The city is now named Ho Chi Minh City after the communist leader who unified Vietnam. I asked my supervisors at News4 if I could take a small camera to Vietnam during a personal tour I took with my wife, Debbie. read more
Vietnam isn’t as big and rich as other asian countries like China and Japan, we’re like kinda like the poor asian country. In Vietnam it’s pretty warm and hot and it rarely gets cold. People wear light and cheap clothing and most don’t have too much money. read more
They agreed, and I gave myself this assignment: To report on what Vietnam is like today under communism and how the Vietnamese people treat Americans and returning U. S. veterans. I filed this report from Ho Chi Minh City. read more
40 years later, Vietnam still deeply divided over war Thomas Maresca, Special for USA TODAY Published 1:54 p.m. ET April 28, 2015 | Updated 6:05 a.m. ET April 30, 2015 People ride past a billboard marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. read more