Revolution within the revolution: Vietnam, Cuba move toward LGBTQ equality
Each is a case of governments evolving together, inching toward their socialist aspirations where oppression is relegated to the past.
Vietnam navigates global competition, free trade in quest for development
30 years into a program of "renewal" of its socialist system, Vietnam faces a world dominated by free trade agreements, competition, and global capital.
Vietnam making inroads with Doi Moi and tourism
The Vietnamese government is moving forward under Doi Moi with a set of free-market reforms with a socialist orientation.
Tensions remain high in the South China Sea
Vietnam is moving forward in resolving the dispute using its principle of "Peace and Cooperation," but the U.S. is holding naval exercises in the region.
Vietnam places a high value on education
Today, primary education is compulsory and tuition "free," and according to statistics, the national literacy rate in Vietnam has reached 97.3 percent for those aged 15-50.
At Tu Du Hospital, optimism remains high despite challenges
Tu Du Hospital has received and raised 500 children who live with the results of birth defects and other injuries from chemical warfare in Vietnam.
Marking 30 years of economic reform, Vietnam moves ahead
Three decades have passed since Vietnam first embarked on the process of economic opening and reform known as Doi Moi, or "Renovation."
Today in history: 70 years since Vietnam independence proclaimed
In 1945, after Japan's surrender in World War II, Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed independence of Vietnam from France and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Vietnam alarmed by conflict in South China Sea
The United States has never ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the peaceful means to settle disputes.
The Vietnam War: a visit after 40 years
Forty years after the American war in Vietnam ended in ignominious defeat, the traces of that terrible conflict are disappearing.
