Days before a visit by President Joe Biden to Vietnam in which he aims to upgrade diplomatic ties, a U.S. government commission accused the country of backsliding on commitments to ensure religious freedoms.
Vietnam veteran fuming after airline boots him from business class to make room for employee
An elderly Vietnam veteran from Adelaide was downgraded from his paid Qantas business class seat on Sunday so a young pilot could travel in luxury to the South Australian capital.
Biden didn’t protest or fight in Vietnam. Now he’s making a crucial visit.
Joe Biden once explained his lack of interest in the Vietnam War protest movement — for many, the defining cause of his generation — with a simple answer. “I wore sports coats. You’re looking at a middle-class guy,” Biden told reporters in 1987.
Army Cobra pilot receives Medal of Honor for Vietnam rescue
Larry L. Traylor landed his Cobra in the middle of a firefight so a reconnaissance team could jump on the skids for extraction — a combat first. By Matt White | Published Sep 5, 2023 4:10 PM EDT When President Joe Biden called Larry L. Taylor recently …
Australia urged to expand flights to Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam in blueprint to boost trade
Anthony Albanese will launch strategy amid intense debate over decision to block Qatar Airways’ request for further flights to Australia
Biden to award Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight
President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor to an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, facing almost …
Biden Trip Offers Little Hope To ‘Desperate’ Vietnam Activists
Tried in secret for “abusing democratic freedoms” and detained in a psychiatric hospital, journalist Le Anh Hung knows well the price of standing up to Vietnam’s communist government.
Financing for HIV/AIDS in the dual transition of epidemics and economy: the 10-year experience of Vietnam
In response to the rapid spread of the HIV epidemic during the 1990s and early 2000s, Vietnam has made significant progress by expanding access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment services (Fig. 1) …
Vietnam village project in RoK to get Korea’s funding
The Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will provide some 200 million KRW (151,000 USD) for the development of a Vietnam village in Bonghwa county, North Gyeongsang province, in 2024.
Indonesia climate deal in $20bn gridlock as Vietnam, India on hold
TOKYO/JAKARTA — Last November, G20 leaders in Bali hailed what they said was a transformational climate change finance deal to help wean Indonesia off coal. Nine months on, not a single dollar of the …