Vietnam

'Việt and Nam' is a film about love, exile and the memory of war

10:24am March 27, 2025

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with director Trương Minh Quý about his new film Việt and Nam. It follows the journey of two young miners as they search for intimacy and escape.

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Climate change and overfishing threaten Vietnam's tradition of making fish sauce

1:09am March 27, 2025

Climate change and overfishing are making it harder to catch the anchovies essential to the condiment that underlies so much of Vietnam and southeast Asia's food.

Vietnam death toll rises to 197 as typhoon aftermath takes its toll

11:57am September 11, 2024

Another 128 people were reported missing and 800 injured as landslides and flash floods from Typhoon Yagi continued to take their toll.

Dozens dead in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi flooding, state media report

5:24am September 09, 2024

Typhoon Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades, with winds up to 92 mph. The country’s meteorological agency warns continuing downpours could cause floods and landslides.

'No stone unturned': Vietnam's new party boss extends his anti-corruption campaign

4:06am August 20, 2024

The new Vietnamese leader's pragmatic approach to ideology and diplomacy may see Vietnam become more confident in pursuing its national interests. But preserving the anti-corruption campaign is paramount.

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Putin signs numerous deals with Vietnam in a bid to shore up Russia's ties in Asia

3:28pm June 20, 2024

by The Associated Press

Russia's president signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart and offered to supply fossil fuels to Vietnam, as Moscow is seeking to offset its international isolation.

Businesswoman Truong My Lan, front center, attends a trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

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Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon to death in its largest-ever fraud case

1:57am April 12, 2024

by The Associated Press

Truong My Lan, the 67-year-old chairwoman of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat, was formally charged with fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country's 2022 GDP.

Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong addresses a joint press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 27, 2023. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party.

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Vietnam's president resigns amid an intense anti-corruption campaign

11:41am March 20, 2024

by The Associated Press

Vo Van Thuong is the second president to resign in two years, a worrying sign for political stability in Vietnam, a country that plays a key role in the middle of U.S.-China competition, analysts say.

President Biden attends a welcoming ceremony hosted by Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace of Vietnam in Hanoi on Sept. 10, 2023.

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As Vietnam grows ties with U.S., a secret directive seeks to gird the Communist Party

5:27pm March 01, 2024

by John Ruwitch

A leaked document offers a window into the motivations and concerns of party leaders as they seek to deepen ties with the U.S.

President Biden speaks to the media after a meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Communist Party of Vietnam Headquarters in Hanoi on Sunday.

Biden denies improved ties with China's adversaries is meant to contain Beijing

11:28am September 10, 2023

by Washington Desk

The remarks came after the U.S. elevated relations with Vietnam to the level of a comprehensive strategic partner, the highest level of international partnership.