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People wearing protective masks collect fishes on a beach during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Da Nang city, Vietnam, May 6, 2020.

Is Vietnam the coronavirus-fighting champ of the world?

Is there any other sizable country that has so thoroughly vanquished COVID-19 — and without the resources of a wealthy nation? 

Is Vietnam the coronavirus-fighting champ of the world?
A South Korean soldier walks past a TV broadcasting a news report

North Korea's nuclear test could be leverage for upcoming talks

North Korea's nuclear test could be leverage for upcoming talks
President Donald Trump is shown with his hand up during a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam.

After no deal in summit, Washington rethinks sanctions against North Korea

After no deal in summit, Washington rethinks sanctions against North Korea
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are shown sitting next two each other with US and North Korean flags behind them.

Trump scraps North Korea summit deal

Trump scraps North Korea summit deal
A group of protesters wear yellow scarves and hold blue signs.

Some South Koreans say Trump-Kim summit is ‘all political theater’

Some South Koreans say Trump-Kim summit is ‘all political theater’
A man is shown wearing a construction hard hat walking past a banner illustration depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump

Trump won't rush North Korea on denuclearization; peace deal possible

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un are holding a second summit this week with no real expectation of a final deal but hope raised on Monday for an official peace on the peninsula.

Trump won't rush North Korea on denuclearization; peace deal possible
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh arrive for a photo opportunity before a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 9, 2018.

Trump and Kim will meet again, but why in Vietnam?

The White House says Trump-Kim summit 2.0 is being planned for late February. No official venue has been announced yet. But Vietnam, a communist state that fought America and won, is a choice that both North Korea and the US could agree on.

Trump and Kim will meet again, but why in Vietnam?
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The Tet Offensive shocked the nation and permanently changed US attitudes toward the Vietnam War

The North Vietnamese surprise attack on dozens of military sites in South Vietnam, including the US embassy in Saigon, had a seismic impact on the US public. While a military failure for the North, it was a huge propaganda success. Attitudes in the US towards the war and toward President Lyndon Johnson were never the same.

The Tet Offensive shocked the nation and permanently changed US attitudes toward the Vietnam War
A protester holds a placard reading "nation first" during an anti-China protest in Hanoi to denounce China's setting up of a giant oil rig in the South China Sea.

The Vietnamese are talking tough about what they see as China's latest provocation

The Internet in Vietnam is awash in vitriol aimed at the Chinese government. People are fuming over China's decision to set up an oil rig in the contested South China Sea, close to the Paracel Islands, which are controlled by China but claimed by Vietnam.

The Vietnamese are talking tough about what they see as China's latest provocation
Vietnam government spokesman Le Hai Binh (C) speaks at a news conference on the deployment of a Chinese oil rig in a part of the disputed South China Sea, in Hanoi May 7, 2014.

Why are China and Vietnam squaring off in the South China Sea?

An old territorial dispute in the South China Sea has erupted into a new round of hostility between China and Vietnam. Both nations are accusing each other of maritime aggression, and neither seems willing to back down.

Why are China and Vietnam squaring off in the South China Sea?
The fight hasn’t even started, but some pillow fighters can’t wait to take a friendly swing at their friends.

If only all wars were waged this way — with pillows

The first rule of pillow fighting is — everyone talks about pillow fighting. About 100 residents of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, participated in this year's International Pillow Fight Day.

If only all wars were waged this way — with pillows
Nguyễn Văn Lộc takes the stage several nights a week at his cafe, performing many of Vietnam’s most popular love songs, in a style called "nhạc trữ tình," which means "romantic music."

A blues singer spent 10 years in a North Vietnam prison for singing about love

During the US-Vietnam war, North Vietnam's government only allowed music that encouraged people to fight for the nation. And bluesy love songs were associated with South Vietnam and Americans. That's how a young musician ended up spending a decade in prison.

A blues singer spent 10 years in a North Vietnam prison for singing about love
General Vo Nguyen Giap speaking during an interview in Hanoi, in 2004, on the 50th anniversary of his stunning and decisive defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu.

Vo Nguyen Giap, America's nemesis in Vietnam, dies at 102

Some say the general who defeated France and America in Vietnam was brilliant. Others say he was a butcher. His story is fascinating.

Vo Nguyen Giap, America's nemesis in Vietnam, dies at 102

Big Macs won't satisfy Vietnamese desire for human rights

Vietnam is becoming increasingly technologically connected -- and many Vietnamese are becoming increasingly unhappy with their government's restrictions on them. The United States, however, has been largely silent, seeing an opportunity to connect with an important Pacific Rim country.

Big Macs won't satisfy Vietnamese desire for human rights
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History Detectives Help Return Soldiers Diary To Vietnamese Family

A North Vietnamese soldier's frayed diary that was returned by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta earlier this year, has now been presented to the soldier's family at a ceremony, 46 years after the soldier was killed in action in the Vietnam War.

History Detectives Help Return Soldiers Diary To Vietnamese Family