The Obama administration is making some changes after finding out that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is far bigger than initially thought. Up to 19,000 barrels of crude have spilled each day in the last month, surpassing the Exxon Valdez disast...
Tu: Hey, Todd, I heard you went to Vietnam. Tell me about it? Todd: Yeah, it was a really good trip. I went during the break, and I was only there for seven days. Tu: Oh. Todd: Yeah, kind of too short. But I went to Ho Chi Min, and Mui Ne, and Nha Tr...
The United States and Vietnam have discussed possible U.S. sales of weapons and spare parts to Vietnam, as well as American military help with disaster relief and a range of other issues. The two nations' first strategic dialogue on political, defen...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 08 May 2008 There are a 100,000 fishing boats in Vietnam - too many, say conservation experts, who warn of overfishing in Vietnam's coastal waters. But Vietnamese fishermen are hurting from rising fuel prices. To help them, t...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 25 April 2008 A new report by the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam says fraud is pervasive in the Vietnamese international adoption system. Matt Steinglass reports from Hanoi. A nine-page report released Friday by the embassy charges...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 11 March 2008 Vietnam's financial markets have had a tumultuous year. The once high-flying stock market has fallen more than 30 percent, since January 1, and inflation has ballooned. A major investors' conference was schedule...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 17 December 2007 A new law has taken effect in Vietnam requiring all motorbike riders to wear helmets. Motorbikes are the most common form of transportation in Vietnam, but drivers long refused to wear helmets, leading to hug...
12 December 2007 Vietnam has released three of the four Vietnamese-born United States citizens it arrested in November and accused of involvement in terrorism. The release comes a day after the U.S. ambassador criticized the detentions. Matt Steingla...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 08 December 2007 International donors have pledged $4.4 billion in development assistance to Vietnam for 2008, $1 billion more than the country received this year. Vietnam's economy is growing fast, but donors say the money i...
If you are feeling stressed out, you're not alone. This country is full of people who feel overwhelmed by too much to do and too little time to do it. Commentator Andrew Lam counts himself among the stressed of America and recently he found out that...
