America’s involvement in Vietnam began with realpolitik and ended in shame. It started covertly in 1954, soon after the Viet Minh, a nationalist, communist guerrilla group, terminated French ...

active boots on the ground in South Vietnam,” Frye said. Frye says it was part of the Truman Doctrine from the Cold War to stop communist expansion at any cost. “There was a lot of communist ...

Trump’s statement on his call with To Lam, Communist Party of Vietnam general secretary, helped boost shares in apparel brands Nike, Lululemon, and American Eagle — all of which have large ...

Even though thousands of Americans died in that 20-year war, the Asian country is still communist to this day. But a Vietnam War hero living in Virginia still feels the war was worth it.

The opaque and highly authoritarian Communist Party of Vietnam is deeply averse to showing weakness—especially under its current General Secretary, To Lam, a hardliner who rose through the ...

Vietnam has asked the United States to delay ... is willing to haggle over his protectionist trade agenda. Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam was one of the first world leaders to speak ...

After a nearly decade-long conflict between the Viet Minh and the French, in 1954, Vietnam was split along the 17th Parallel: Ho Chi Minh ruled the North, and anti-communist forces held the South.

"Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an ...