A man cycles past the Government Guest House in Hanoi. Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades and babbling Francophone schoolchildren are lingering ...
DIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam (AP) — 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, marking the end of ...
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 ...
A baker holds up trays of baguettes at the Hoan Boulangerie bakery shop in Hanoi HANOI, Sep 1 (Reuters) -As Vietnam celebrates the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial ...
A tall, blond woman in black and a small Asian girl stand at the prow of a gilded barge moving slowly over a wide, jungle-lined river. The woman is Catherine Deneuve, star of the 1992 movie "Indochine ...
Dining, particularly fine dining, is a form of escapism. Like a movie or theatrical performance, when the lights are turned down, we put aside reality and engage with the show. For a full experience, ...
Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades, and chattering Francophone schoolchildren are lingering reminders of the French presence that once dominated Vietnam. But there are darker legacies ...