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Vietnam calls for international assistance in UXO removal

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government and international partners will mobilise all resources to overcome the consequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war,

Precious photos of the Vietnam War

Half a century has passed since the U.S sent its troops to Vietnam, the AP on October 1 published the photo book "Vietnam: The Real War," with 300 rare photos taken in the Vietnam War, in the US, Canada and the UK.

Charity SMS campaign to support AO victims

 VietNamNet Bridge – A charity text-message campaign was launched yesterday, Aug 8, to raise funds in support of Agent Orange (AO) victims.

Vietnam continues to claim benefits for Agent Orange victims

On the morning of July 27, Mr. Tran Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the Association of HCM City Agent Orange Victims, said that Vietnam would continue submitting its petition to the U.S. Courts to reclaim the rights of Agent Orange victims.

No more wandering souls

In late July, more than 100 handwritten letters, dozens of sketches, watercolors, poetry pages, certificates of merit ... of Vietnamese soldiers who went missing after the battles with Australian and New Zealand forces were returned to Vietnam.

Vietnam is just a victim of chemical weapons

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has always rejected chemical weapons – the weapons of mass destruction that are condemned by mankind.

The unpublished photos on the Vietnam War

 VietNamNet Bridge - The photos below were taken more than 40 years ago by an American soldier. Each picture contains the "secret" that has never been announced until today.

Australia returns relics to the family of Vietnamese martyrs

The relics of several Vietnamese martyrs in battles with soldiers from Australia and New Zealand from 1966 to 1971 will be returned to their families through the Wandering Souls Project of Australia.

Vietnam in the paintings by a famous Russian artist

VietNamNet Bridge - Ilya Glazunov went to Vietnam in 1967, during the Vietnam War. The Russian painter recorded images of the Vietnamese militia, the One Pillar Pagoda, Ha Long Bay...

A strong Vietnam after war

VietNamNet Bridge - "Vietnam at Peace" is the set of documentary photos of Vietnam after the Vietnam War, the period of rebuilding the country.

Former U.S. Presidential candidate praises Vietnam’s reconciliation spirit

Former U.S. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis praised the reconciliation efforts of Vietnam to the US after the Vietnam War - a "good example" for reconciliation efforts for peace and the trend of building a world avoiding conflicts.

Con Dao prison honored as special national relic

VietNamNet Bridge - Under the brutal regime in Con Dao prison, about 20,000 Vietnamese patriots sacrificed. This is also where the Hero of the Armed Forces--Vo Thi Sau, was executed at the age of 19.

The photographer of My Lai massacre meets witnesses

On the morning of March 16, Mr. Ronald Haeberle, the author of the set of My Lai massacre photos returned to Son My village in the central province of Quang Ngai to see the witnesses after 45 years.

Requiem for Son My massacre victims

A night requiem was held at Son My village, Quang Ngai province, on March 15 to commemorate 504 innocent victims of the bloody massacre caused by the US military more than four decades ago.

Reflections of the "Viet Cong Queen"

Any person recalling the Paris peace negotiations would be hard-pressed to forget the image of a petite woman. She is Nguyen Thi Binh, known worldwide as "Madame Binh".

Photos of Paris: Piecing together the past

Exactly 40 years ago this month, Vietnam ended the American War with an emphatic victory at the Paris Peace Agreements. Lady Borton and participants have teamed up to create a new book providing a behind-the-scenes insight...

International friends who were jailed for supporting Vietnam

Climbing up on the Statue of Liberty waving the Vietnamese flag, holding demonstrations in front of the White House or kidnapping an American officer in exchange for the life of Nguyen Van Troi, etc. many international friends was sent to jail...

Precious photos of the Paris Agreement 1973

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of January 23, at the Hanoi Exhibition House, 29 Hang Bai, the exhibition "Celebrating 40 years of the date of signing the Paris Agreement on Vietnam" opened.