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PHOTO ESSAY: For the Vietnamese diaspora, Saigon’s fall 50 years ago evokes mixed emotions
When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass ...
50 years after the war, Vietnam looks to the future
Fifty years after a North Vietnamese tank came crashing through the front gate of Saigon's presidential palace and brought an ...
Vietnam on the Move
Nothing defines Vietnam more right now than the desire to be seen anew, to have the country and its people recognized for their strengths.
From bombs to Starbucks, US veteran remembers end of Vietnam War 50 years on
Chuck Searcy never thought that he would be living in Communist Vietnam and helping its people fight a different war against ...
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to ...
How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America
The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, ...
Celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City to Mark 50 Years Since the End of the Vietnam War
Underlining the warming ties, Vietnam's defence ministry invited the Chinese army to take part in the military parade and 118 ...
Scars, secrets and memories: 50 years after the end of the Vietnam War
For many of the Vietnamese people who settled in the U.S. after the war’s end, its anniversary marks a complex turning point: ...