• Obama looks to boost economic ties with trip to Vietnam

    Obama looks to boost economic ties with trip to Vietnam

    May 21, 2016 02:35 PM EST

    ... the Vietnam Veterans of America, who participated in one of the meetings, said there still are wounds from Vietnam that need healing. He said the U.S. needs to do more to account for those still missing from the war and to help deal with ill effects from U.S ...

  • Why the U.S. Navy is navigating the South China Sea

    Why the U.S. Navy is navigating the South China Sea

    Nov 06, 2015 01:41 AM EST

    ... has been conducted since 2011 in the South China Sea. And, yes, I think if the Navy does not sail through, and not just the U.S. Navy, but Australia navy, Japan's navy doesn't sail through waters that are high seas, that they are not territorial seas of ...

  • U.S. Navy ship sails by China's manmade island in South China Sea

    U.S. Navy ship sails by China's manmade island in South China Sea

    Oct 27, 2015 01:06 PM EST

    BEIJING — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said the move damaged U.S.-China relations and regional peace. China's Foreign ...

  • U.S. restores embassy while pushing for changes in Cuba

    U.S. restores embassy while pushing for changes in Cuba

    Aug 14, 2015 11:30 PM EST

    ... collapse of the Soviet Union, we had normal ties with Vietnam, with whom we fought a war, let's forget this and put it behind us, we saw the foreign minister of Cuba saying, look, you tell us about human rights, but that in fact we have some issues with ...

  • How far should U.S. go in South China Sea territory dispute?

    How far should U.S. go in South China Sea territory dispute?

    Jun 01, 2015 10:47 PM EST

    ... WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Joining us now to discuss the escalating tensions on the South China Sea and what role the U.S. should play is Kenneth Lieberthal. He was a senior director for Asia on the National Security Council in the Clinton administration, and now a senior fellow at the ...

  • China, U.S. at impasse over Chinese land reclamation projects

    China, U.S. at impasse over Chinese land reclamation projects

    May 30, 2015 08:05 PM EST

    ... is Vietnam, which Carter is scheduled to visit during this 11-day trip across Asia. Others are Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan. Carter said the U.S. will continue to sail, fly and operate in the region, and warned that the Pentagon will be sending its "best platforms and people ...

  • When the world started to see Vietnam’s contemporary art

    When the world started to see Vietnam’s contemporary art

    May 26, 2015 11:14 PM EST

    ... prosperity. It's all about happiness, prosperity, sense of well-being and a sense of hope for the future. We, as Americans, know nothing about Vietnam as a culture, and certainly we don't know anything about contemporary art in Vietnam. So, I thought I could come and work with ...

  • China's impact looms large as U.S. debates its own trade deals

    China's impact looms large as U.S. debates its own trade deals

    May 20, 2015 10:51 AM EST

    WASHINGTON — If the U.S. doesn't write the rules of international trade, President Barack Obama warns, China will. In fact, China is already helping write those rules, and in some ways has jumped ahead of the game.

  • Reliving the fall of Saigon with Vietnam vets and journalists

    Reliving the fall of Saigon with Vietnam vets and journalists

    Apr 30, 2015 11:37 PM EST

    As Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the war, a group of journalists and former Marines revisit the country to remember one of the most significant chapters of their lives. Special correspondent Mike Cerre, who served in Vietnam, reports.

  • What’s in the Trans-Pacific Partnership for U.S. and Japan?

    What’s in the Trans-Pacific Partnership for U.S. and Japan?

    Apr 29, 2015 11:52 PM EST

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s U.S. visit came at a critical moment in the fight to establish a sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership. An agreement could mean hundreds of billions of dollars in business, exports and profits, but opponents warn it would cost American jobs and give foreign corporations too much legal power. Gwen Ifill talks to...