The First Indochina War began as France attempted to reassert colonial control over Vietnam after World War II, but the conflict quickly escalated into a brutal Cold War battleground. Communist-led ...

Time crawled through the days and nights like a snake you couldn't see. Then sometimes you could see its head, its tail. Sometimes you could see it all; it could coil, hiss, spring at you, before you ...

People participate in a parade commemorating the victory of Dien Bien Phu battle in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh On May 7, Vietnam jubilantly celebrated the ...

A man cycles past the Government Guest House in Hanoi. Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades and babbling Francophone schoolchildren are lingering ...