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President Obama is criticizing Vietnam's government for its human rights record. Thousands of Vietnamese greeted the president Tuesday as he arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. Margaret Brennan reports.
Germany's Bayer has made a $62 billion all-cash bid for Monsanto; Obama lifts Vietnam arms embargo; and "Angry Birds" movie takes the box office crown. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.
CBS News' Margaret Brennan is with President Obama in Vietnam, and explains what's behind the decision to lift the longstanding U.S. arms embargo against that country.
The U.S. military has again reached into Pakistan to take out a notorious terror leader; A 66,000-pound fuel tank the size of half a football field was transported 16 miles across Los Angeles Saturday
President Obama arrived in Vietnam on Sunday. He's only the third U.S. president to visit the communist nation. Later this week he will be in Japan. Margaret Brennan has more.
The flight data recorders from Egypt Air Flight 804 have been located and an effort is underway to recover them, sources tell CBS News; Army Capt. Stu Herrington kept reassuring South Vietnamese seeking to flee Saigon that as long as he was there, there would be nothing to worry about.
Army Capt. Stu Herrington kept reassuring South Vietnamese seeking to flee Saigon that as long as he was there, there would be nothing to worry about. Then came the order from President Ford for a full evacuation of U.S. personnel. Now Herrington reunites with one of those South Vietnamese friends who got left behind. David Martin reports.
Veterans joined the annual “Veterans on Wall Street” event Tuesday. The government says the number of disability claims has dropped to about 70,000 from over 600,000 in 2013. The Senate voted to approve funding for veterans, but still needs to reach an agreement with the House. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald fears there will be budget cuts. Margaret Brennan reports.
Ahead of Veterans Day this Wednesday, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, discusses his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and makes a case for better veteran care
A photo taken 43 years ago of Kim Phuc, a young Vietnamese girl fleeing naked from a napalm attack, continues to resonate today as the personification of the horrors of war. Jane Pauley revisits that horrific chapter of the Vietnam War, and finds out how Kim Phuc - now 52 - has found healing and peace.
Around 250 people have been stranded on a 5,000-acre island in South Carolina since last Monday; despite his resolute public attitude toward the war, documents detailed in the new book "The Last of the President's Men" reveal that President Richard Nixon had his doubts about America's efforts in the Vietnam war
Despite his resolute public attitude toward the war, documents detailed in the new book "The Last of the President's Men" reveal that President Richard Nixon had his doubts about America's efforts in the Vietnam war. David Martin has more.
It has been 50 years since a controversial report aired on CBS Evening News. CBS News correspondent Morley Safer's report showed Vietnamese homes burned by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War. CBSN's Kristine Johnson and Vladimir Duthiers take a look back.
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his new 10-part series on the complicated history of the war in Vietnam and how it has shaped American politics.
New research shows more than a quarter-million Vietnam veterans are struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, 40 years after the war ended. Kenneth Craig reports from New York.
President Obama hosted the leader of Vietnam's ruling communist party on Tuesday to discuss a variety of foreign policy issues. CBS News White House Correspondent Major Garrett has details on the meeting.
The floating market in Vietnam, where goods are traded from boat to boat, has been going on for a thousand years. However, times are changing. Barry Petersen takes a tour of the time-worn tradition that now faces competition from air-conditioned supermarkets.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss rising tensions over China’s construction of islands in disputed territory.
Memorial Day weekend is always a busy time for the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., which receives over 4 million visitors a year. But as Danielle Nottingham reports, there's an exact half-size replica of the wall that's been traveling the country for 30 years.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante talk about how the Vietnam War changed the American mindset.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante discuss how the Vietnam War is similar to today’s conflicts in the Middle East.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante discuss the press coverage of the Vietnam War and how aggressive reporting from the front lines influenced public opinion back home in the United States.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante tell their stories of covering the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975.
Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante reflect on their coverage of the Vietnam War
In his weekly commentary on this Memorial Day, “Face The Nation” host Bob Schieffer talks about the “hard lessons” the United States learned in the Vietnam War and how they relate to today.
