The Last Known Swinhoe's Turtle on Earth Was Alone Until This Female Was Found - Researchers Hope for Babies

DNA tests on a captured female turtle in Vietnam's Dong Mo Lake confirmed she was the second surviving Swinhoe's softshell turtle.

By Blake Isbell

15 January 32 Views

Circus Turns Over Last Four Performing Bears to Animal Sanctuary That Has Holistic Natural Environment

As circuses across Vietnam continue to end show bear performances, another one turns over final four moon bears to Animals Asia sanctuary.

By Blake Isbell

18 June 30 Views

His Passion For Protecting the World's Most-Trafficked Mammal Just Earned Him a Major Award

2021 winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize have just been announced—and the list includes Vietnamese conservationist Thai Van Nguyen.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 June 35 Views

Bear Literally Can't Stop Jumping For Joy After Being Rescued (WATCH)

We don't think we've ever seen such pure unbridled happiness in a bear before, unless it was the animated Baloo in The Jungle Book.

By Tiffani Spengler

22 April 51 Views

Chipotle Gives $100K to Mom's Medical Bills After Refugee's Powerful Essay on Hunger

This refugee student's essay was so moving, Chipotle not only gave him a $20,000 scholarship, they donated thousands more for his mother's cancer treatment.

By Jim Stout

16 June 42 Views

Vietnam War Vets Unite to Build Club of Friendship With Their Former Foes

These Australian and Vietnamese veterans don't have any animosity towards each other after the war – in fact, they've become best buddies instead.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 January 31 Views

Two Vietnam War Enemies Meet and Turn Friends

Two men, who tried to kill each other 40 years ago, met at the Minneapolis airport this afternoon. Dan Cherry and New Yen Hong Me were fighter pilots in Vietnam, on opposite sides of the war.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 July 33 Views

Vietnam Fan Chasing Bus of Favorite English Team Gets Surprise When They Stop

A young fan of a London football team that was in Vietnam for an international match showed such spunk by running after the tour bus that the team wanted to meet him. Vu Xuan Tien, 20, wore an Arsenal team jersey and smiled and waved as he dodged traffic and obstacles along a 5-mile stretch in Hanoi. Finally the team decided to stop and let him climb aboard.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 July 30 Views

Vietnamese Orphan Adopted by U.S. Airman Fulfills Father's Hope Joining the Military he Loved

Air Force officer James Mitchell, overwhelmed by the hardship and destruction he witnessed in Vietnam, decided to visit the Sacred Heart Orphanage. When baby #889 was placed in his arms, he knew it was meant to be. 19 Years after her adoption from the Da Nang orphanage, Kimberly Mitchell chose a career in the Navy to fulfill her fathers wish.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 November 36 Views

Giving Vietnam's Street Kids a Chance

Formerly a visiting English teacher, Michael Brosowski launched the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation in 2004 that has helped more than 350 Vietnamese youngsters get off the streets and into school and safe shelter -- and has provided more than 2,500 children with education, health, housing, career and legal assistance.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 May 35 Views

11 New Animal, Plant Species Found in Vietnam

Eleven new animal and plant species have been discovered in a remote area of central Vietnam, conservation group WWF announced Wednesday.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 September 32 Views

War Vet Returns to Vietnam to Turn Troubling Memories to Happy Ones

Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Vietnam War veteran Kent Maxfield was determined to erase the negative battlefield memories with happier ones, so he traveled back there, bringing toys for children in orphanages

By Jeanne Goddard

07 March 41 Views