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Lensman, 'Napalm Girl' revisit Vietnam War site after 50 years

Lensman, 'Napalm Girl' revisit Vietnam War site after 50 years

Nick Ut and Phan Thi Kim Phuc have been on a trip to Tay Ninh Province's Trang Bang District, where he took the iconic "Napalm Girl" photo 50 years ago.
Ton of Vietnam War bombs disposed of

Ton of Vietnam War bombs disposed of

Five bombs weighing over a ton in total along with other explosive materials produced by the U.S. were disposed of in the central Quang Ngai Province.
November 2, 2022 | 10:15 pm PT
225-kg bomb found just below ground in central Vietnam

225-kg bomb found just below ground in central Vietnam

A bomb weighing 225 kg was found a mere half meter below ground in Nghe An Province in the central region.
October 11, 2022 | 09:11 pm PT
Revetments built for Vietnam War finally removed from Tan Son Nhat airport

Revetments built for Vietnam War finally removed from Tan Son Nhat airport

The 12 aircraft revetments built by the U.S. in HCMC's Tan Son Nhat airport for use during the Vietnam War (1955-1975) are being dismantled.
October 6, 2022 | 08:16 pm PT
Vietnam asks Netflix to stop showing 'Little Women' for distorting history

Vietnam asks Netflix to stop showing 'Little Women' for distorting history

Vietnam requested that the South Korean drama "Little Women" be removed from the Netflix Vietnam application due to historical falsification of the Vietnam War.
October 5, 2022 | 12:30 am PT
600-kg bomb found during Central Highlands bridge construction

600-kg bomb found during Central Highlands bridge construction

A 600-kg bomb was found at a bridge construction site in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong Friday.
September 23, 2022 | 08:06 pm PT
Maps don't just tell of the destination, but also of the journey

Maps don't just tell of the destination, but also of the journey

My father, Marine Colonel Roger E. Knapper, was based south of Da Nang during the war. Each day, he would unfold a map of Da Nang to brief his fellow Marines.
September 22, 2022 | 05:16 am PT
US under secretary of state detonates wartime bombs in Vietnam

US under secretary of state detonates wartime bombs in Vietnam

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins pressed the button to destroy warheads from the Vietnam War in Quang Tri Province on Friday.
September 10, 2022 | 03:00 am PT
A message of peace blooms in a garden of bombs

A message of peace blooms in a garden of bombs

A ex-navy mechanic who lost his grandfather to a bomb has opened a garden of bombs to remind current and future generations about the horrors of war.
August 24, 2022 | 11:00 pm PT
Tim Page, Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78

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.
August 24, 2022 | 09:16 am PT
Dioxin cleanup underway at US-built airport in central Vietnam

Dioxin cleanup underway at US-built airport in central Vietnam

The defense ministry's Chemical Command is cleaning up A So airport in Thua Thien Hue Province of dioxin contamination left from the Vietnam War.
August 14, 2022 | 08:20 pm PT
Why aren't Vietnamese more vocal about Agent Orange?

Why aren't Vietnamese more vocal about Agent Orange?

I often see similarities and resemblances between my native Korea and Vietnam, where I lived for nearly four years, probably due to their similar experiences in modern history.
August 7, 2022 | 05:05 pm PT
Unearthing the past: How Vietnam searches for wartime graves in Laos

Unearthing the past: How Vietnam searches for wartime graves in Laos

One afternoon in mid-July Major Nguyen Van Son was going through a stack of documents pertaining to Vietnamese soldiers who died in Laos during the war.
July 27, 2022 | 10:13 pm PT
Remains of 200,000 Vietnam War soldiers still missing, 300,000 unidentified

Remains of 200,000 Vietnam War soldiers still missing, 300,000 unidentified

Vietnam has still not found the remains of its 200,000 soldiers from the Vietnam War, while 300,000 remains have yet to be identified, an official said.
July 26, 2022 | 11:59 pm PT
Plan to remove wartime revetments in HCMC airport under way

Plan to remove wartime revetments in HCMC airport under way

The Air and Air Defense Force plans to replace the old revetments in HCMC's Tan Son Nhat airport and replace them with new ones.
July 17, 2022 | 07:51 pm PT
Pieces of US Navy plane found under Mekong Delta pond

Pieces of US Navy plane found under Mekong Delta pond

Military engineers are examining the remains of a U.S. Navy plane found under a pond by a local man and sold as scrap in Tra Vinh Province.
July 13, 2022 | 06:32 pm PT
Vietnam returns 2 US soldiers' remains

Vietnam returns 2 US soldiers' remains

Vietnam handed over two sets of remains suspected to belong to American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War to U.S. representatives on Thursday.
June 30, 2022 | 07:53 pm PT
US-built aircraft revetments to be removed from HCMC airport

US-built aircraft revetments to be removed from HCMC airport

The government has ordered relevant units to work on clearing 12 revetments built during the Vietnam War from HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport.
June 30, 2022 | 04:50 pm PT
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