Vietnam

The U.S. Navy has accused Iran of numerous naval attacks, including a drone attack that killed two European crew members this year.

The Iranian Guard seized Vietnam's MV Sothys, which analysts are speculating was attempting to transfer crude oil to Asia. No crew members were injured.

Ted Osius, the former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, saw a Trump presidency as a "train wreck" for the United States.

Ho Chi Minh City, whose population is about 10 million people, will finally allow residents to leave their homes and essential businesses to open on Friday.

Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower and Makkah Royal Clock Tower are among the 20 tallest buildings in the world, as of 2021.

Although first reported in the Cuban capital, the mysterious illness has been reported in many other countries, including China, Vietnam, Russia and Austria.

"We were them 40 years ago. With the fall of Saigon in 1975, this was us," said Thuy Do, who fled with her family from Vietnam after it fell to communist rule.

Maj. Bobby Jones has been missing in action since his plane disappeared from radar in South Vietnam on November 28, 1972.

Officials did not specify who was affected by the syndrome, and an investigation into the unexplained incidents is continuing.

The vice president, who is on a tour of Southeast Asia, spoke at a meeting with the Vietnamese president in Hanoi on August 25.

The Florida Republican joined House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and members of Congress who served in the military overseas in criticizing the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"We are asking people to stay where you are, not to go outside. Each home, company, factory should be an anti-virus fort," a Vietnamese official said Friday.

The deposed vice president said he is "reaching out to all leaders to secure their support and consensus."

"There's going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy," Biden vowed on July 8.

The Republican lawmaker urged President Joe Biden to "immediately commit to providing more support to Afghan forces."

Two sources familiar with the process confirmed to Newsweek that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed off on Army Sergeant 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe receiving the Medal of Honor, and a third source aware of the proceedings said the White House was working to set a ceremony date.

Russian state media has accused Washington of trying to form an anti-China alliance that threatens regional security.

Some GOP lawmakers continue to push baseless conspiracy theories about the pro-Trump assault on the Capitol.

The freshman representative cited the Viet Cong as an example of what armed citizens could achieve in combat.

Police filed a case against a couple that heads a Protestant church mission in Vietnam for "spreading dangerous infectious diseases," saying there were poor health protocols at their gatherings.

"Vietnam has uncovered a new COVID-19 variant combining characteristics of the two existing variants first found in India and the UK," Vietnam's health minister said.

Vietnam Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said the new variant appears to be a combination of strains first detected in India and the U.K.

While President Biden's claim may be a talking point that is designed to highlight the sheer scale of the pandemic, the math has been criticized for simply not adding up.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

The 43-year-old man is believed to be responsible for half of the locally acquired coronavirus cases recorded in Ho Chi Minh City up until September 15.

Officials found 324,000 used sheaths ready to be rinsed and reshaped before being packaged and sold to unsuspecting customers.

There is much that could be learned from the old Cold War playbook.

"Given that [Pham's] already worked for ICE within this administration, and this administration has aggressively ramped up targeting of Southeast Asian refugee communities, we don't feel optimistic that there will be a change in how ICE is run," Phi Nguyen said.

The incident at the disputed Paracel Islands comes a day after the U.S. Navy confirmed to Newsweek it surveilled People's Liberation Army exercises in defiance of Chinese warnings.

As of July 28, Asia has recorded more than 3.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases.