The Vietnam War was a highly controversial conflict. We break down some of the most common questions about the war.

The first U.S. tariffs on coffee imports since colonial times will increase costs and complexity to importers and roasters ...

In the 1850s, persecution of French missionaries gave France an excuse to expand their colonial empire into Vietnam. In 1859, French troops destroyed the citadel at Gia Dinh. Skirmishes continued ...

The victory of the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising of the Vietnamese people was a great source of encouragement ...

becoming the first American casualty of the Vietnam War. Following a breakdown in negotiations, Ho Chi Minh's Vietminh forces begin a war to liberate themselves from their colonial ruler ...

War veterans, communist leaders and diplomats gathered in Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu yesterday to mark the 60th anniversary of the country’s seminal victory over French colonial forces. The bloody 56-day ...