On March 3, 1925, the Governor General of Indochina issued a statement confirming that Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belong to Vietnam. Thus, even in the French-ruled period, Vietnam’s sovereignty over the ...

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. In 1954, the French were finally defeated by the Viet Minh at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. The French had tried to block a communist supply line and set up ...

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 ...

On March 28, the Da Nang People's Committee inaugurated the Da Nang Museum, a modern facility renovated from the 125-year-old ...

The portrait of President Ho Chi Minh, scenes of war-ravaged Hue city, and poignant glimpses of daily life under bombardment are among the photos featuring Vietnamese history from 1966 to 1976 now on ...