financial issues will be settled through coordination between specialised agencies and the private economic sector.

Viet Nam signed a technical support agreement with China, while Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group plans to increase direct cargo train frequency to a record six trips per month, two for import and four for export.

Overchuk described Viet Nam as a time-honoured and trustworthy partner of Russia, affirming that cooperation with the Southeast Asian country is a leading priority of Russia.

The line, stretching more than 2,200 kilometres, will mostly handle exports from Russia’s Tuva region, Mongolia, and southern China. Along with bringing economic value, the project holds strategic importance as it is expected to strengthen Russia’s position in the Eurasian transport network while providing Viet Nam with opportunities to expand its logistics infrastructure and seaport system.

Experts said that this is a key project of the Eurasian region in the coming time. Capital mobilisation and human resources exchange are being carried out in tandem with technical assessments. If the line is completed on schedule, it will reshape regional trading routes, bolster economic ties, and provide an effective alternative to traditional maritime shipping routes.

 

[Yellow is Okay]

Party General Secretary pays tribute to proletariat leader Karl Marx in London​

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, paid tribute to proletariat leader Karl Marx at his grave in Highgate Cemetery in London on October 28, as part of their official visit to the UK.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, pay tribute to proletariat leader Karl Marx at his grave in Highgate Cemetery in London on October 28.​

Philosopher Karl Marx was born in 1818 in Germany and settled in London in 1849, where he lived until his death in 1883. He was an outstanding leader of the working class, the labouring people, oppressed nations, and progressive humanity as a whole.

Karl Marx was originally buried at a modest location on a small side path in the cemetery. Then, in 1954, his body and those of his family members were moved to the same area and placed under a larger memorial, which was inaugurated in 1956.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, pay tribute to proletariat leader Karl Marx at his grave.​

Since then, many people who have been inspired by his thinking have been buried nearby – among them Yusuf Dadoo, the South African communist and anti-apartheid activist, and Claudia Jones, political activist and founder of the Notting Hill Carnival. Ironically his ideological antithesis, the liberal political theorist Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), is buried almost directly opposite.

The grave is not only the resting place of Karl Marx but also has a strong symbolic meaning. Many Marxists, scholars and international tourists come here as a spiritual pilgrimage to remember the author of ideas that have had a profound influence on world politics and society.

https://english.vov.vn/en/politics/party-general-secretary-pays-tribute-to-proletariat-leader-karl-marx-in-london-post1241592.vov

 

[MH.Yang]

You don’t understand. I don’t know how to explain it. Let say that way, our relationship to China is a very sensitive topic thus we are keen to keep the balance as much as possible. Should mean we don’t want to go extremes either side. Ever rising deficits is a sign of ever deeper dependency.

Take chinese automobiles. Certainly there are lots of Vietnamese that want to buy cars made in China, but the same people know if they buy they make China bigger. Same for me, I am undecided.

No. I fully understand the necessity of anti-Chinese propaganda by the Vietnamese government.

Vietnam has a close relationship with China in terms of history, culture and bloodline. If the Vietnamese government does not conduct anti-Chinese propaganda like the Mongolia or prohibits people from contacting China like the North Korean government, it will be very difficult for Vietnam to maintain independence.

So you are taking it too seriously. The Vietnamese government actually only needs a popular anti-Chinese attitude and historical view, it does not need to have substantive actions.

Whether Vietnamese people buy some cars or not, or the size of the trade surplus and deficit will not affect China at all. You are overestimating the influence of Vietnam on the Chinese economy.

 

[ety]

Seems boiling water. The south koreans seem disappointed with To Lam visit to NK. SK now wants to terminate the K9 howitzer deal with Vietnam. Probably more to come. I don’t know. That’s what I read it.
I think they should be more relax. The NK visit has much to do with Trump’s aggressive foreign policy.

Will they also start to withdraw their high tech investments in Vietnam ? That would be bad.

 

[ety]

Viet Nam, Russia push ahead 2,200-km rail link project​

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 15:05
Viet Nam and Russia have agreed to develop a railway project linking the two countries via China and Mongolia to strengthen transport connectivity and expand regional economic cooperation.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk announced the plan at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Under the agreement, transport enterprises of Russia, Viet Nam, and China will orchestrate concrete steps for the development of the railway in 2025. Financial issues will be settled through coordination between specialised agencies and the private economic sector.

Viet Nam signed a technical support agreement with China, while Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group plans to increase direct cargo train frequency to a record six trips per month, two for import and four for export.

Overchuk described Viet Nam as a time-honoured and trustworthy partner of Russia, affirming that cooperation with the Southeast Asian country is a leading priority of Russia.

The line, stretching more than 2,200 kilometres, will mostly handle exports from Russia’s Tuva region, Mongolia, and southern China. Along with bringing economic value, the project holds strategic importance as it is expected to strengthen Russia’s position in the Eurasian transport network while providing Viet Nam with opportunities to expand its logistics infrastructure and seaport system.

Experts said that this is a key project of the Eurasian region in the coming time. Capital mobilisation and human resources exchange are being carried out in tandem with technical assessments. If the line is completed on schedule, it will reshape regional trading routes, bolster economic ties, and provide an effective alternative to traditional maritime shipping routes.

What is that ? Vietnam and Russia are going to build a 2200 km railway from Vietnam to Russia crossing China ? Must be joking, South-North China extent is about 4000 km. A railway over China by foreigners, lol.

 

[Viet]

Will they also start to withdraw their high tech investments in Vietnam ? That would be bad.

That not going to happen. Samsung and other are private companies the gov can’t command them.
Worst case scenario: RoK gov stops all military cooperation and financial assistance. The most likely scenario: they stop that K9 howitzer deal to send a message.

 

[Viet]

No. I fully understand the necessity of anti-Chinese propaganda by the Vietnamese government.

Vietnam has a close relationship with China in terms of history, culture and bloodline. If the Vietnamese government does not conduct anti-Chinese propaganda like the Mongolia or prohibits people from contacting China like the North Korean government, it will be very difficult for Vietnam to maintain independence.

So you are taking it too seriously. The Vietnamese government actually only needs a popular anti-Chinese attitude and historical view, it does not need to have substantive actions.

Whether Vietnamese people buy some cars or not, or the size of the trade surplus and deficit will not affect China at all. You are overestimating the influence of Vietnam on the Chinese economy.

Ah nonsense
anti Chinese sentiment in Viet Nam is total different to anti China in North Korea. Different story. No comparison. Vietnam suffered multiple invasions multiple brutally under the hands of China. You compare that to Korea.
As for cars, I just take as metaphor, can be another item like plane or ship.
By the way, I notice Chinese carmakers have learned from previous mistakes. Recent models introduced in Vietnam are better in quality, cheaper in price.
BYD cars are now priced half what they started.
That’s a good way forward.
What’s lacking of is charging infrastructure.
Vietnam EVs have s different charging infra.

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[ety]

Ah nonsense
anti Chinese sentiment in Viet Nam is total different to anti China in North Korea. Different story. No comparison. Vietnam suffered multiple invasions multiple brutally under the hands of China. You compare that to Korea.

Maybe Vietnamese like to forget that Vietnam did invade China both in the Song and Ming dynasties first after Vietnam became independent just before Song dynasty, including conducting some massacres. China only attacked Vietnam after it invaded the border province Guangxi in China in the Song, and last war in the Ming, Vietnam started to invade few bordering counties in Guangxi province again, and this time Ming army occupied Vietnam for two decades. So, can't really blame on China, Vietnam started the wars. You people can continue to make China your sworn historical enemy just to justify your nation's existence, that's your choice with consequences. There were also few wars between China and Korea in two thousands years history.