With a multi-ethnic country, transnational ethnic relations (TER) play a very important role affecting the development of that country. For example, the uncertainty related to TER of some countries in the Balkans, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia is currently one of the causes of ethnic conflicts and ethnic conflicts with state. | Vietnam Social Sciences, No. 4(168) - 2015 Transnational Ethnic Relationship with Development in Vietnam Vuong Xuan Tinh * Abstract: With a multi-ethnic country, transnational ethnic relations (TER) play a very important role affecting the development of that country. For example, the uncertainty related to TER of some countries in the Balkans, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia is currently one of the causes of ethnic conflicts and ethnic conflicts with state. TER is determined to be the relationship of a minority ethnic group with its counter minorities in other countries. In a narrow sense, it could be ethnic relations across borders (ERAB), or the relations with counterpart neighboring ethnic minorities. This relationship has taken place for a long time and it has been increasing in the context of globalization. The paper analyzes theoretical and practical issues of transnational ethnic relationship with the development in Vietnam in the context of a changing global politics. Key words: Transnational ethnic relationship, ethnic relationship across border, migration, ethnic minority. 1. Review on transnational ethnic relations in Vietnam Thanks to the effects of factors such as history, international relations, globalization and regionalization, the Đổi mới (Renovation) process in Vietnam and TER have been growing, especially after 1975. That relationship is expressed in various fields with Kinh (the majority Vietnamese ethnic people) and many ethnic minorities. The relationship not only relates TER with 3 neighboring countries of Vietnam (China, Laos and Cambodia) but also with many other countries such as South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Russia, Germany, France, Canada, USA, etc. In this context, the development and management of TER is the concern of many countries. To develop and manage relationships effectively, it should have the appropriate policy system built on the basis of delicate scientific studies. 64 It is estimated that .
