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HANOI, Indochina -- The French fortress of Dien Bien Phu fell to overwhelming hordes of Communist Viet Minn attackers today, ending a 57-day siege. The end of the gallant defense against ...

During the last months of the First Indochina War in 1954, French General Henri Navarre believed that he could get rid of the Viet Minh Communist guerrilla if he concentrated his forces at the ...

Dien Bien (VNA) - A legal knowledge contest on gender equality and gender-based violence prevention and response was held in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on December 1.

Following the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the First Indochina War ended with the 1954 Geneva Accords. Under the terms of the Accords, the French agreed to withdraw its forces from French Indochina.

A nurse, she tended to the wounded as the French were under fateful attack by Viet Minh forces in 1954. Hailed in France and the U.S., she was given a ticker-tape parade down Broadway.

A Time magazine profile was typical: “In Dien Bien Phu’s underground hospital, amid the stench of death, antiseptics and rotting wounds, Nurse de Galard lost 18 pounds in work and worry.

A street in Dien Bien Phu is decorated with signs and flags celebrating the 70th anniversary of Vietnam's victory over French colonial forces, driving them from the country. (Photo by Shinya Sawai) ...

70 years of construction and development In May, the whole province is living in the heroic atmosphere of the victory day. Along Dien Bien Phu city’s streets, flags, flowers, banners, and posters are ...

Veteran Phạm Duc Cu waves to the gathering during a parade commemorating the victory of Dien Bien Phu battle in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Vietnam is celebrating the 70th ...

As celebrations began before a crowd of 10,000 in Dien Bien Phu city’s stadium, 90-year-old veteran Pham Duc Cu spoke on behalf of his fallen comrades.

As celebrations began in Dien Bien Phu city’s stadium, 90-year-old veteran Pham Duc Cu spoke on behalf of his fallen comrades. “It moves me to remember the people who died to achieve this ...