Vietnam was a French colony when communist-led rebels defeated French troops at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. At that point, the country was divided between north and south, with communists in ...

International borders have changed dramatically over the centuries. In some cases entire countries have been erased from the ...

Vietnam has banned the upcoming Barbie film over a scene featuring a map depicting contested Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. Vietnam is among a number of countries that contest ...

All across South-East Asia railways are old and slow, and tend not to connect with one another. The region has only 24,000km ...

An original founder of the Indochina Communist Party, Le served on North Vietnam's Central Committee under Ho, and directed the formation of an underground Communist organization in South Vietnam.

Vietnam plans to develop its north-south high-speed railway using domestic funds and technology, aiming to reduce dependence ...

North Vietnam was a communist republic led by Ho Chi Minh. South Vietnam was a capitalist republic led by Ngo Dinh Diem. The Vietminh wanted to unite the country under communist leader Ho Chi Minh.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country will speed up its nuclear weapon production to become a superpower, ...

The elections were never held and the country remained divided: North Vietnam was a communist republic led by Ho Chi Minh. South Vietnam was a capitalist republic led by Ngo Dinh Diem. The ...