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We worry about school and jobs.” Vu Dang Toan, above, stormed the palace in Saigon with his tank in 1975. His grandson dreams of riches. Vietnam’s military, below, trains for new challenges.
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has scrapped a policy that limited couples to have up to two children, as it addresses a declining birth rate and a shrinking working-age population. Vietnamese ...
However, with significant trade imbalance favoring Vietnam raising concerns in Washington — the U.S. trade deficit reached over $123.5 billion in 2024 and $39.1 billion in the first quarter of ...
Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, in a move that brings it closer in line to international norms. On Wednesday, Vietnam’s Parliament unanimously ratified ...
Beating the PAVN will demand harder fighting, but overcoming the Viet Cong is likely to take even longer. In retrospect, over the seven years of war that began on September 26, 1959, when two ARVN ...
Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill the largely ceremonial role in 18 months.
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said he's secured a trade deal with Vietnam in what would be just the second agreement Trump has made with another country ahead of a critical July 9 deadline ...
As a Vietnam War refugee who fled to U.S., I wanted to mark this 50th anniversary with hope. Then I read about Trump's order to U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.
What to Know About Vietnam’s Persistent Crackdown on Environmentalists 6 minute read A demonstration during global climate strike week, in Hanoi on Sept. 27, 2019. Nhac Nguyen—AFP/Getty Images ...
Against a ticking clock, President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Vietnam, pulling off the administration’s third significant deal ahead of a ...