I took an ultra-luxury river cruise with only 40 other passengers. I'm not sure how I'll ever sail with the masses again.

Tech Insider : Travel
A view of the exterior of the Scenic Spirit cruise ship in the river with murky water.
The riverboat I sailed on with Scenic Luxury Cruises and Tours could only hold 68 passengers.

Jill Schildhouse

What's actually happening in the South China Sea?

Tech Insider : Politics

Satellite images and onboard footage show how the race to build and fortify artificial islands in the South China Sea is nudging America and China closer to conflict.

I've been to over 80 countries, and there are 5 that stand out from the rest

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
boats in the water off the coast of vietnam
I don't think enough people are talking about Vietnam as a travel destination.

Latifah Al-Hazza

I traveled 33 hours to Vietnam but was denied entry because of a common travel mistake I'll never make again

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
The back of a blond woman wearing a backpack while carrying a plane ticket and passport in an airport in Thailand.
The author, not pictured, made a travel mistake that almost derailed her travel plans.

Pyrosky/Getty Images

Praise be: Travel agents are back

Tech Insider : Travel, Economy, Travel
Photo illustration of a white glove holding up a vacation tray.
Travel agents are pitching overwhelmed millennials and Gen Zers a stress-free vacation.

Edmon de Haro for BI

The B-52 shot down Vietnamese fighter jets in historic dogfights. Here's how the US Air Force plans to keep its oldest bomber in the skies for over a century.

Tech Insider
A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.
A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.

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Hundreds of thousands of fish died in a single reservoir in Vietnam, another sign of how climate change is strangling the economy

Tech Insider : Economy
Vietnamese fisherman in the middle of a reservoir full of dead fish
Hundreds of thousands of fish died last month in a southern Vietnamese reservoir.

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Your latte could get even more expensive, thanks to a drought in Vietnam that's strangling coffee bean production

Tech Insider : Economy
Vietnamese worker sorts coffee beans in central highlands
Vietnam produces more than a third of the world's robusta coffee – but drought threatens production and prices.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Image

Apple keeps looking for new places to make its stuff that aren't China

Tech Insider
Apple CEO Tim Cook wearing a navy blue suit and making a peace sign with his hand whilst smiling
Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting Indonesia.

BAY ISMOYO

Vietnam wants to take China's place as a new factory of the world — but a $12 billion financial fraud case is getting in the way

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on April 11, 2024.
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on April 11, 2024.

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