In 1790, the founder of the Nguyen Dynasty which ruled Vietnam into the 20th century built a defensive citadel in what is now downtown Saigon, not far from where Chinese immigrants had set up shop ...

April marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon, and the wounds of the Vietnam War remain open ‒ not just for Americans who fought there, but also for those who lost everything when the war ended ...

This defeat was formalised in the Geneva Agreement and temporarily separated Vietnam into two zones: a northern zone to be governed by the Viet Minh, and a southern zone to be governed by an anti ...

Their destiny was to become waifs and beggars, living in the streets and parks of South Vietnam's cities ... welfare in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) said a decade later.

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. In 1954, the French were finally defeated by the Viet Minh at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. The French had tried to block a communist supply line and set up ...

Ahead of the capital of South Vietnam being captured by northern communists on April 30, 1975, the streets were gripped by panic as thousands tried desperately to flee ‒ many heading to the U.S ...

communist leaders sent tens of thousands of soldiers and Vietcong guerrillas into cities and military bases all over South Vietnam, including Saigon, home of the U.S. Embassy. They believed they ...

Attitudes shaped by World War II were not always a good fit in the Vietnam era. Decisions that might have previously gone unchallenged now generated substantial protest. One of the unique pieces ...

Vietnam is a population-dense, coastal nation in Southeast Asia on the eastern edge of the peninsula known as Indochina, with a decades-long history of warring interests, including U.S. military ...