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U.S. Army Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, center, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, left, and Abdullah Abdullah, head of Afghanistan's National Reconciliation Council, right, attend at a ceremony where Miller relinquished his command, at Resolute Support headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 12, 2021. The United States is a step closer to ending a 20-year military presence that became known as its &quot;forever war,&quot; as Taliban insurgents continue to gain territory across the country. (AP Photo/Ahmad Seir)

Was America’s Afghanistan investment worth it?

By Cal Thomas

Illustration on ASEAN and China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

South China Sea code of conduct clock runs down

By James Borton

In this Jan. 23, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask looks at her phone in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam says it has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K. The Vietnamese health minister made the announcement Saturday, May 29. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh, File)

Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, U.K. strains

By Hau Dinh - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2020, file photo, a health worker disinfects arriving Vietnamese COVID-19 patients at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam. After over a month with no local infections, Vietnam has recorded 176 confirmed coronavirus cases from several outbreaks that have spread to 19 provinces during the past 10 days, the Health Ministry said Friday, May 7, 2021. (Bui Cuong Quyet/VNA via AP, File)

After lull, cases spread in Vietnam’s cities, provinces

Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Remember Vietnam-draftee fallen

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Veteran says Vietnam service ‘made better man out of me’

By GENE ZALESKI and The Times and Democrat - Associated Press

FILE- This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. The U.S. Treasury has removed Vietnam and Switzerland from the list of nations labeled as currency manipulators, reversing a decision made by the Trump administration in December. In it's semi-annual report to Congress on currency manipulation, the first under the Biden administration, the U.S. Treasury Department said Friday, April 16, 2021, that no country currently meets the U.S. criteria. It said, however, that Vietnam, Switzerland, as well as Taiwan, will be placed under enhanced monitoring for their recent actions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US lifts Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Loss and Resentment of The Vietnam War Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The Vietnam War was winnable

By James Roberts

Air America was a CIA passenger and cargo airline used during the Vietnam War. Those who flew the planes feel forgotten and have been denied retirement benefits for decades. House and Senate bills aim to change that. (Associated Press)

CIA Air America flyers hopeful of winning recognition

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A health worker injects a doctor with a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, March 8, 2021. Vietnam has started the vaccination campaign with a hope to inoculate half of the population of 96 millions against COVID-19 by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Vietnam vaccinates COVID-19 front-liners with its 1st doses

By HAU DINH - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Nonprofit helps veterans with PTSD by repairing helicopters

By THOMAS NOVELLY and The Post and Courier - Associated Press

In this Sept. 27, 2012, file photo, two students use computers at an internet cafe near their dormitory in Hanoi, Vietnam. Amnesty International has found that a hacking group known as Ocean Lotus has been staging more spyware attacks on Vietnamese human rights activists in the latest blow to freedom of speech in the communist-ruled country. AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen, File)

Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents

Associated Press

You Don't Belong Here by Elizabeth Becker (book cover)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘You Don’t Belong Here’

By james Borton

How Coast’s Vietnamese community celebrated Lunar New Year

By ISABELLE TAFT and The Sun Herald - Associated Press

Army’s 1st Black Ranger instructor fought crime in Columbus

By TIM CHITWOOD and Ledger-Enquirer - Associated Press

Vietnam Communist party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, center left, is presented with a bouquet by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, center right, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Vietnam Communist Party has re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong for another term as the party's General Secretary, the country de-facto top leader. Other officials from left; Vo Van Thuong, Secretary of the Central Committee, Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Central Organization Committee and Vuong Dinh Hue, Hanoi Secretary of the Communist Party (Le Tri Dung/VNA via AP)

Vietnam’s Communist Party reelects chief to lead the nation

By HAU DINH - Associated Press

Vietnamese policemen wearing face masks stand guard outside the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Vietnam's ruling Communist Party began a crucial week-long meeting in the capital Hanoi to set the nation's path for the next five years and appoint the country's top leaders. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

Fresh outbreak in Vietnam grows to 82, company closed

By HAU DINH - Associated Press

Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a speech during the opening of 13th Communist Party Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has begun a crucial weeklong meeting in the capital Hanoi to set the nation's path for the next five years and appoint the country's top leaders. (An Van Dang/VNA via AP)

Vietnam’s Communist Party leaders warn of challenges ahead

By HAU DINH - Associated Press

A police officer directs traffic in front of the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Almost 1,600 leading members of Vietnam's Communist Party on Tuesday begin a meeting to set policy for the next five years and select the group's senior members to steer the nation. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Ruling Communist Party to set Vietnam’s course this week

By HAU DINH - Associated Press