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Guests celebrate 50th anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement

Guests celebrate 50th anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on Friday for 25 international guests from 15 countries who came to Vietnam for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords.
US ambassador discusses war aftermath alleviation in Quang Tri

US ambassador discusses war aftermath alleviation in Quang Tri

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper had a working session in the central province of Quang Tri on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in handling war consequences.
January 11, 2023 | 08:28 pm PT
Exhibition spotlights Paris Conference 50 years ago

Exhibition spotlights Paris Conference 50 years ago

More than 200 documents, photos and objects featuring negotiations for the signing of the Paris Peace Accords 50 years ago are being displayed in Hanoi.
January 5, 2023 | 11:57 pm PT
Then and now: Hanoi 50 years since Christmas bombing by US

Then and now: Hanoi 50 years since Christmas bombing by US

Vestiges remain in Hanoi 50 years after a brutal U.S. bombardment of the city for 12 days and nights through Christmas.
December 28, 2022 | 08:56 pm PT
How Hanoians cope with Christmas bombings of 1972

How Hanoians cope with Christmas bombings of 1972

During the U.S.’s Operation Linebacker II in December 1972, around 500,000 people had to evacuate from Hanoi and to take shelter from 10,000 tons of bombs.
December 27, 2022 | 11:31 pm PT
227-kg Vietnam War bomb destroyed

227-kg Vietnam War bomb destroyed

A total 100 families were evacuated as a bomb carrying 80 kilograms of explosives from the Vietnam War was destroyed in the central Quang Tri Province last weekend.
November 21, 2022 | 03:00 am PT
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.
November 10, 2022 | 06:52 pm PT
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
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