Việt Nam News

No one knew the Geneva Agreement's signing ending Việt Nam's French-American War (1945‒1954) was imminent. This included the Vietnamese, French, Europeans, and Africans who fought at Cầu Lồ in northern Việt Nam's Red River Delta on July 14, 1954, nine weeks after Việt Nam's victory over France in the prolonged battle at Điện Biên Phủ and a week before the Geneva signing.

The bombing over Tân Sơn Nhất Airport, the airbase of the Republic of South Việt Nam, by Quyết Thắng Squadron on April 28, 1975, was a glorious victory of the Việt Nam People’s Air Force and helped accelerate the collapse of the American supported Sài Gòn regime just two days after. Việt Nam News reveals the stories of the silent heroes behind the success of the squadron.

Viet Nam has now been reunified for 45 years, but 86-year-old Ca Lê Du in Tân Thành Bình Commune in the southern province of Bến Tre is still overwhelmed when she recalls the Đồng Khởi Movement and the Long-Haired Army.

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh held a special affection for the people of the South of Việt Nam. He said on numerous occasions that: "Our endearing land of the South has always been in my heart."

HCM City, which has many of the conditions needed to become the first smart city in Việt Nam, is still finalising plans for its ambitious goal to build an innovative ‘city within a city’ in the eastern part of the sprawling metropolis.

Việt Nam had its own version of James Bond back in the 1980s, featuring a swashbuckling Viet Cong spy who displays incredible levels of patriotism, loyalty, bravery and intelligence. The series still has fans today, as does the late leading man Nguyễn Chánh Tín

Chảo Thị Yến, a young woman from the Dao Tuyển ethnic minority in northwest Việt Nam has defied challenges to become the first woman from her community to earn a master’s degree abroad through a full-degree scholarship awarded by the European Union.

Though social distancing restrictions have been eased in Hà Nội and HCM City, many restaurants are still delivering food home to treat gourmands safely at home. Minh Thu lists some of her favourites.

The 1970s was a time of huge significance in Vietnamese history, not least for the generation who responded to the movement 'Putting away pens to go to the battle'.

The boffins have used equipment they call Juice EVAporation Technology (JEVA) to process fruits like watermelon and dragon fruit that cannot be preserved for a long time.

Former HCM City and national team midfielder Trần Thị Kim Hồng was a success on the pitch and in love.

Singer Hoàng Thùy Linh made history by winning four awards including Singer of the Year at the 15th Devotion Musical Awards. She talks to Minh Thu behind the curtain.

A group of bio-researchers at Đà Nẵng's Teacher Training College under Đà Nẵng University have been raising 40 species of algae to support four key industries – aquaculture, pharmaceutical production, environmental protection and bio-fuel – for decades.

Staying at home doesn't mean that you can't treat yourself to delicious things. Here's Minh Thu's list of Vietnamese traditional cuisine, Western delicacies, vegan dishes and low-carb therapy all available for delivery.

With Nguyễn Huệ Thu, a member of Esheep Kitchen Family Group

Many people in the central province of Quảng Trị may know Trương Đình Dung as a charitable man, but they may not know he's also an accomplished artist.

The Vietnamese film industry is currently enjoying a boom of development, but the industry faces a serious shortage of versatile actors as many casting candidates are young and inexperienced and lack the skills for film.

While the COVID-19 pandemic may mean the Hùng Kings Festival is reduced in scale, important ceremonies will still be carried out.