When Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party (VCP) and National Assembly abruptly voted President Nguyen Xuan Phuc out of office days before the Lunar New Year, international observers were astonished. By Le Nguyen Duy Hau.
Exploring the Social Role of Corporations in Asia-Pacific
The genesis of this symposium was a straightforward question from a colleague at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute: What is the hottest topic today in corporate governance throughout Asia? To find out, I queried a group of colleagues from six Asia-Pacific countries who previously collaborated with me on a book on corporate governance in the region. The essentially unanimous answer was the social role of corporations, as exemplified by ESG—the environmental, social and governance factors related to a company’s business activities.