The Problems with Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’
Is the phrase, increasingly prominent in government communications, anything more than an update to a discredited policy of neutrality ?
Tim Page, legendary Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78
Tim Page, legendary Vietnam War photographer and counter-culture figure, has died from cancer at home in the hills of Bellingen in the Mid North Coast of NSW on August 24. He was 78 years old.
Tim Page, Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78
British photographer Tim Page, one of the pre-eminent photographers of the Vietnam War, died at 78 on Wednesday at his home in New South Wales, Australia.
Why the US used Agent Orange in Vietnam and what makes it so deadly
Of all the controversies surrounding the Vietnam War, one of the most enduring continues to be the use of Agent Orange.
Square in Paris named after Vietnamese pilot Do Huu Vi
A small square in the 16th arrondissement of Paris has been named after Vietnamese pilot Do Huu Vi, one of the first pilots in the French military, who died at age 33 in a combat in France during World War I (1914-1918).
A single photo can change the world. I know, because I took one that did
Can a photograph help end a war ?
The US-Russia-Vietnam triangle : decoding Hanoi’s strategic balancing
Vietnam has struck a careful balance in its reaction to the Ukraine conflict. But how long can it avoid taking sides ?
How the Russia-Ukraine war is impacting Vietnam’s economy
Vietnamese businesses are already seeing the fallout from the conflict in Eastern Europe, and the impacts are only set to increase.
Agent Orange in Vietnam : Legality and US Insensitivity
The U.S. government’s claims that it has never deployed chemical weapons has rankled Vietnamese netizens.
‘Napalm Girl’ back in Vietnam, on display at HCMC exhibition
Photographer Nick Ut is holding in HCMC an exhibition of 22 photos he took 50 years ago during his time as a war correspondent, including his iconic ‘Napalm Girl’.
How the Russia-Ukraine conflict is affecting businesses in Vietnam
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolds and completes a month, Vietnam Briefing looks at the impact of the conflict on Vietnam as well as businesses in the country. While it’s still early to determine long-term effects, we examine the short-term effects…
Vietnam : activists blocked from Ukraine event
The Vietnamese authorities stopped several pro-democracy supporters from attending an event in Hanoi in support of Ukraine on March 5, 2022, following the Russian invasion, Human Rights Watch said today. The Ukrainian Embassy was holding “a charity bazaar dedicated to raising funds for people in need in Ukraine.”
Grateful nation pays incense tribute to Spratly reefs martyrs
War veterans and relatives gathered in central Da Nang City Sunday to offer incense to 64 Vietnamese soldiers who died defending the Spratly Archipelago reefs against China 34 years ago.
Vietnam’s exports to Russia hampered by Western sanctions
Sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Western world on Russia have caused Vietnamese export order and transaction delays.
Vietnamese in Ukraine on finding ways to evacuate
Thien hurriedly answers the phone while packing his clothes to prepare to evacuate the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa and leave for Moldova.
Vietnam’s PM issues dispatch on protecting 7,000 Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has signed official dispatch 201/CD-TTg dated February 26, 2022, on the protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine.
Vietnamese in Ukraine see life upended amid crisis
Ukrainian-Vietnamese are taking shelter, stockpiling food and keeping their fingers crossed amid the crisis with Russia.
Why won’t Vietnam teach the history of the Sino-Vietnamese war?
Vietnam is reluctant to include the 1979 conflict in history textbooks, continuing a decades-long silence.
Vietnam returns remains of two missing US soldiers
At a solemn handover ceremony held Tuesday, Vietnam handed over two sets of remains believed to belong to American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam did not ‘bully’ China ahead of bloody 79 war
On November 14, Yanis Varoufakis, founder and general secretary of Greece’s left-wing European Realistic Disobedience Front, opined that China’s past actions towards Vietnam were not imperialist.
Vietnamese citizens slam distortion of history in Chinese TV drama
Audiences have expressed anger over possible distortion of the truth by a Chinese TV serial about the 1979 border war between Vietnam and China.
Ambassador hails Collectif Vietnam Dioxine’s support for AO/dioxin victims
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has appreciated efforts made by Collectif Vietnam Dioxine members to support campaigns to back Vietnamese French woman Tran To Nga’s lawsuit against US chemical companies
These elephant-riding warrior sisters freed ancient Vietnam from Chinese rule
From atop their war elephants, the Trung sisters ousted China’s Han overlords in A.D. 40. They have since become heroic icons to Vietnamese people all over the world.
Vietnam War vet appeals French court’s Agent Orange ruling
A Vietnamese-French woman is appealing a French court’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit against firms that manufactured the toxic Agent Orange defoliant used in the Vietnam War.
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 War vet uses French niche to claim Agent Orange justice
She’s been a war correspondent, a soldier and an educator. Today, at 80, she’s also a victim crusading tirelessly for Agent Orange justice.