Sep 22nd, 2008 · While church and state relations in Vietnam have improved over the past several years, disputes over land near the Thai Ha Church in Hanoi are threatening those gains. In the last few weeks, several parishioners trying to reclaim land have been arrested or detained.
Sep 4th, 2008 · Republican presidential hopeful John McCain spent years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. You might think people there would be less supportive of McCain because he is a conservative who backs the war in Iraq and was in the U.S. military during the Vietnam war. But McCain has a lot of supporters in Hanoi.
Apr 18th, 2008 · For years, Vietnamese children were told of an ancient turtle that lived in a lake. When the turtle appears, it is said to be a portent of an extraordinary event. Now, researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo say they found a rare giant turtle in a lake west of Hanoi. The turtle was thought to be extinct in the wild.
Oct 22nd, 2007 · The word "experience" has been thrown around a lot in the presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton hints that Barack Obama doesn't have enough of it. Obama says Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld prove that experience is overrated. Rudolph Giuliani points to Sept. 11 as his experience. John McCain has his time in Hanoi.
Jun 22nd, 2007 · In Orange County's Little Saigon, a hotbed of anti-communist, anti-Hanoi sentiment, many are planning protests to coincide with the first post-war visit of a Vietnamese president to the United States.
Jan 16th, 2007 · An innovative effort to send a small group of low-income American students was opposed by U.S. foes of the Hanoi government. Organizers of the San Jose City College trips fear future troubles.
Nov 19th, 2006 · After the conclusion of the Asia-Pacific economic summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, President Bush traveled to Ho Chi Minh City where he was greeted by crowds of Vietnamese lining the airport road.
Nov 18th, 2006 · President Bush travels to Hanoi, Vietnam, to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Bush is also holding separate meetings with leaders in attendance on the issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons.