Vietnamese police release blogger after more than a week in custodyHANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese authorities have released a blogger more than a week after detaining him for questioning about postings critical of the Communist government’s handling of relations with China and the Catholic Church. Vietnam arrests another blogger as crackdown on online government critics continuesHANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese police arrested another blogger, her mother and diplomats said Friday, as authorities continued a crackdown against writers who have criticized Communist Party policies online. Coca-Cola to invest $200 million in Vietnam in the next 3 yearsATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. says it plans to invest an additional $200 million in Vietnam in the next three years. Vietnamese president to release more than 5,000 prisoners in National Day amnestyHANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam will release more than 5,000 prisoners as part of an annual prison amnesty, but not a Catholic priest whom U.S. senators have campaigned to have freed, an official said Monday. Vietnamese police detain dissident blogger in latest crackdownHANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese blogger who criticized the Communist Party’s policies has been detained by police, his close friend said Monday, days after another popular blogger was fired from his job at a state-controlled newspaper. Remains of last 2 Australian MIAs in Vietnam repatriated, met by honor guardSYDNEY — The remains of Australia’s last two servicemen missing in action from the war in Vietnam were returned to their homeland Monday, escorted by family and members of their air squadron. University student hurls acid at professor after flunking
Ex-Vietnam Lt. Calley says he’s ‘very sorry’ for 1968 massacre in My LaiCOLUMBUS, Ga. — Speaking in a soft, sometimes labored voice, the only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slayings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he was court-martialed. Ex-Army soldier Calley involved in My Lai massacre says he’s ‘very sorry’ for 1968 killingsCOLUMBUS, Ga. — Speaking in a soft, sometimes labored voice, the only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slayings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he was court-martialed. US Sen. Webb visits Vietnam on last leg of Southeast Asian tourHANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia is visiting Hanoi on the last leg of a Southeast Asian tour. The highlight of his swing through the region was a stop in Myanmar, where he won the release of an imprisoned American man. 40 years after fall of Saigon, military enthusiasts begin re-enacting Vietnam WarBOALSBURG, Pa. — The dirt paths that lead to Alpha Company’s field headquarters are lined with overgrown grass and weeds. A canvas tent is protected by machine guns, sandbags and Army-green storage boxes. And lurking somewhere outside is the enemy: the Viet Cong. Long delayed welcome home draws hundreds of Vietnam veterans to Fort CampbellFORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Tears filled the eyes of some Vietnam veterans who were warmly greeted with cheers from their family and friends Sunday in an re-enactment of their original return from the war, when they were often met with angry demonstrators and harsh headlines. AP NewsBreak: Top US officials in Afghanistan look to Vietnam War for ‘how not to’ lessonsBRUSSELS — Top U.S. officials have reached out to a leading Vietnam war scholar to discuss the similarities of that conflict 40 years ago with American involvement in Afghanistan, where the U.S. is seeking ways to isolate an elusive guerrilla force and win over a skeptical local population. Top US officials in Afghanistan look to Vietnam War for ‘how not to’ lessonsBRUSSELS — Top U.S. officials have reached out to a leading Vietnam war scholar who opposes American involvement in Afghanistan in an apparent effort to apply the lessons of the earlier conflict to the fight against the Taliban. Vietnamese official says evicting Buddhist monks just the law, not religious repressionHANOI, Vietnam — Monks following a world-famous Buddhist teacher are being evicted from a Vietnamese monastery for failing to clear their activities with the government, an official said Tuesday, but he denied the dispute was about religious freedom. Vietnamese Zen master’s creed promotes peace, harmonyIN THE MOMENT: Thich Nhat Hanh’s brand of “Engaged Buddhism” teaches people to live in the “present moment,” to listen carefully to others and to understand their points of view. Followers practice meditation and breathing techniques intended to keep them relaxed and in the here and now, not dwelling in the past or on negative emotions. Vietnam’s tussle with a Zen master raises questions about religious freedomHANOI, Vietnam — Communist Vietnam’s sometimes edgy relationship with religious freedom is being tested in a dispute over a monastery inhabited by disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s most famous Zen masters. Joint US-Vietnam report shows scope of land mine, bomb contamination is vast in VietnamHANOI, Vietnam — More than one-third of the land in six central Vietnamese provinces remains contaminated with land mines and unexploded bombs from the Vietnam War, according to a study released Friday. Australia finds last 2 servicemen missing in action in VietnamCANBERRA, Australia — Remains of the last two Australians listed as missing in action in the Vietnam War have been found in the wreckage of a bomber that crashed in a jungle 39 years ago, the government said Thursday. Report: Vietnam deports American who investigated arrests of democracy activistsHANOI, Vietnam — Police have deported an American citizen of Vietnamese origin who had allegedly come to Vietnam to investigate recent arrests of local democracy activists, a state newspaper reported Saturday. US, Vietnam air forces hold talks in Hanoi as former foes grow closerHANOI, Vietnam — Senior officials from the U.S. and Vietnamese air forces are meeting in Hanoi this week, a sign of the growing cooperation between the former foes, officials said Thursday. Vietnam police detain 18 Catholics after clashes erupt over disputed land for church siteHANOI, Vietnam — Clashes broke out after Catholics erected a makeshift place of worship in central Vietnam on a site where American bombs destroyed a church during the Vietnam War. Communist authorities detained 18 people. Highlights of Walter Cronkite broadcastsHighlights of some Cronkite broadcasts
Democrats warn Ag secretary that new catfish inspections could spark trade war with VietnamWASHINGTON — Some prominent Senate Democrats are fighting a bid by the U.S. catfish industry and its Southern allies on Capitol Hill to impose new inspections on fast-growing Vietnamese imports of the fish. First 2 American soldiers killed in Vietnam War honored on 50th anniversary of their deathsWASHINGTON — It was July 1959 and Stanley Karnow, Time magazine’s chief correspondent in Asia, was on his first trip to Saigon when he heard about an attack at an Army base about 20 miles north of the city. Robert S. McNamara, Pentagon chief who directed the Vietnam War despite doubts, dies at 93WASHINGTON — Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93. Robert S. McNamara dies at 93; Vietnam War architect later confessed his doubts, regretWASHINGTON — Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93. Robert S. McNamara, defense secretary during Vietnam war, dies in WashingtonWASHINGTON — Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as “terribly wrong,” died Monday. He was 93. Robert S. McNamara, defense secretary during America’s lost war, dies in WashingtonWASHINGTON — Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense who was vilified for prosecuting America’s most controversial war and then devoted himself to helping the world’s poorest nations, died Monday. He was 93. Death toll from landslides, floods in northern Vietnam rises to 22HANOI, Vietnam — The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam’s mountainous north has risen to 22. |
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HANOI, Vietnam — A university student angry about flunking his English classes barged into a lecture, threw a bucket of acid at a professor and then stabbed him in the back as he tried to flee, a university official said Tuesday.
Highlights of some of Walter Cronkite’s broadcasts.
