Vo Van Sen

• Chair at Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Over 1,000 kilometers of islands and archipelagos make up Vietnam’s southern coastline. The following points are emphasized in the article based on surveys and secondary sources: (1) the benefits of the Southern Sea and Islands’ geographic location, environmental conditions, and natural resources; (2) the Southern Sea and Islands’ role in Vietnam’s...

Thời kỳ Bắc thuộc kéo dài suốt 1.000 năm chứa đựng nhiều vấn đề lịch sử quan trọng, thu hút sự quan tâm của các nhà nghiên cứu. Trong đó cột mốc chấm dứt thời kỳ này đến nay vẫn nhận được nhiều ý kiến đa chiều của giới sử học. Từ các bộ sử phong kiến đến các tác phẩm lịch sử hiện đại, sự lựa chọn mốc chấm dứt thời kỳ Bắc thuộc phụ thuộc vào hệ quan...

From distant past to present day, the Southern region has been playing an important role in national defense and foreign affairs, with great potential to create a breakthrough for the socioeconomic development of Vietnam. However, due to historical conditions and geographical location, political instabilities were frequently seen in the Southern re...

Nowadays, more than 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. In the time when humans are beings facing the pressure of population explosion and climate change, technology was a key to solve the problems of modern cities. Many models of cities have been chosen to develop cities in the world such as green cities, global cities, livable cit...

An Giang is one of leading agricultural provinces An Giang is one of leading agricultural provinces of the Mekong Delta. With the extension of agricultural land over 79.95% of the entire province’s surface area and 69,25% of the population living in rural areas (Statistical Yearbook of An Giang Province, 2016), An Giang possesses all characteristic...

The collapse of the socialist regimes in Soviet Union and Eastern European socialist countries in the late 20th century was that of an inappropriate socialist model. In Vietnam after the unification of the nation, coping with the requirements posed by the socio-economic context of the country, the Communist Party of Vietnam worked out the leading p...

In recent years, the East Sea hasn’t been just a busy shipping lane but also a theater where many powers have been showing their military capacity. In particular, China has continuously increased its actions of “Brinksmanship”, violations of UNCLOS, commitments signed between it and ASEAN, etc. which has shown that China is one of the major causes...

The paper provides analysis on livelihood resources applied to the case of Thoai Son District. Sociological investigation together with annual socio-economic statistics has been employed in order to assess the underlying state and role of livelihood resources to Thoai Son households, particularly focusing on resource characteristics (human resource...

After Vietnam War and especially the disintegration of the Soviet Union (1991), a “geopolitical vacuum” has appeared in the East Sea. However, the East Sea has not become a geopolitical dispute of the world after a long time. In recent years, after the settlement of hot spots in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia,... and the rise of China,...

The Southern part of the country is located directly in the Mekong sub-region with 3-side sea-contact. The location of the area can be considered the “heartland” of Southeast Asia which is very convenient for international trading activities of different countries, especially those from ASEAN including main land and maritime countries. The potentia...

The paper focuses on analyzing one of the most important firm spirits in President Ho Chi Minh’s character which is the ability to think independently and creatively. That firm nature of his is specifically expressed in his national salvation path of the early twentieth century.

Khmer is an ethnic group among the community of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups coexisting in Vietnam which mainly appears in the Mekong Delta. Since 1975, together with many major initiatives of the country under the leading role of the Vietnam Communist Party and different levels of government, Khmer ethnic has promoted the traditions of great effort...

This article focuses on the research of the mobilization of the Khmer people in the South of Vietnam of our Party during the two resistance wars against the French colonists and the American imperialists in the period from 1945 to 1975. The law of the issues concerning the mobilization of the Khmer people during the two wars drawn from the article...

As a result of Meiji emperor's excellent strategy for development, Japan's modernization has succeeded and it has become one of economic superpowers of the present day world. From the historical viewpoint of its modernization, this article wants to examine some typical strategic experiences that are able to contribute to the development of Vietnam....

the paper analyses the failure of the basic prevailing thinking adopted by the US military during the war of aggression in Viet Nam, specifically: - The over-estimate of US military capability, and its reliance on modern weapon technology - The US failure to obtain a trategic position of strength - The US failure to resolve conflicting military tac...