The Dien Bien Phu Victory which ended the French colonial rule in Vietnam (May 7, 1954) was celebrated at a conference held by the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Vientiane on May 16.
The historic Vo Nguyen Giap Cave in the central province of Quang Binh has opened for visitors.
The Lao Ministry of National Defence and the Vietnamese Defence Attache Office in Laos on May 9 held a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7) which ended the French rule in Vietnam.
The Dien Bien Phu victory on May 7, 1954 was Vietnam’s biggest victory in the resistance war from 1945 to 1954. The victory manifested Vietnamese military intelligence.
Despite the 65 years that have passed, the memories of Colonel Jacques Allaire – a French veteran who fought in the Dien Bien Phu campaign – have remained intact.
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a ceremony on May 4 to honour war veterans who joined Dien Bien Phu campaign on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7).
An event was held in Hanoi on May 3 to launch a new book on the Dien Bien Phu Campaign authored by a French writer.
Sixty-five years since the historic victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, the northwestern province of Dien Bien has been making progress in development efforts.
The Vietnam Circus Federation will host a circus show re-enacting the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Hanoi on May 5 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the victory.
Historical and practical values of Dien Bien Phu victory 65 years ago were discussed at a symposium, held in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien by the Defence Ministry on April 25.
A state-level symposium was held in Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province on April 25 to discuss historical values of Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 and lessons learnt from the victory in modern days.
A series of activities marking the 44th anniversary of the Liberation Day (April 30) and the 133rd May Day (May 1) kicked off at the Centre for Thang Long Heritage Conversation in Hanoi on April 25.
Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 was Vietnam's greatest victory in the war against the French, leading to the signing of the Geneva Accords, ending the war in Vietnam and restoring peace in Indochina.
The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has approve a project to upgrade a number of relic sites on the former battlefield of the historic Dien Bien Phu campaign as the 65th anniversary of the victory nears (May 7, 1954-2019).
The northwestern province of Dien Bien, most famous for the Dien Bien Phu victory against French colonists, is preparing for its peak tourism season.
The northwestern province of Dien Bien, most famous for the Dien Bien Phu victory against French colonists, is preparing for its peak tourism season.
A museum is calling for the donation of documents and objects linked to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, which saw Vietnam defeating the French colonialists to put an end to their rule in Indochina in 1954.
The 4th international conference on Vietnamese literature and the 3rd international poetry festival opened in Hanoi on February 16 with the participation of nearly 200 poets, writers and translators from 46 countries and territories around the world.
