Vietnamese politics will be calmer following reshuffle

Significance The departures were linked to the anti-corruption campaign long championed by Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The campaign is a means of settling factional scores as much as, if not more than, a genuine fight against graft. Impacts Intra-CPV friction will probably spike again nearer the time of the party’s next National Congress, due in 2026. The government will prioritise pursuit of macroeconomic stability in an effort to sustain investor confidence. Vietnam will invest considerably in research and development to help strengthen its semiconductor industry.