It’s not often that a historical novel is set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, a period when the land in Indochina was occupied and exploited by French colonizers. It’s also unusual that such a novel ...

DIEN BIEN PHU, VietnamDIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam — Vietnam on Tuesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, ...

This video examines how the First Indochina War began, rooted in colonial control and rising nationalist resistance. As ...

May 7, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, when Vietnamese troops defeated the French colonial army, ending almost a century of French colonial rule. A commemoration ...

The border tensions that continue to trouble mainland Southeast Asia are often mischaracterised as products of modern nationalism or regional rivalry. This explanation is convenient — but incomplete.

People participate in a parade commemorating the victory of Dien Bien Phu battle in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. On May 7, Vietnam jubilantly celebrated the 70th anniversary of its ...

"Building on archival work undertaken in France and fieldwork undertaken in Southeast Asia, Museum-Making in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia provides a critical analysis of museum histories and ...

THOSE OPULENT DAYS: A Mystery. By Jacquie Pham. Atlantic Monthly Press. 304 pages. $27. It’s not often that a historical novel is set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, a period when the land in Indochina ...