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Vietnam wants to be the next Asian tiger and it’s overhauling its economy to make it happen

Beneath red banners and a gold bust of revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi’s central party school, Communist Party chief To Lam declared the arrival of “a new era of development” late last year. The speech was more than symbolic— it signaled the launch of what could be Vietnam’s most ambitious economic overhaul in decades. Vietnam […]

AUG. 13, 2025

Edwin Q. White, former AP Saigon chief, dies

HONOLULU — Edwin Q. White, who served as Saigon bureau chief for The Associated Press as the U.S. committed massive numbers of combat troops to Vietnam, died before dawn Thursday in Honolulu at age 90, his daughter said. White’s daughter, Rachel White Watanabe, said her father died in his sleep at his home in Honolulu, […]

NOV. 1, 2012

Germany Election Day – Photo Collection

In photos: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains.

FEB. 23, 2025

Week in Pictures

MARCH 24, 2025

Week in Pictures

JUNE 9, 2025

Week in Pictures

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Pamela Hassell, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

MAY 9, 2025

Live video streaming and a blog on Diddy Combs’ sentencing put AP ahead and secured new viewers

Hosted by AP Radio’s Julie Walker and shot by VJ Ted Shaffrey, the all-formats team broadcast an 11.5-hour live program on YouTube outside the courthouse, where cameras were banned inside due to it being a federal case. On-air guests for the program, which was produced by Nico Maounis of AP360 and directed by output producer […]

OCT. 10, 2025

AP celebrates 175 years of advancing the power of facts

The Associated Press celebrates its 175th anniversary this month, marking nearly two centuries of advancing the power of factual journalism.

MAY 18, 2021

U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businesses

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business. First-quarter growth was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before Trump imposed massive tariffs. The January-March drop […]

APRIL 29, 2025

As the United Nations turns 80, some key moments in its history

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations. Here are photos of some of the U.N.’s history-making events as the world body marks the anniversary of its founding on June 26, 1945, when the U.N. Charter […]

JUNE 26, 2025

A new ‘Blue Food’ cookbook champions fish and other seafood for any meal

Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver are what you’d call seafood fanatics. Or blue food evangelists. They want us to eat more things from the water, even first thing in the morning. “Seafood for breakfast is delicious,” says Zimmern, a chef, writer and TV host. Seaver, a chef and National Geographic Explorer, agrees — he argues that some lean protein with […]

OCT. 29, 2025

Across US history, the AP has watched, chronicled and helped people understand a complex world

NEW YORK (AP) — Precisely 180 years ago, a handful of New York news executives looking to save money on coverage had an idea. Today, it is called The Associated Press. Five newspaper publishers in New York City agreed in 1846 to pool resources in order to speed the delivery of news about the U.S. war with Mexico […]

SEPT. 3, 2026