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Sunny Nguyen, a 13-year-old Vietnamese American boy from San Jose, California, has been accepted to more than 100 universities across the U.S., receiving scholarship offers totaling around $3 million. The teen, who has been homeschooled for most of his life, credited his parents for shaping his early education. “They not…

Tasmanian Government Fourteen seafood buyers from Japan, China, Singapore and Vietnam are in Tasmania this week as part of a three-day industry showcase across the State. Held from May 13 to 15, the visit offers international buyers an immersive experience of Tasmania's exceptional seafood sector. Premier and Minister for Trade…

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The capture of Saigon – the capital of America's ally South Vietnam – by communist North Vietnamese forces on 30 April 1975, marked the end of the Vietnam War. The war had been fought between the two halves of the former French colony since 1955. The US had been deeply…

Linwood Riddick, who turns 80 on Monday, accepts his bachelor's degree at South Carolina State University on Friday May 9th. Sam Watson/South Carolina State University hide caption toggle caption Sam Watson/South Carolina State University Linwood Riddick went to Vietnam to serve in the military, at an age when many people…

The son of a Vietnam War veteran has been detained by federal immigration authorities, leaving his family devastated. Blong Yang, a longtime resident of the United States and the son of a war hero who fought alongside U.S. forces during the "Secret War" in Laos, was apprehended by Immigration and…

In a city that has almost everything, sometimes you just need a good ol’ fashioned Vietnamese bánh mì.  Search high and low, and you’ll find it high—third-floor high—at PhởToShop on Beijing Xi Lu, just behind Jing’an Temple. Winner of  Vietnamese Restaurant of the Year  at the 22nd That's Shanghai Food & Drink Awards,…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that it was “a good thing, not a bad thing” that he’d crippled the international economy, putting workers’ livelihoods in jeopardy. During a press briefing in the Oval Office, Trump downplayed concerns over job security sparked by a significant drop in cargo volumes as a…

Watch CBS News Vietnam 101 | 60 Minutes Archive In 1987, 60 Minutes' Ed Bradley reported on the popularity of a course about the Vietnam War at UC Santa Barbara, where students often heard directly from veterans who shared their experiences. View CBS News In CBS News App Open Chrome…

Brookfield Asset Management chairman and CEO Bruce Flatt (Image: Brookfield) Asset management giant Brookfield announces nearly $6 billion in commitments to its largest-ever real estate fund, with that story leading today’s headline roundup. Also making the list, Singapore’s CapitaLand Development expands its partnership with Vietnamese builder Vinhomes and Brookfield India…