Reflections on 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War

On this edition of Your Call, we mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam war. The Diasporic Vietnamese Artist Network, an arts nonprofit dedicated to moving the voices and stories of the Vietnamese diaspora from the margins to the center, is organizing …

The Vietnam war made American culture bolder and more varied

The images of the fall of Saigon, on April 30th 1975, are indelible. A helicopter takes off from the roof of the United States embassy, leaving behind a long line of would-be evacuees. Victorious North Vietnamese soldiers roll into the city in tanks, on …

Vietnam Airlines secures financial backing to purchase 50 narrowbody aircraft

Vietnam Airlines has secured the backing of Vietcombank with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase 50 narrowbody aircraft.  Vietnam Airlines and influential Vietnamese bank appeared together on April 23, 2025, to finalize …

Samsung may shift manufacturing from Vietnam to India amid US tariff threat: Report

Samsung is actively exploring a shift in part of its smartphone and electronics manufacturing from Vietnam to India, a report by Moneycontrol suggests. The reports of massive plans by South Korean conglomerate follow steep tariffs proposed by the Trump …

In this New World Disorder, you need Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy

In dealing with the world, the country’s late leader Nguyen Phu Trong said Vietnam needs “strong roots, stout trunk, and flexible branches".PHOTO: UNSPLASH I observe international affairs from Washington, capital of a superpower which used to be the …

Vietnam's VinFast pivots to Asia

HANOI — Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast plans to open a car assembly plant in India by the end of June and another one in Indonesia in October, its chief said on Thursday, as the company shifts its focus to Asia. The loss-making startup had …

Chinese, US demand boosts Vietnam’s pangasius exports

Vietnamese exports of pangasius hiked in March 2025, with Chinese demand returning to form and shipments to the US lifting month-on-month as companies look to beat the tariff deadline, according to data from a consultancy commissioned by Undercurrent News …

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