U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Willis R. Hall was assigned to a tactical air navigation radio site on a mountain in Laos during the Vietnam War.

A boy survived the sinking of a tourist boat in Vietnam which killed dozens of people by sheltering in an air pocket of the overturned vessel, it has emerged.

State media in Vietnam have reported that 37 people were killed after a boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm. Five people remain missing.

Today, the Vietnamese diaspora is a force of around 5m people, living and working everywhere from America to eastern Europe. They also do a lot for Vietnam. They send back roughly $16bn of remittances a year,

China and Vietnam plan to hold their first joint army training exercise this month, a sign of deepening military ties as the two countries grapple with US tariff policies.

Divers searched beneath the waves for missing passengers and crew after a sightseeing ship capsized in a squall in Halong Bay, a popular tourist destination in Vietnam, on Saturday. At least 34 bodies have been recovered and another 11 people have been rescued.

The thunderstorm came so suddenly that it overturned the boat within seconds, said two survivors of the shipwreck which killed at least 35 people in Vietnam's top tourist spot of Halong Bay and left another four missing.

A tourist boat capsized during a typhoon in Vietnam's Hạ Long Bay on Saturday, July 19, resulting in 34 bodies being found.

The boat capsized in one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist areas, Halong Bay. Over 35 of the 53 people on board have been confirmed dead, according to Vietnamese state media. A search is ongoing for the rest of the missing passengers.

Paul W. Trinci, a Vietnam combat veteran, will be sentenced up to 11 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a February shooting.

An 83rd-minute winner saw Vietnam claim a 2-1 win over Cambodia to finish top of Group B and advance into the ASEAN U-23 Championship semifinals.