The Latest Breaking News from Vietnam

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and their adversaries can do, when their confidence substitutes for comprehension, and when the last war is mistaken for the next one.

The Conversation · Mar 20

"Bringing the bass and drums down so you can't hear them makes the lead guitar sound fantastic. Jack White made a career out of it." The story of the ferocious classic that was inspired by Vietnam and set a template for punk

The Stooges' Search And Destroy began with James Williamson "goofing around making machine-gun sounds" but countless others adopted its combination of pounding rhythm and aggressive guitar

Louder · Mar 20

Coffee Prices Jump on Supply Disruptions

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Thursday closed up +8.00 (+2.73%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed up +90 (+2.51%). Coffee prices settled sharply higher on Thursday, with arabica posting a 1-month high and robusta posting a 1-week high. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted...

Barchart · Mar 19

Arabica Coffee Slides on Prospects of a Bumper Brazil Coffee Crop

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) today is down by -3.10 (-1.05%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is up +59 (+1.67%). Coffee prices are mixed today. The outlook for a bumper Brazil coffee crop is weighing on arabica prices, after StoneX raised its Brazil 2026/27 coffee production estimate to...

Barchart · Mar 18

European resistance to US foreign policy over the decades

As European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz, a look back at previous tensions between the western allies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

Trump ‘not afraid’ of Iran escalating into another Vietnam War

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The Independent UK · Mar 18

Trump shrugs off warnings Iran conflict could become another Vietnam War

Donald Trump has said that he is “not afraid” that the conflict in Iran could turn into another Vietnam War.

The Independent UK · Mar 18

VinFast Pushes Ahead With U.S. EV Plant Despite Industry Slowdown

The Vietnamese EV maker’s U.S. sales are a mystery. Despite that, it wants to resume construction on its North Carolina plant.

InsideEVs · Mar 18

Fuel rations and no air con: south-east Asian nations race to conserve energy

Governments in countries heavily reliant on Middle Eastern oil introduce measures to shield public from soaring costs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

Coffee Prices Push Higher on Concerns Over Supply Disruptions

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Tuesday closed up by +1.90 (+0.65%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed up +52 (+1.50%). Coffee prices settled higher for a second day on Tuesday, with arabica posting a 1-week high. Supply concerns are underpinning coffee prices as the closure of the...

Barchart · Mar 17