State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh cabled congratulatory messages to French President Emmanuel ...

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet has underscored friendship, partnership, and trust as the three motives and ...

There were violent protests against French rule in the semiautonomous Pacific territory last year. The agreement would create ...

Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang addressed ... armed forces in the face of growing maritime territorial disputes as the nation celebrated 70 years since it declared independence from France. ...

Vietnam celebrates 70 years since independence from France, in pictures. More than 30,000 people, from soldiers to schoolgirls, marched in a lavish parade in the capital Hanoi to mark 70 years ...

Vietnam wanted independence from France, but France wasn’t having it. After a big battle in 1954, Vietnam split into communist North and non-communist South.

In this photo by Hau Dinh, Vietnamese soldiers march during a military parade in Hanoi as part of events commemorating the 70th anniversary of independence from France. Speaking at the parade, Pres… ...

World Vietnam marks 70 years since declaring independence from France. By. AFP. Published. September 2, 2015 - ...

Vietnam's president on Wednesday urged further modernisation of the armed forces in the face of growing maritime territorial disputes as the nation celebrated 70 years since it declared independence ...