International solidarity rebuilt postwar Vietnam
During the Vietnam War, the city of Vinh was almost destroyed by US bombing. Socialists around the world helped rebuild it. Today, Vinh’s architecture stands as a monument to that internationalist solidarity.
Chinese honours compatriot martyrs in Vietnam
Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo and 30 other members of the Chinese embassy on Saturday paid tribute to Chinese martyrs ahead of the traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day that falls on Sunday (April 3).
Vietnam feudal era library reopens after 75 years
The Tang Tho Chamber, a national library under the Nguyen Dynasty, the last Vietnamese kings, has begun welcoming visitors in central Hue town after being closed for 75 years.
Les boat-people, ces «Voix des dérisoires» racontées dans un livre
«Mamie, as-tu quitté ton pays sur un petit bateau comme les gens qu’on voit à la télé ? Pourquoi as-tu quitté le Vietnam ?
The ups and downs of the Vietnam–North Korea relationship
Hanoi and Pyongyang have had their share of differences,but they also have a long historical connection.
Vietnam approves $4.3mn for repairs to major palace at Hue Imperial Citadel
The Vietnamese government has approved an emerrgency package worth VND100 billion (US$4.3 million) for the repair of Thai Hoa Palace at the Imperial Citadel of Hue in central Thua Thien-Hue Province, which was heavily damaged by recent storms and floods.
Vietnam’s sole military ally
The country’s longstanding ties with its neighbor Laos constitute an alliance in everything but name.
Ho Chi Minh City covets UNESCO heritage recognition for Cu Chi Tunnels
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have proposed that the Ministry of National Defense seek UNESCO recognition of the Cu Chi Tunnels — a network of underground tunnels in the city’s Cu Chi District that were used by Vietnamese troops…
Did fish sauce in Vietnam come from Ancient Rome via the Silk Road ?
The similarities between nuoc mam and Roman garum : There are striking similarities between ancient Roman condiment garum and Asian fish sauces such as Vietnam’s nuoc mam, nam pla in Thailand and Japan’s gyosho Food historians are divided on the…
Ho Chi Minh City puts forward preservation plan for French-era railway HQ
A 20th-century building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, believed to be the last remnant of Saigon’s early railway system, has found itself at the heart of an ongoing debate about how the city should preserve its past.
1100-year-old monolithic sandstone Shivling unearthed in Vietnam’s Cham temple complex in My Son Sanctuary
The Shivling was discovered during a conservation project at Vietnam’s Cham temple complex in My Son Sanctuary. The Archeological Survey of India has been helping the Vietnamese government agencies in the preservation and restoration works in the ancient Hindu site.
Archaeological Survey of India discovers 9th century sandstone Shiva linga in Vietnam
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also congratulated the ASI on their discovery, which was excavated in an ancient Hindu temple complex in Vietnam.
The Forgotten history of South Korean massacres in Vietnam
In April, Nguyen Thi Thanh became the first Vietnamese to sue South Korea over atrocities that have been largely forgotten.
Where are the female voices ? Vietnam author asks of war stories
Women bore much of the burden of the Vietnam War but their voices have long been absent from the trove of literature on the topic, says acclaimed author Nguyen Phan Que Mai.
Talking to my mum about escaping Vietnam
“Do you know what day is coming up?” Mum asks me in one of our regular phone conversations.
Vietnam goes online to celebrate 45 years since end of war
Vietnam has largely lifted a nationwide lockdown to contain the new coronavirus, but events will be drastically curtailed when the country celebrates Reunification Day on Thursday.
Move over, Coronavirus : we fought a pandemic during the Vietnam War
Did we learn the right lessons ?
How the 1979 China-Vietnam war forever reshaped Asia
Here’s what you need to remember: Party Chairman Deng Xiaoping used the PLA’s demonstrated shortcomings to consolidate political power and begin a modernization effort, downsizing it by over a million personnel to improve its quality. Thus, the Chinese war intended to “teach…
Shocking defeat : how China lost to Vietnam in 1979
Beijing may have lost the war, but it won in the long-run. Here’s how the conflict helped birth painful but necessary military reforms in the PLA.
A stirring family saga tells a taboo history of Vietnam
Halfway through “The Mountains Sing,” the first novel in English by the Vietnamese poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai, a grandmother explains herself to the granddaughter she’s caring for in Hanoi in the early 1970s while American bombs rain around them.
Yes North Korea Sent Jets and Pilots to Fight America in Vietnam
North Korea wanted to assist a fellow communist regime. However, Pyongyang’s pilots and planes weren’t that good.