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3-month excavation uncovers 664 sets of soldiers' remains beneath Ho Chi Minh City park

3-month excavation uncovers 664 sets of soldiers' remains beneath Ho Chi Minh City park

A total of 664 sets of war martyrs' remains have been recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City after three months of search and excavation, according to the municipal Military High Command.
Babylift children who have spent half their lives searching for birth mother

Babylift children who have spent half their lives searching for birth mother

Remains of 311 soldiers found in mass graves underneath Ho Chi Minh City park

Remains of 311 soldiers found in mass graves underneath Ho Chi Minh City park

Vietnam recovers nearly 1,500 soldiers' remains in four months, more than 100 under Ho Chi Minh City park

Vietnam recovers nearly 1,500 soldiers' remains in four months, more than 100 under Ho Chi Minh City park

Vietnam has recovered the remains of nearly 1,500 soldiers since March in a campaign aimed to recover about 7,000 sets of remains from the war.
July 26, 2026 | 03:05 pm PT
Vietnam enlists US researchers to find mass graves from war

Vietnam enlists US researchers to find mass graves from war

Ho Chi Minh City is working with researchers from Texas Tech University to find seven suspected mass graves from the war, using captured documents once taken from the dead.
June 18, 2026 | 04:00 am PT
Mass grave of 900 soldiers from 1968 Tet Offensive likely lie beneath Ho Chi Minh City park

Mass grave of 900 soldiers from 1968 Tet Offensive likely lie beneath Ho Chi Minh City park

A Ho Chi Minh City park likely conceals a mass grave of about 900 soldiers killed in the 1968 Tet Offensive, officials concluded on June 8 after an eight-year forensic search.
June 8, 2026 | 10:13 pm PT
US announces $450,000 support for Vietnam's search for persons missing in war

US announces $450,000 support for Vietnam's search for persons missing in war

The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council Institute (USABCI) has announced a funding package worth more than US$450,000 to support Vietnam’s efforts to locate and identify people missing in the war aftermath.
June 5, 2026 | 06:06 pm PT
'7 million viewers is the greatest reward': director of 'Red Rain' on Vietnam War film's record streak

'7 million viewers is the greatest reward': director of 'Red Rain' on Vietnam War film's record streak

Director Dang Thai Huyen admits that her “Mua Do” (Red Rain), could only capture part of the brutality of the 1972 Second Battle of Quang Tri during the Vietnam War.
September 12, 2025 | 01:00 am PT
Schools buy thousands of tickets for students to see Vietnam War film 'Red Rain'

Schools buy thousands of tickets for students to see Vietnam War film 'Red Rain'

Vietnam's schools have paid for thousands of tickets for their students to see “Mua Do” (Red Rain), a Vietnam War film about the 1972 Second Battle of Quang Tri.
September 11, 2025 | 08:11 pm PT
Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' becomes highest-grossing film of all time

Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' becomes highest-grossing film of all time

“Mua Do” (Red Rain) becomes Vietnam’s highest-grossing film ever, earning VND552 billion (US$20.9 million) in just 17 days.
September 8, 2025 | 12:27 am PT
Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' becomes fastest to reach $19M box office milestone

Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' becomes fastest to reach $19M box office milestone

The film “Mua Do” (Red Rain) has grossed more than VND500 billion (US$19 million) in 15 days, becoming the fastest ever to reach the benchmark at the domestic box office.
September 5, 2025 | 07:23 pm PT
5,000 attend public screening of Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' at historic Quang Tri Citadel

5,000 attend public screening of Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' at historic Quang Tri Citadel

Over 5,000 people watched the war film "Mua do" (Red Rain) at the historic Quang Tri Citadel in central Vietnam Thursday at a commemorative event for fallen soldiers.
September 4, 2025 | 08:15 pm PT
Brazilian journalist who was jailed 7 times, tortured for speaking out against Vietnam War

Brazilian journalist who was jailed 7 times, tortured for speaking out against Vietnam War

In a hidden room in São Paulo, Brazil, 30 students fell silent as images of B-52 bombers leveling villages and children burned by napalm filled the screen.
September 4, 2025 | 08:08 pm PT
Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' breaks box office records

Vietnam War film 'Red Rain' breaks box office records

War film “Mua Do” (Red Rain) has grossed over VND400 billion (US$15 million) in 12 days in theaters, becoming the fastest to do so.
September 3, 2025 | 01:47 am PT
500-kg wartime bomb safely detonated in central Vietnam

500-kg wartime bomb safely detonated in central Vietnam

A 500-kg bomb left over from the war and found in Nghe An Province was safely detonated last week.
July 6, 2025 | 10:21 pm PT
World Press Photo removes Vietnamese-American Nick Ut's credit from 'Napalm Girl' photo

World Press Photo removes Vietnamese-American Nick Ut's credit from 'Napalm Girl' photo

World Press Photo said Friday it removed U.S.-Vietnamese photographer Nick Ut's name as the person credited for one of history's most iconic pictures, the "Napalm Girl", amid doubts over its authorship.
May 16, 2025 | 04:24 pm PT
AP to continue crediting 'Napalm Girl' photo to Nick Ut after probe

AP to continue crediting 'Napalm Girl' photo to Nick Ut after probe

The Associated Press news agency will continue to credit one of its most distinctive photos, "Napalm Girl" taken during the war in Vietnam, to photographer Nick Ut despite questions about who took it, the wire said Tuesday.
May 7, 2025 | 06:23 pm PT
Man believed killed in war reunites with family after 45 years

Man believed killed in war reunites with family after 45 years

In 1987 Tran Van My, a man living in the southern An Giang Province, often saw a frail, ragged young man begging for food at a local market.
May 4, 2025 | 03:10 pm PT
American veteran finds healing in Vietnam, decades after the war

American veteran finds healing in Vietnam, decades after the war

After escaping the war in Vietnam, veteran Matthew Keenan thought he would never return to Vietnam until he discovered he had developed cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure.
April 29, 2025 | 11:20 pm PT
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