Dodging traffic and diving into history: Five days in northern Vietnam, from Hanoi to Halong Bay
I sidled up to the stranger and matched her stride, step for step, across one of the craziest intersections I have ever seen.
Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam jeopardized by USAID cuts
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, ...
Takeaways from the AP’s report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanup
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, ...
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides ...
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On This Day: Mick Jagger Joins an Anti-Vietnam War Protest in London Prompting the Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man”
"'Street Fighting Man' is one of my favorite Rolling Stones songs. The music came together through a series of accidents and experimentation" ...
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Major Buang-Ly’s Great Escape
As South Vietnam collapsed under the onslaught of communist forces, one South Vietnamese pilot made a brave and daring escape ...
Boeing, Apple, GE to Join US Business Mission to Vietnam Next Week, List Shows
HANOI (Reuters) - Top U.S. tech, defence and energy companies including Boeing and Apple will join a large business mission ...
Saigon is not falling
It’s been half a century since the fall of Saigon in April 1975, when Lâm and his family left their native Vietnam for a new ...
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Why Did a South Vietnamese Fighter Bomb the South Vietnamese Presidential Palace?
Near the end of the war in Vietnam, an American-built Northrop F-5 fighter in South Vietnamese markings dropped bombs on the South Vietnamese Independence ...
The First Trade War Built a Boomtown in Vietnam, New Tariffs May Break It
Vietnam saw an economic boom after President Trump’s 2018 tariffs on China helped turn its northern port city of Haiphong into a key export hub. Under Trump’s second term, it is having to navigate new ...
Vietnam, Singapore agree to boost ties, cooperation on subsea cables
Singapore and Vietnam on Wednesday have agreed to enhance cooperation in subsea cables, finance, and energy, marking an upgrade in their relations to Vietnam's highest level, during a visit by its ...
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The Best (and Worst) Times to Visit Vietnam, According to Experts
Every region of Vietnam has a unique climate, which means you’ll need to carefully consider timing your visit based on your itinerary. The best time to visit Vietnam overall is in the dry ...