An Image Of A Child Can Change The Way We See The World
The photograph of the 3-year-old Syrian refugee who died is part of a long tradition: an iconic picture that shows a child at the mercy of tragedy.
Vietnam
Vietnam Figures Out A New Way To Distribute Condoms
The country has moved up from low-income status. So international handouts are winding down. And that presents some unexpected challenges.
Obama To Meet With Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Amid Concern Over China
Hanoi and Washington hope to strengthen economic and defense ties, especially in the wake of Beijing's construction on a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
China's Island-Building Has Neighbors On Edge, But Tensions May Be Easing
In just 18 months, China has created more than 2,000 acres of new land where before there were just waves and reef, according to the U.S., which sees the work as a threat to regional stability.
The Frightened Vietnamese Kid Who Became A U.S. Army General
Forty years ago, Viet Luong was a 9-year-old Vietnamese boy fleeing Saigon with his family. Today he's the first Vietnamese-American general in the U.S. Army and is helping train the Afghan military.
In Danang, Where U.S. Troops First Landed, Memories Of War Have Faded
U.S. Marines were deployed to the coastal Vietnamese city 50 years ago last month. Now, 40 years after the war's end and amid great change, former Viet Cong and an American reflect on that time.
International Guard: How The Vietnam War Changed Guard Service
During the war, young men often tried to join the National Guard to avoid being sent overseas. But that war changed the nature of the guard — paving the way for today's deployments abroad.
China's Neighbors See Mischief In What's Happening At Disputed Reef
Satellite imagery of a coral atoll in the South China Sea shows the reef is growing. A U.S. military official likens Beijing's land reclamation to building a "great wall of sand."
Video Break: Soaring Through An Immense Vietnamese Cave
American photographer Ryan Deboodt says he filmed Hang Son Doong on his third visit. The world's largest cave features a river and huge "skylights" that have allowed trees and wildlife to flourish.
DOJ Indicts 3 Men Accused Of 'Largest Data Breach In History'
Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been charged in connection with the hacking of eight U.S. email service providers and the use of stolen addresses for spam marketing.