DIEN BIEN PHU, VietnamDIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam — Vietnam on Tuesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, ...
This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?
May 7, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, when Vietnamese troops defeated the French colonial army, ending almost a century of French colonial rule. A commemoration ...
A man cycles past the Government Guest House in Hanoi. Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades and babbling Francophone schoolchildren are lingering ...
Historian Phi Vân Nguyen explains the crucial role of French-Canadian Jesuits in the post-war Vietnamese refugee crisis, ...
Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades, and chattering Francophone schoolchildren are lingering reminders of the French presence that once dominated Vietnam. But there are darker legacies ...
- French connection - French Indochina was officially established in 1887 and eventually encompassed all of modern-day Vietnam, as well as neighbouring Cambodia and Laos. A communist insurgency led by ...