Another important event is the launch of Hanoi’s Metro Line 3, a landmark project in the Vietnam-France cooperation. France contributed 500 million euros to fund this rail project, with French ...

When I pitched a review of Hà Nội’s massive new Vietnam Military History Museum to the Saigoneer editorial staff, I expected to find the museum somewhat boring. After all, although I am a historian, I ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...

In commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (03/02/1930 – 03/02/2025), General ...

Impressionism: From Photography to Painting' is the new book by Réhahn, exploring the Impressionist movement through creative ...

Baguettes reached Vietnam via French colonizers in the mid-19 th century but were a luxury due to the price of imported wheat. To save money during World War I, Vietnamese bakers began mixing cheap ...

Korean soldiers in the Vietnam War gained a fearsome reputation. Known for their brutal efficiency, discipline, and combat ...

In 1954, the French were finally defeated by the Viet Minh at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. This defeat was formalised in the Geneva Agreement and temporarily separated Vietnam into two zones ...

This family-owned California original sandwich shop expanded nationwide to deliver its unique menu of flavorful Vietnamese ...

François Ponchaud, a French Catholic missionary priest whose book "Cambodia: Year Zero" helped draw global attention to the staggering atrocities committed by the radical communist Khmer Rouge in the ...

Hoa Lo Prison, known for its role in Vietnam's colonial resistance and the Vietnam War, provides a compelling glimpse into ...

When the Khmer Rouge seized Cambodia, Western intellectuals dismissed reports of atrocities as propaganda. But French missionary Fr François Ponchaud persisted in exposing the regime’s horrors. With ...