Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. When President Lyndon Johnson sent the first U.S.

Squid Game Season 2 is a global hit. But, the Netflix show is also going through its share of controversies in equal measures. The Korean survival-thriller is now facing boycott calls in Vietnam due ...

I set out to write this piece marking 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War with hope ‒ hope for healing and progress. But as I reflected, I saw that we are still a long way from true healing and ...

How could America lose the Vietnam War? Even now, 50 years after the last American helicopters left Saigon, the answer is elusive. Despite pouring immense resources into Vietnam - including nearly 3 ...

A major index provider, FTSE Russell, announced earlier this month that it would upgrade Vietnam from frontier market to secondary emerging market status in 2026, pending completion of a final review.

Vietnam was the first “living room war,” seen on TV and through remarkable photography. Photojournalists captured war’s most personal moments, the best and worst of human nature. They felt the bombs.

Vietnam’s President To Lam (right) hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin for a reception during Putin’s state visit to Vietnam, June 20, 2024. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information ...

Test your knowledge about the conflict that defined a generation. A half-century after the war’s finale, the aging of the baby boomer generation means firsthand memories of the conflict are fading.

April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the end of South Vietnam and the conclusion of the Vietnam War. The toll it took on both North and South was enormous: 1.1 million ...