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

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

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
People flock to Ho Chi Minh City center to wait overnight for reunification parade

People flock to Ho Chi Minh City center to wait overnight for reunification parade

People have been gathering on the sidewalks throughout the center of Ho Chi Minh City since Tuesday evening, prepared to stay up all night to reserve spots to watch the parade celebrating the 50th reunification anniversary the next morning.
April 29, 2025 | 05:19 am PT
'Because our fathers lied': From the war in Vietnam to sustainable peace

'Because our fathers lied': From the war in Vietnam to sustainable peace

How can the people of the United States and Vietnam build a more sustainable peace between our countries?
April 28, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City 30 years ago in memory of British tourist

Ho Chi Minh City 30 years ago in memory of British tourist

British tourist Linda Tobey visited Ho Chi Minh City in 1996, and nearly 30 years later, she remains impressed by historical attractions such as the Independence Palace and the Cu Chi Tunnels.
April 27, 2025 | 04:00 am PT
Vietnam's 21-year journey from division to historic reunification

Vietnam's 21-year journey from division to historic reunification

To overcome the North-South divide and reunify the country, the Vietnamese people endured a 21-year struggle, far longer than the two years promised by the 1954 Geneva Accords.
April 25, 2025 | 08:17 pm PT
Saigon Saigon Bar: Historic rooftop where the end of Vietnam War was witnessed

Saigon Saigon Bar: Historic rooftop where the end of Vietnam War was witnessed

Fifty years ago, a Dutch journalist at Saigon Saigon Bar captured one of the most iconic images of April 1975: a helicopter departing Saigon, marking the end of the Vietnam War and America's withdrawal.
April 25, 2025 | 03:04 pm PT
HCMC war museum getting double the usual number of foreign visitors ahead of Reunification Day

HCMC war museum getting double the usual number of foreign visitors ahead of Reunification Day

In the runup to the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's reunification, Ho Chi Minh City's War Remnants Museum is receiving 9,000 international visitors daily, twice the normal number, attracted by social media stories.
April 23, 2025 | 09:39 pm PT
Independence Palace, a national symbol of unity and peace

Independence Palace, a national symbol of unity and peace

As a powerful symbol of architecture and unity in Vietnam, the Independence Palace in downtown Ho Chi Minh City draws visitors annually during the nation’s April 30 reunification celebrations
April 23, 2025 | 09:39 pm PT
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