Vietnam

After Hanoi, Arkia opens a new direct route to the Far East

The route joins the direct flights operated by the company to Hanoi and will allow travelers to fly to eastern Vietnam and return through Hanoi and exit from Saigon, or vice versa.

Ho Chi Minh City
Arkia aircraft Airbus a321neo LR arrives for a welcome ceremony after his landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on November 13, 2018.

Arkia to add flights to Saigon, expanding Vietnam operations

A police officer stands in front of red flags used to decorate a street, in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 30, 2025.

Vietnam's Communist Party targets social media influencers, AI for propaganda

Dr. Melandri Vlok and Ms. Minh Tran conducting radiographic analysis on child skeletons from Man Bac, April 11, 2026.

Prehistoric children’s remains show syphilis-like disease spread through ancient Vietnam - study


Is social distancing enough to prevent coronavirus spread on long flights?

"Long flights not only can lead to importation of COVID-19 cases but also can provide conditions for superspreader events," significant findings show as countries resume international travel.

Interior of a passenger airplane

Vietnam: A bright star in Asia


Vietnam reports 12 more COVID-19 cases, total rises to 558

Vietnam has detected new coronavirus cases in other cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, since its first locally transmitted infections in more than three months were reported in Danang.

A woman wearing a protective mask sells seafood during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hoi An tourism town, Vietnam July 31, 2020.

Vietnam schoolgirl creates art from the chaos of the coronavirus

"I drew this with hope that they can keep their spirits high to prevent an outbreak."

Nguyen Doi Chung Anh, 10,  stands next to her painting about the coronavirus disease at home in Hanoi, Vietnam June 10, 2020.

IDF against Noa Kirel's new ad: We didn’t like what we saw

IDF Manpower Directorate allowed singer Noa Kirel to take part in a commercial for Yes+, without realizing the commercial is based on the anti-Vietnam War musical ‘Hair.'

WATCH: Israeli singer Noa Kirel acts as US soldier in Yes+ promotional video

This rabbi and Vietnam vet helped unveil the Vietnam War memorial in 1982

Now he’s leading its first virtual Memorial Day service.

A coronavirus warning sign is reflected as self-proclaimed history buff Amitai Zuckerman from Maryland pays a visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the day when coronavirus deaths in the U.S. surpassed the 58,220 Americans killed in the Vietnam War, in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2020

Fifteen Israelis evacuated from Vietnam

Israeli Consul to Vietnam Liat Shoham gathered the tourists in Hanoi and found commercial flights to places where there are continuing flights to Israel.

Fifteen Israelis evacuated from Vietnam. Pictured, Hanoi Airport

Reclaiming the narrative of this Vietnamese family's story from Hollywood

A family saga on the enduring Vietnamese spirit over a century of conflict

THE MOUNTAINS SING   By Nguyen Phan   Que Mai  Morrow/HarperCollins   352 pages; $26.99

A Shabbat-friendly Vietnam

This was destined to be a journey that would either strengthen or destroy the bond we always had.

A RIVER runs through the northern highlands of Vietnam.

Could Syria become Iran’s 'Vietnam'?

This is one of the ironies of Iran’s role in the region.

Syrian President Bashar al Assad visits Syrian army troops in war-torn northwestern Idlib province, Syria, October 22, 2019