The Vietnamese patient, a one-year-old boy, had close contact with a COVID-19 patient on board the same Vietnam Airlines flight VN0062 from coronavirus hit Russia to Vietnam on May 13. He was …
What coronavirus and the Vietnam War share: Homeschooling, distancing, fearing for your life
When I was 6 years old, I lived through the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive of 1968, in which the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong forces launched a surprise Lunar New Year attack on South Vietnamese …
How Vietnam managed to keep its coronavirus death toll at zero
Vietnam, a country of 97 million people, has not reported a single coronavirus-related death and on Saturday had just 326 confirmed cases, despite its long border with China and the millions of …
Soldier’s letter home from Vietnam delivered 52 years later
An Indiana woman said she was surprised when a letter her brother sent while serving in the Vietnam War finally made its way to her after 52 years.
Former Congressman Sam Johnson, who was taken as POW during Vietnam War, dead at 89
Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, who spent nearly seven years as prisoner of war in Vietnam before serving in Congress for decades, died Wednesday.
Vietnam, China demand aids Asia’s dry bulk shipping despite COVID-19
Asia’s dry bulk shipping market has found support from robust coal demand from Vietnam and China as well as plentiful iron ore flows to China, despite COVID-19 pulling down consumption in other …
Vietnam’s Tourism Industry Gets Back to Business With Discount Offers
The first in Southeast Asia to reopen its economy, Vietnam’s hotels and resorts are discounting paradise to make it more attractive to local travelers.
The Last Full Measure review — Vietnam war drama packs an emotional punch
A cast of ageing character actors and a thumping emotional climax are the reasons to see this true tale about a long-forgotten war hero. Peter Fonda (in his last role), Ed Harris, Samuel L …
Interview: Spike Lee on Da 5 Bloods, his new Vietnam war film
New York time, and Spike Lee is wincing in apparent agony. “It pains me!” says the 63-year-old director of Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X and last year’s Oscar winner BlacKkKlansman, holding …
Iraq virus cases pass 5,000 mostly in Baghdad
Since then, more people have died of the virus in the U.S. than those in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam combined. The U.S. leads the world in both deaths and confirmed cases, with 1.69 …