Understanding the logic of Vietnam’s reconciliation policy
Hanoi is willing to let bygones be bygones, but many RVN sympathizers refuse to accept the legitimacy of the country’s communist political system.
Vietnam and the Contested Memory of April 30, 1975
Was the fall of South Vietnam something to celebrate or grieve? New grassroots initiatives in Vietnam are working to diversify and democratize historical memory.
Marc Riboud’s Vietnam by Jean Loh
These are very touching note and text from our collaborator Jean Loh on Marc Riboud, whose exhibition is about to end at the Musée Guimet.
Fall of Saigon : Children of Vietnam’s war refugees reconcile a painful past
A younger generation of Vietnamese make peace with history and identity on the 50th anniversary of war ending in Vietnam.
Fifty years after the war, Vietnam faces a new US threat – tariffs
On a searing afternoon in Vietnam, Tung Linh declared she « basically knows nothing » about the bloody, decades-long war that pitted her country’s Communist-run North against the United States-backed South.
Vietnam is one, the Vietnamese people are one
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam has described the victory on April 30, 1975 as a shining symbol of revolutionary heroism, the will for independence, resilience, and the strength of the great national…
50 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam tweaks the story of its victory
Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and helicopters roar above the city in practice drills.
In 1975, thousands of babies were daringly airlifted from the Vietnam war
Some of those involved in ‘Operation Babylift’ recall the events of those few days as North Vietnamese troops closed in on Saigon – and what happened to the children afterwards.
Chinese troops arrive in Ho Chi Minh City for Vietnam’s historic reunification parade
A delegation of 118 Chinese soldiers and military officials arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday to join Vietnam’s upcoming national parade, commemorating 50 years since the country’s reunification.
Vietnam : a victory never to be forgotten
It’s a historic anniversary that the US ruling class and its allies around the world wish we would forget. Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, US imperialism suffered the worst military defeat in its history as troops of the…
The fog of war
Fifty years after the Vietnam War, researchers are still struggling to document the long-term health effects of the massive spraying of Agent Orange and other herbicides.
US bars its diplomats from attending Vietnam war anniversary events
U.S. Ambassador Mark Knapper had planned to attend events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.
SE Asia keeps the peace 50 years after Vietnam War
Region mainly untouched by interstate conflict since Vietnam War, an equilibrium US vs China rivalry is putting to the test
Vietnam returns US soldiers’ remains
Vietnam handed over four sets of remains believed to be of U.S. servicemen missing in action (MIAs) during the Vietnam War at a ceremony on Saturday.
Vietnam’s battlefields become unlikely tourist spots 50 years on from the war
Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the battles from the headlines, others from movies.
Vietnam-Ukraine ties : more engagement, more balanced approach ?
Vietnam, traditionally seen to be more allied with Russia, has recently increased its diplomatic engagements with Ukraine. This could result in Vietnam taking a more neutral stance in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Controversial doc ‘The Stringer’ investigates famous Vietnam War photo
The documentary, which probes who took the “Napalm Girl” photograph, comes to Sundance under a shadow of backlash. But its bigger questions are about who gets to write history.
South Vietnamese want to find and bury their war dead. Why is it so hard ?
Hung Tran pauses as he recounts a memory that has haunted him for decades, his voice trembling with anger and sorrow. « I can still see their faces — the men I served with, the ones who didn’t come home. They…
S.Korean court orders government to compensate Vietnam massacre survivor
A South Korean appellate court has upheld a lower court’s ruling requiring the South Korean government to compensate Nguyen Thi Thanh, a Vietnamese survivor of a massacre carried out by South Korean troops 57 years ago.
Ukraine war : how Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ treads a fine line between the west and Russia
Since Vietnam adopted its programme of reform (“Doi Moi” or renovation) in 1986, its foreign policy has transitioned from one driven by ideology to a more pragmatic regime driven by independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralism.
Vietnam chemical warfare’s secret toxic legacies : Agent Blue
Why has no major news organization in the United States ever investigated use of Agent Blue in the Vietnam War ?
William Laws Calley, face of My Lai massacre in Vietnam War, dead at 80
Lieutenant Calley was the only person convicted over the largest killing of civilians by US army in the 20th century
US soldier Calley, face of My Lai massacre in Vietnam War, dies at 80
William Calley, who during the Vietnam War led his U.S. Army platoon into the Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai and carried out one of the worst war crimes in American military history, has died, according to media reports. He was…
Huge crowds in Vietnam for anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory over France
A crowd of more than 10,000 people including war veterans and dignitaries gathered Tuesday in Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu to mark the 70th anniversary of the battle that ultimately brought an end to the French empire in Indochina.
Vietnam invites France to Dien Bien Phu battle anniversary
France has for the first time been invited to commemorate the battle of Dien Bien Phu, which led to French troops’ defeat in Vietnam and marked the country’s last stand in colonial Indochina, Paris said Friday.
The Moroccans who fought for France and settled in Vietnam
Le Tuan Binh keeps his Moroccan soldier father’s tombstone at his village home north of Hanoi, a treasured reminder of a man whose community in Vietnam has been largely forgotten.