Truong My Lan, a real estate tycoon, faces the death penalty in a trial that began on Tuesday for alleged fraud amounting to $12.5 billion. Lan, the 66-year-old chair of Van Thinh Phat real estate company, allegedly utilized thousands of ghost companies,
President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional and controversial pardon to the many thousands of men who dodged the U.S. military draft during the Vietnam War on this day in history, Jan. 21, 1977. Ahead of the 1976 presidential election, then-candidate Carter promised
Comedian Bob Hope gave his last Christmas show to U.S. servicemen in Saigon on this day in history, Dec. 24, 1972. The iconic entertainer, who starred in more than 50 films, kept up a tradition of visiting troops deployed overseas since WWII.
Bob Pardo, who made his mark in Air Force history for using an unorthodox maneuver, Pardo’s Push, to save the lives of his wingmen during a bombing mission during the Vietnam War, has died at 89. Pardo, who died Dec. 5, is
Chinese President Xi Jinping is hoping a trip to Vietnam will help strengthen China’s relationship with its fellow communist Asian country. Xi began his state visit to Vietnam on Tuesday, arriving at the Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam in
Vietnam veterans honored with traveling memorial U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Colonel James Hendon, United War Veterans Council founding President Vince McGowan and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund site manager Tim Tetz share a look at ‘The Wall That Heals.’ The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, arrived in Vietnam on Wednesday for a five-day visit marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as Tokyo pushes to deepen ties with Southeast Asia and other developing
A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 10 people, including four children, and injured more than 50 others, state media reported Wednesday. The fire has been extinguished and rescue operations were continuing, the official Vietnam News
The president, 80, visited Vietnam as he circumnavigates the globe in just five days. And his 26-minute press conference, which started an hour late, featured a string of strange incidents – before the POTUS said:”‘I tell you what, I don’t know about
During his visit to Vietnam on Sunday, President Biden denied that strengthening ties with Hanoi was part of a broader effort to contain China. At a press conference, a reporter noted that China had questioned the sincerity of the Biden administration for