These words reflect the people of Vietnam but they can also describe the country’s countless beaches. Long and narrow, Vietnam boasts 2,140 miles of coastline – and that doesn’t include its many ...

The province of Ninh Thuan is one of Vietnam's most popular vacation destinations, thanks in part to its beaches. Photo: Getty Images Vietnam may not be the first destination that comes to mind for a ...

Editor’s note: Vail resident Luc Pols is on a 10-week adventure in Southeast Asia, where he plans to raft the fabled Mekong River through Laos and Cambodia into Vietnam and on to the Sea of China.

Millions of dead fish stretched out over 125 miles of central Vietnamese beaches are posing the biggest test so far for the new government. The Communist administration led by Prime Minister Nguyen ...