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Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years on

Dien Bien Phu Victory: Enduring legacy of General Vo Nguyen Giap

Dien Bien Phu Victory: Enduring legacy of General Vo Nguyen Giap

Seventy-one years ago, on May 7, 1954, the epic triumph of Dien Bien Phu echoed around the world, marking a glorious peak and historic milestone in the Ho Chi Minh era. The victory was not only a source of immense national pride but also a powerful inspiration for anti-colonial movements across the globe.

71 years of Dien Bien Phu Victory: Changes on the historic land

71 years of Dien Bien Phu Victory: Changes on the historic land

Dien Bien Phu Victory is one of the most glorious pages in the thousands-year-history of the Vietnamese people’s national construction and protection. After 71 years, the land of Dien Bien, once a desolate place due to war, has now risen up and developed strongly. Prosperous villages and bustling residential areas have sprung up day by day, while local people's lives have been constantly improved and enhanced.

President Ho Chi Minh’s foresight realised in national reunification

President Ho Chi Minh’s foresight realised in national reunification

President Ho Chi Minh played a central and deeply influential role in guiding the Vietnamese people to victory during the resistance war against the US. He not only laid out a strategic vision for confronting American imperialism, but also served as the inspirational force behind its execution.

VJA marks 75 years of growth, unity, innovation

VJA marks 75 years of growth, unity, innovation

On April 21, 1950, in Roong Khoa hamlet, Diem Mac commune, Dinh Hoa district, Thai Nguyen province, the founding congress of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association was held. Over the past 75 years, the association has grown into a unifying and motivating force for journalists nationwide, helping them overcome immense challenges and fulfil the noble mission of revolutionary journalism. The association has contributed significantly to strengthening public trust in the Party and State.

NA Chairman pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at House 67

NA Chairman pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at House 67

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man paid respects to late President Ho Chi Minh, at House 67 inside the Presidential Palace complex in Hanoi on February 3, on the occasion of the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025), and the Lunar New Year Festival.

Communist Party of Vietnam's journey to national prosperity

Communist Party of Vietnam's journey to national prosperity

Looking back on the 95-year journey under the Party’s leadership, Vietnam has transformed from a poor and backward nation into a dynamic country with an increasingly prominent position on the world stage. This proves that, in Vietnam, no other political force than the Communist Party of Vietnam possesses sufficient mettle, intellect, experience, reputation, and leadership capabilities to guide the country through every difficulty and challenge, bringing the national revolutionary cause from one victory to others.

Exploring new Vietnam Military History Museum

Exploring new Vietnam Military History Museum

Built by the Ministry of National Defence since 2019, the new Vietnam Military History Museum on Thang Long Boulevard, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, will replace the old facility on Dien Bien Phu Street, which closed on September 30, 2024.

General Vo Nguyen Giap in the heart of int'l friends

General Vo Nguyen Giap in the heart of int'l friends

More than a decade has passed since millions of Vietnamese people and international friends paid their final respects to General Vo Nguyen Giap as he was laid to rest in his homeland of Quang Binh province (October 4, 2013). Renowned as an exceptional military strategist in Vietnam's history, particularly for his pivotal role in the resounding victory of 1954 Dien Bien Phu campaign, the image of the humble, sincere, and devoted general, who dedicated his whole life to the nation and people, is not only revered and admired by the Vietnamese people but has also left an indelible mark in the hearts of international friends.

General Vo Nguyen Giap is warmly welcomed by leaders and people of Cotonou during his visit to Benin from November 5-8 in 1980. (File Photo: VNA)

General Vo Nguyen Giap in int'l friends’ heart

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the passing of General Vo Nguyen Giap, a prominent military strategist in Vietnam’s history renowned for his leadership in the victorious Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954, a crucial event that marks the end of the French colonial rule in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung joins the online talk. (Photo: VNA)

Israeli students learn about Vietnam’s history, development

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel, in collaboration with the Israel - Vietnam Friendship Association and the Open University of Israel, on July 21 organised an online talk on the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam (July 21, 1954 - 2024), the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), and the 31 years since the establishment of Vietnam - Israel diplomatic relations (July 12, 1993 - 2024).

The Geneva Conference begins to discuss the restoration of peace in Indochina on May 8, 1954. (Photo: VNA)

Lao official highlights epochal significance of 1954 Geneva Agreement

Vanxay Tavinyan, Vice Chairman of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for Propaganda and Training, has emphasised the epochal significance of the 1954 Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam, as well as the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in the signing of the document.

General Director of the Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL - Lao News Agency) Khampheuy Philapha (Photo: VNA)

1954 Geneva Agreement – a victory of Vietnam’s revolutionary diplomacy

The Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam signed on July 21, 1954 is a victory of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the country’s revolutionary diplomacy, General Director of the Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL - Lao News Agency) Khampheuy Philapha told the Vietnam News Agency.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (C) and other delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition. (Photo: VNA)

Exhibition on Geneva Agreement opens

An exhibition themed “The Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam – A Historic Milestone of Vietnam’s Revolutionary Diplomacy” opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on July 15.

Carlos Aznarez, Editor-in-Chief of Argentina's Resumen Latinoamericano Newspaper. (Photo: VNA)

Geneva Agreement marks start of collapse of colonialism worldwide: Argentinean journalist

Together with the Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, 1954, the Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam the same year served as a great source of encouragement for the liberation movements of other oppressed nations, marking the start of the collapse of colonialism worldwide, said Carlos Aznarez, Editor-in-Chief of Argentina's Resumen Latinoamericano Newspaper.

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