Foreign tourists in Vietnam during Tet have been caught off guard by widespread business closures and limited transportation, as the country slows down to celebrate its biggest holiday of the year.

Launched in December 1986, Vietnam’s “reform” era (đổi mới) came to an end in August 2024. Domestic political events in the ensuing months ushered the country into a new era, although the coming period may turn out to be a Gramscian interregnum, when “the old is dying and the new cannot be born.”

Steep new fines — more than many people make in a month — have made the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi less freewheeling than they used to be.

VinFast, a subsidiary of Vingroup JSC, Vietnam’s largest conglomerate and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, announced its first EVs for the Indian market—without disclosing prices—at January’s Bharat Mobility Global Expo in New Delhi.

U.S. military aircraft were spotted landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday ahead of a funeral for a “true American hero” who spent more than six years in captivity

Six-part Apple TV+ docuseries relives the tragic conflict through raw archival footage and first-person accounts from those whose lives were forever affected by their experiences during the turbulent era.

Communist Party chief To Lam’s unprecedented institutional streamlining is designed to bolster Vietnam’s competitiveness – but it could come at a cost.

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

Stratton, who died Jan. 18 at the age of 93, was a Quincy native and one of the longest-serving POWs of the Vietnam war.

A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea bug, known as a 'supergiant' was found off the coast of Vietnam.

Good Food looks back on a conversation with Slanted Door chef Charles Phan, who paired local California ingredients with elegant Vietnamese food.