Foreign tourists in Vietnam during Tet have been caught off guard by widespread business closures and limited transportation, as the country slows down to celebrate its biggest holiday of the year.

Steep new fines — more than many people make in a month — have made the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi less freewheeling than they used to be.

Launched in December 1986, Vietnam’s “reform” era (đổi mới) came to an end in August 2024. Domestic political events in the ensuing months ushered the country into a new era, although the coming period may turn out to be a Gramscian interregnum, when “the old is dying and the new cannot be born.”

Pho, Vietnam's iconic noodle soup, has evolved over time with classic and modern variations, becoming a symbol of Vietnamese cuisine enjoyed both locally and globally.

Communist Party chief To Lam’s unprecedented institutional streamlining is designed to bolster Vietnam’s competitiveness – but it could come at a cost.

Authorities have released the causes of death for two tourists found dead last month in Vietnam.

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

Greta Marie Otteson and Arno Els recently died in Vietnam possibly due to tainted limoncello. According to Vietnam News, the incident occurred on December 26, 2024, a day after Christmas.

New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call on Friday with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in which he urged Vietnam to address trade imbalances and also discussed shared concerns about China.

"All heck broke loose" on Jan. 5, 1968, when Algona native Greg Arrowood and his unit were flying helicopters in South Vietnam.

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