Thomas Maresca

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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 30 (UPI) -- Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday to revel in a massive military parade marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War.

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Thomas Maresca

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 29 (UPI) -- Fifty years after a North Vietnamese tank came crashing through the front gate of Saigon's presidential palace and brought an end to the nearly two-decade Vietnam War, the metropolis that has since been called Ho Chi Minh City is gearing up for a celebration. Once a symbol of devastation and conflict, Vietnam has emerged on the global stage as a dynamic, growing economy -- a remarkable turnaround seen most vividly in the former capital of the South.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Thomas Maresca

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 29 (UPI) -- Fifty years after a North Vietnamese tank came crashing through the front gate of Saigon's presidential palace and brought an end to the nearly two-decade Vietnam War, the metropolis that has since been called Ho Chi Minh City is gearing up for a celebration. Once a symbol of devastation and conflict, Vietnam has emerged on the global stage as a dynamic, growing economy -- a remarkable turnaround seen most vividly in the former capital of the South.

3 weeks ago | upi.com | Thomas Maresca

SEOUL, April 24 (UPI) -- South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter of the year, the country's central bank said Thursday, amid political turmoil at home and global uncertainty around the tariff scheme proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Asian export powerhouse saw its first-quarter gross domestic product decline by 0.2% from the previous quarter, according to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea. GDP fell 0.1% compared to the same period last year.

3 weeks ago | upi.com | Thomas Maresca

SEOUL, April 23 (UPI) -- The United States must strengthen its alliances with global partners, particularly South Korea and Japan, to face the rising challenge posed by China, the former chief architect of White House strategy on Asia said Wednesday. Kurt Campbell, National Security Council coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs under the administration of President Joe Biden, made the remarks in a keynote address at the Asan Plenum, a forum in Seoul hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies.