A fire that broke out late Tuesday at a nine-story apartment tower in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed at least 56 people, potentially making it one of the country’s deadliest blazes in well over a decade.

Chris Humphrey is a freelance journalist who has lived in Hanoi for more than a decade. Oct. 17, 2024 The 1,000-year-old Vietnamese capital is a captivating blend of influences: Ancient Buddhist ...

We're in northern Vietnam and my mom, Duc Le, is pointing across the street to a narrow, four-story building. It's a sweltering day in the capital city of Hanoi, where she was born in 1940.