Vietnam
This day in history: Muhammad Ali convicted for his anti-war stand
June 20, 2012On June 20, 1967, boxing champion and Olympic gold medal winner Muhammad Ali was convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison, fined $10,000 and banned from boxing for three years.
Read moreCuba sets socialist example on LGBT rights
January 30, 2012Cuba is advancing a broad-based human rights agenda for LGBT people ahead of the United States.
Read moreThe Vietnam War is not over
April 13, 2011When I served as an Army medic in Vietnam, I often saw a 19-year-old solider whose job was to spray an herbicide called Agent Orange on anything green inside my base.
Read moreVietnam: a wonderful destination
March 9, 2011Vietnam is becoming a tourist paradise, and word is getting out.
Read moreVietnam’s Communist Party meets
February 9, 2011The goal for the Vietnamese Communist Party's 11th Party Congress was to “enhance the Party's leadership capacity and combativeness, promoting the nation's synergy, comprehensively boosting the doi moi (renovation) process, creating the fundamentals for Vietnam to...
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