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China Is Building A Border Barricade To Stop Workers From Fleeing To Vietnam In Echoes Of Berlin Wall

After workers in southern China began fleeing en masse to Vietnam in the hopes of better jobs and more freedom, the communist regime started building a wall to prevent further emigration in a move that is eerily reminiscent of the Berlin Wall that divided the German city during the Cold War. Vietnamese authorities have also […]

By Anna Harnes | 2y ago

Pete Buttigieg Says He’ll Force Donald Trump To Explain Why He Faked ‘Bone Spurs’ To Get Out Of Vietnam

In Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday that was largely dominated by the panel of CNN moderators cutting off candidates in the middle of their answers — as New York Magazine, which called the network’s debate format “awful,” documented — South Bend, Indiana, was able to get in a unique campaign promise, one that none of […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Vietnamese Model Ngoc Trinh Wore A Dress To Cannes So Revealing, She Faces A Fine From Her Government For It

Vietnamese model and fashion designer Ngoc Trinh may want to reconsider her attire the next time she jets off to Cannes. The 29-year-old made an appearance at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival last month wearing a glittering dress that was so ultra-revealing, a high-ranking government official in her home country said she will face a […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Buttigieg: ‘No Question’ Donald Trump Faked Disability To Avoid Vietnam

Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is vying for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election, said that he has no doubt in his mind that President Donald Trump faked a disability to avoid serving in the Vietnam War, Slate reports. “There is no question, I think, to any reasonable observer that the president found a […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Pete Buttigieg Accused Donald Trump Of ‘Faking Disability’ To Avoid Vietnam War

War veteran Pete Buttigieg took aim at Donald Trump during a panel with The Washington Post, accusing him of using “his privileged status to fake a disability in order to avoid serving in Vietnam.” The Democratic presidential hopeful, who left his job as mayor of South Bend, Indiana to serve in Afghanistan for seven months, […]

By Maria Goncalves | 4y ago

Trump Told ‘Show Us Your Bone Spurs’ In Latest Row Over McCain

In the latest round of the bizarre online fight President Donald Trump seems to be waging against the deceased former senator and presidential candidate John McCain, one of McCain’s fellow Vietnam veterans spoke up against the president in a fiery rant, criticizing Trump’s own lack of military service in contrast to McCain. According to Raw […]

By Kurtis Bright | 4y ago

Lindsey Graham Responds To Trump Attack By Praising John McCain

While Lindsey Graham didn’t confront Donald Trump’s angry tweets about John McCain directly, he did post a tribute to a man he has called his best friend on the anniversary of his release from the Hanoi Hilton. McCain, who died seven months ago, has widely been regarded as an American hero. The Washington Examiner quotes […]

By Amy Feinstein | 4y ago

Donald Trump And Kim Jong-Un’s Vietnam Summit Ends In Disagreement Over Sanctions

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un’s much-anticipated Vietnam summit came to a sudden halt after they disagreed heavily over the issue of sanctions. The talks in Hanoi between the United States president and the North Korean leader broke down earlier than expected with no deal after Trump refused to lift all the sanctions based on what […]

By Maria Goncalves | 4y ago

Meghan McCain Rips Donald Trump After He Brags About Being In Vietnam: ‘Taken A Trip To The Hanoi Hilton Yet?’

Donald Trump is bragging about spending more time in Vietnam than a Democratic Senator who once falsely claimed her served there, and Meghan McCain doesn’t find the humor in it. Trump traveled to Vietnam this week for a new round of talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un about denuclearization plans. But he couldn’t resist […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Donald Trump Kicks Off Kim Jong-un Summit, Says It’s An ‘Honor’ To Meet Up With North Korean Leader

United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have kicked off their much-anticipated summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday. The two world leaders met up for a “social dinner” at Hanoi’s historic five-star Metropole hotel, with Trump saying that it was “an honor to be with Chairman Kim” and an honor for […]

By Maria Goncalves | 4y ago

Trump & Kim Jong Un Impersonators Detained In Vietnam Before Summit

There will be no funny business ahead of the nuclear summit in Vietnam, The Independent is reporting. U.S President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un are set to meet in Hanoi on February 27 and 28 for their second summit, where they will be continuing talks on nuclear weapons. Impersonators Howard X […]

By Melissa Binns | 4y ago

White House Decides On Vietnam For Next Trump-Kim Summit

Vietnam is said to be the next host of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Business Insider is reporting. This location was reportedly decided on during a meeting between Trump and Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, one of Kim’s top aides and a former spy chief, on […]

By Melissa Binns | 4y ago

Cindy McCain Explains Why Trump Wasn’t Invited To Her Husband’s Funeral

Cindy McCain, wife of the late Sen. John McCain, a Republican from Arizona who passed away earlier this year from cancer, explained in a recent interview with the BBC why she did not invite the current president of the United States to his funeral. President Donald Trump was not allowed to attend the ceremony because […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

Vietnam: Communist Government Jails Citizen Over Facebook Comment

Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has jailed a citizen for two and a half years over anti-government comments he posted on Facebook, Reuters news agency reports. Bui Manh Dong, 40, was convicted of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state,” according to the government. Using two Facebook accounts, Bui Manh Dong “distorted […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 5y ago

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang Passes Away At 61

Tran Dai Quang, the president of Vietnam, was announced dead on Friday at the age of 61. Quang passed away at a military hospital in Hanoi after a short period of what was described as a “serious illness,” state media told CNN. Quang has been the president of Vietnam since April 2016. In Vietnam, the […]

By Terrence Smith | 5y ago

Jimmy Carter Believes Donald Trump Handled John McCain’s Death Wrong And Criticizes His ‘Deplorable’ Conduct

Former president Jimmy Carter has shown that he is still very much in touch with public sentiment after he recently said that he is not at all pleased with the way Donald Trump handled the death of Sen. John McCain. According to People, Carter was recently interviewed on Fox Business Network’s Cavuto: Coast to Coast […]

By Kristine Moore | 5y ago

John McCain Funeral Services To Be Held In Phoenix, Annapolis, And Washington D.C.

Senator John McCain will be laid to rest in a private burial service next Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, reports the Associated Press. The burial will take place at a cemetery overlooking Maryland’s Severn River. Various services are planned to honor the senator, who died on Saturday at 81 of brain cancer, […]

By Isabel Leah Cohen | 5y ago

Donald Trump Called John McCain’s Vietnam War Captivity ‘Irrelevant,’ Seemed Not To Know What Happened: Report

After his verbal attack on John McCain in July of 2015, in which he called McCain “not a war hero” and appeared to ridicule McCain’s five-and-half years in a North Vietnamese prison camp during the Vietnam war by saying, “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured,” as […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 5y ago

Barack Obama Posts Tribute To Anthony Bourdain, Shares Photo Of Two Having A Beer In Vietnam Restaurant

As the tributes continue to pour in for the late Anthony Bourdain, former U.S. President Barack Obama shared his fond memory of the chef and TV personality. Bourdain died earlier today of an apparent suicide, as previously reported by Inquisitr. The 61-year-old was in France at the time, shooting new episodes of his CNN series, […]

By Cheryl A. Hoahing | 5y ago

President Trump Mulling Posthumous Pardon For Muhammad Ali’s Refusal To Serve In Vietnam

President Trump has already pardoned several people and on Friday comes word that he is mulling over pardoning another famous person, this time posthumously, Muhammad Ali, according to CNN. Ali was convicted 51 years ago for refusing to serve in the military during the Vietnam War. It happened on April 28, 1967, when as a […]

By Diane Brounstein | 5y ago

5,000 Military Dogs From Vietnam Are Finally Memorialized After Being Abandoned After The War

There were around 5,000 military dogs that served alongside U.S. soldiers in Vietnam. However, when the war was over, the dogs were labeled “excess equipment.” This meant that the dogs were euthanized, given away to the Vietnamese army, or simply abandoned. Finally, the canine heroes of Vietnam are finally receiving the recognition they so deserve. […]

By Mizuki Hisaka | 5y ago

Meghan McCain Strikes Back At General Thomas McInerney: ‘Nobody’s Going To Remember You’

John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain, was on The View Friday and had a rebuttal for ex-general Thomas McInerney for saying that McCain was a “Songbird John” when discussing Gina Haspel’s nomination to be the next CIA director. The term that McInerney used is derogatory, and refers to McCain’s prior experience as a prisoner of war […]

By Mizuki Hisaka | 5y ago

‘Songbird John’: Retired General Smears John McCain On Fox, Falsely Claims Vietnam Torture ‘Worked’

Arizona Senator John McCain, who is 81-years-old and suffering from what is believed to be terminal brain cancer, was targeted by a retired general appearing on Fox Business Network Thursday. The retired general slammed McCain as “Songbird John,” repeating a long-debunked rumor that McCain cracked under torture in Vietnam. McCain was held as a prisoner […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 5y ago

Chinese Air And Naval Bases In South China Sea Nearly Finished, Aerial Photos Show

Newly acquired aerial photographs of seven contested reefs located in the South China Sea shows that the construction of several fully-equipped Chinese naval and air bases are nearly completed. In a report published by the Inquirer, several photos taken from an altitude of 1,500 meters clearly shows vast structures being constructed on top of the […]

By Charleston Lim | 5y ago

USA Vs. North Korea Latest: Could Donald Trump Lose A War Against Kim Jong-un?

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have been trading threats and insults for months. President Trump told the United Nations that he would “totally destroy” North Korea. Kim Jong-un responded by threatening to rain nuclear missiles on the U.S. territory of Guam. North Korea also labeled Trump a “barking dog,” a “dotard,” […]

By Alan Ewart | 5y ago

Did John McCain’s Speech Shade Donald Trump’s ‘Half-Baked Spurious Nationalism’?

If you didn’t already know, John McCain and Donald Trump are far from the best of friends. McCain has been a vocal critic of Trump, both during the presidential election and since Trump’s inauguration in January. Just last month, Trump was criticized for mocking McCain’s physical disability. As reported by the Independent, Trump had been […]

By Alan Ewart | 6y ago

Will North Korea Be Donald Trump’s Vietnam Or His Cuban Missile Crisis?

The conflict between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shows no sign of coming to an end. In recent weeks, President Trump has repeatedly taken aim at North Korea for testing both nuclear weapons and the missile systems capable of delivering them in defiance of United Nations resolutions and in the […]

By Alan Ewart | 6y ago

Relationship Between Germany And Vietnam Turns Sour After Alleged Kidnapping Of Oil Executive

The relationship between Germany and Vietnam has turned sour after Berlin expelled a Vietnamese intelligence officer. German accused Vietnam of kidnapping Trinh Xuan Thanh in Berlin last week. Thanh, a former executive, was accused of a $150 million corruption in the Vietnam’s state-owned company. Thanh is reported to seek asylum in Germany after Vietnamese government […]

By Menahem Zen | 6y ago

Hackers ‘Aligned’ With Vietnam Government Targeting Foreign Businesses: FireEye

Hacking groups “aligned” with the Vietnamese government are attacking organizations based in foreign countries, a report today has revealed. American cybersecurity firm FireEye said the espionage campaign is founded on a unique suite of “fully-featured” malware tools. The activity commenced several years ago when hackers began to target international companies with a presence in Vietnam’s […]

By James Walker | 6y ago

Gilas Pilipinas Vs. Vietnam: Live Stream, Preview, Where To Watch SEABA 2017 Day 6

Gilas Pilipinas will face Vietnam on the sixth day of the 2017 SEABA championships. The Philippines is still undefeated in the tournament and they need to win the game against Vietnam to force a tie with Indonesia. The Filipinos are coming off a big victory over Thailand on Tuesday. Japeth Aguilar was named the best […]

By Juan Paolo David | 6y ago

State Sen. Janet Nguyen Receives Apology From California Democrats

Janet Nguyen received an apology of sorts from the Democrat-controlled California State Senate after she was silenced and physically removed from the legislative chamber in Sacramento last Thursday after attempting to voice criticism about the late Tom Hayden, an anti-Vietnam War activist. Nguyen, a Republican who represents the 34th district in the Orange County area, […]

By Robert Jonathan | 6y ago

Janet Nguyen Kicked Out Of California Senate Chamber [Video]

California State Senator Janet Nguyen, a Vietnamese immigrant, was silenced and physically removed from the legislative chamber in Sacramento on Thursday after attempting to voice criticism of the late Tom Hayden. Nguyen, a Republican who represents the 34th district in the Orange County area, is the first Vietnamese-American state senator in the U.S. and the […]

By Robert Jonathan | 6y ago

The Real Story Of The Trump Draft Deferment: Did He Dodge The Draft With A Medical Excuse?

Before Donald Trump’s inauguration, people are trying to answer the question of just how Donald Trump avoided the draft into the military during the Vietnam War. But the deferment record has revealed exactly what is on record in respect to Donald Trump and the reason he was branded not fit to serve. But even though […]

By Amy Feinstein | 6y ago

Richard Marx Criticizes Korean Air For Response To Unruly Passenger, Says They Should Be ‘Sanctioned’

Richard Marx, the singer known for a long string of hits like “Endless Summer Nights” and “Right Here Waiting,” has taken to social media to criticize Korean Air for their lack of a proper response to a volatile mid-air crisis that saw him helping to restrain an out-of-control passenger. BBC News reports that the incident […]

By Kristine Moore | 6y ago

Life With Kate Middleton: Prince William Opens Up About This And Parenting

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, do seem to make parenting two toddlers look quite easy as they make appearances on the regular looking prim and perfectly poised. Prince William, however, has recently opened up about the truth behind this smooth exterior that he and Kate display and notes that […]

By Jessica Dafoe | 6y ago

Russia Moving Nuclear Capable Missiles To Kaliningrad, Considering Bases In Cuba And Vietnam

According to officials in Estonia, Russia’s army has been moving powerful missiles, capable of carrying nuclear components, into the province of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad is located near Poland and Lithuania, situated along the Baltic coast, and it places Russia in a prime position to expand control over the Baltic Sea. The news comes on the heels […]

By Essel Pratt | 7y ago

73-Yr-Old Woman On Death Row In Vietnam For Drug Trafficking – Australian Woman Hid Drugs In Soap Bars

A court in Vietnam has sentenced a 73-year-old woman to death for attempting to traffic drugs. The Vietnam-born Australian woman tried to smuggle heroin by hiding it in soap bars. The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court in southern Vietnam sentenced an Australian woman for possession of large quantity of heroin with intention to smuggle […]

By Alap Naik Desai | 7y ago

Katy Perry’s Vietnam Trip Is Colorful And Heartwarming, Her Longest Break From Orlando Bloom

This past weekend, Katy Perry took her first extended break from newly confirmed boyfriend Orlando Bloom to travel to rural Vietnam and help out some of its more impoverished residents — while at the same time taking her customary wild outfits to a whole new level. Vietnamese news source Tuoi Tre reported several days ago […]

By Dustin Kemp | 7y ago

Anthony Bourdain Dines On $6 Pork And Noodles With Obama In Vietnam

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain treated Barack Obama to a $6 meal during the first leg of the president’s historic week-long trip to Asia. This marks Obama’s 10th time visiting the region since he took office in 2008. His conversation with Anthony will appear on an upcoming episode of Bourdain’s Parts Unknown series, where the host […]

By Ny MaGee | 7y ago

Barack Obama’s Trip To Vietnam Aims To Heal Old Wounds, Patch Relationships

Barack Obama is not a stranger to Asia. The President has just begun his 10th trip to the region, though this visit does have a new twist. During his stay in the area, Obama will be visiting Vietnam for the first time during his stay in office. President Obama is hoping that the visit to […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 7y ago

Duterte Peace Offer Holds True Amid Rising Tensions In South China Sea

Philippine presidential hopeful Mayor Rodrigo Duterte favors peace above all else in seeking a resolution to the South China Sea dispute. He has expressed his willingness to partner up with China in mutually beneficial joint ventures that do not compromise Philippine sovereignty or freedom of navigation in the global commons. As neighboring countries reinforce their […]

By Kenneth Lim | 7y ago

Drone War: China, Vietnam, And Philippines Turn To Unmanned Flights In South China Sea ‘Mexican Standoff’

“Drone war” appears to be building up in the South China Sea as China, Vietnam, and the Philippines jostle for advantage in their “Mexican standoff.” According to an expert, their turning to unmanned aerial vehicle technology reflects new terms of global competition changing the rules of the game for many long-simmering conflicts and rivalries. Drone […]

By Kenneth Lim | 7y ago

Bipaternal Twins: Vietnamese Twins Have One Mother But Two Fathers

In what is an extremely rare phenomenon, a mother in Vietnam gave birth to twin babies from two different fathers. Reportedly the Vietnamese twins baffled their parents, as they looked so different, and DNA testing revealed they were bipaternal twins. The phenomenon of the Vietnamese twins having two separate fathers was revealed by a DNA […]

By Anne Sewell | 7y ago

British Tourists Dead: Cause Of Three Deaths At Vietnam Waterfalls Under Investigation

Three British tourists have been found dead at a popular waterfalls site in central Vietnam, Datanla waterfalls, in the Lam Dong province. The team of Lam Dong officials who found the British tourists dead discovered the bodies of one man and two women, aged between 19 and 25 years old, early this morning. The man […]

By Sally Elliott | 7y ago

Nations Rally In Defense Of South China Sea Threatened By China’s Nine-Dashed Line, Which Even Chinese Scholars Refute

Nations have begun to rally in defense of “freedom of navigation” around the South China Sea most of which is claimed by a nine-dashed line (initially 11 dashes by a Chinese idealist in 1936). As controversy builds around the issue, prominent Chinese scholars have come forward to debunk this ox-tongue demarcation that a Republic of […]

By Kenneth Lim | 7y ago

Revered Hanoi Turtle ‘Cu Rua’ Dies, Vietnam Goes Into Mourning Over Legendary Turtle

A sacred and revered turtle who lived in the Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, has died, and the entire country is mourning the death. “Cu Rua” — which means great-grandfather, even though the turtle was female — was believed to be one of only four living Swinhoe turtles, also known as the Yangtze giant […]

By Joanna Jaguar | 7y ago

Vietnam Warns China About Redeployment Of Oil Rig In Disputed Waters — South China Sea Pumping Station Might Reignite Standoff?

Vietnam has issued a stern warning to China over the redeployment of an oil rig in disputed waters. The pumping station reinstalled in the South China Sea could reignite the tense standoff between the two communist countries. The country has sternly asked China to dismantle the pumping station immediately. The issue is reminiscent of the […]

By Alap Naik Desai | 7y ago

Vietnam Hospital Is Seeking Head Transplant Volunteers

The Vietnam-Germany Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, is actively seeking head transplant volunteers. Should Italian neurosurgeon Dr. Sergio Canavero be successful in his attempt to transplant a head, the director of the hospital hopes to introduce the surgery to that country. There has been a lot of talk in the media about Dr. Canavero and his […]

By Anne Sewell | 7y ago

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Son Pax Breaks Leg Jet-Skiing On Thailand Vacation

In the latest news relating to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt’s time away in Asia, their son Pax broke his leg over the weekend while jet-skiing in Phuket, Thailand. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt have certainly been getting around lately. At present, the couple are based in Cambodia with all six kids while […]

By Anne Sewell | 7y ago

Touching Craigslist Ad From Heartbroken Vietnam Vet Goes Viral

A touching Craigslist “Missed Connections” ad from a heartbroken Vietnam veteran to the anonymous woman who prevented him from committing suicide has gone viral, WPVI (Philadelphia) is reporting. In the waning days of the Vietnam War, an unidentified veteran was at home alone in his apartment in Boston, having been discharged after serving with “distinction,” […]

By Aaron Homer | 8y ago

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