Topic: Ho Chi Minh City

Asia holds the key to Apple's huge earnings

Apple's huge earnings were  shock to many of us in the West, but when the company's rabid following in Asian countries is taken into account, it's not so surprising.

Top Picks: Examining the Wild West, an opera on Anne Boleyn, and more

'Moneyball' features a great performance by Brad Pitt, jazz duo Charlie Haden and Hank Jones release a beautiful collection of hymns and spirituals, a video shows breathtaking views of Ho Chi Minh City and the traffic inside it, and more top picks.

Good Reads: Taliban's Kabul attack, looming demise of Al Qaeda... and the euro

Today's top stories include a report that the Taliban attack on Kabul may have been a 'last gasp.' Also; how Al Qaeda is being eclipsed by its affiliates. And is the eurozone on its last leg?

Vietnam loses appeal to foreign investment amid economic woes

Vietnam, once seen as on its way to joining economic tigers Taiwan and South Korea, has seen foreign investment decline sharply amid labor problems, crumbling roads, and the global financial crisis.

Vietnam-China Spratly Islands dispute threatens to escalate

Tensions between China and Vietnam have risen in recent weeks, with Vietnam expressing alarm at what it says are increasingly aggressive actions by China in disputed waters.

A photo and a simple question

A young Vietnamese girl tells her dream to a foreign photographer.

Vietnam Communists' new challenge: managing capitalism

As inflation rises and currency weakens, observers will be watching the Communist Party Congress for clearer signs about the government’s determination to stabilize Vietnam's economy.

Jimmy Pham went back to Vietnam to help lift others out of poverty

His training program in Vietnam pulls poor youths off the streets and sends them into good jobs at hotels and restaurants.

Vietnam seeks gains as China labor costs rise

With China labor costs rising, Vietnam is hoping that its cheaper labor will attract more foreign investment. But Vietnam's rickety infrastructure and lack of skilled workers remain obstacles to growth.

Asia's chess factory: Vietnam trains its youngest to be world-class players

Vietnam adopted the old Soviet model and offers a monthly salary to children as young as 4 who excel in tournaments.

Southeast Asia: a correspondent's Vietnam revisited 35 years after the fall of Saigon

Every conflict has its own scribes. Southeast Asia's had a singular take.

Pungent pleasure: fish sauce secrets in Vietnam

In Vietnam: Watching (and smelling) the brewing of a favorite fish sauce, nuoc mam.

Money Daily Brief: US bailout beneficiaries expand in Asia

Buddhist sect decries lack of religious freedom in communist Vietnam

After being forced from their monastery last week, 354 followers of a world-famous monk face new police pressure to leave the temple where they sought refuge.

A family vacation to Vietnam

Taking children to a developing country takes planning but is rewarding.

Vietnam eats, sleeps, and dreams on motorbikes

Evidence of “moto” madness: A family of four on a speeding cycle sharing a bucket of fried chicken as they go.

A Vietnamese man shelters unwed mothers

In a nation with one of the world's highest abortion rates, Tong Phuoc Phuc offers women and babies another option.