World IN BRIEF : VIETNAM : Associated Press Reopens Its Bureau
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Associated Press reopened its bureau in Vietnam, more than 18 years after the end of the war. The AP, which also signed a news-exchange agreement with the official Vietnam News Agency, became the first American news organization to return to Vietnam on a full-time basis. Correspondent George Esper, the last AP bureau chief in Vietnam, returned temporarily to staff the bureau in Hanoi. The British news agency Reuters opened its Hanoi bureau in 1990.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
