The Impact of French Colonisation on Vietnamese Culture
Vietnam is a small country in south-east Asia enriched with a beautiful culture very different to our own in the western world. One major...
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French Colonial rule in Vietnam
The decision to invade Vietnam was made in July 1857 by Napoleon. France adopted a principle called ‘mission civilisatrice’ which loosely...
France’s long-standing debt to Vietnam.
On 7th May 1954, after a four-month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist, Ho Chi Minh, French colonialist forces were forced to surrender...
The First Indochina War (1946-1954)
It is a common misconception that the end of the Second World War provided peace for the entire world, and that the Cold War was an...
Ho Chi Minh- A life of five names
Ho Chi Minh, the face of Vietnamese nationalism and resistance, was one of the most influential communist leaders of the 20th century,...
Who was responsible for the 1963 coup?
The war in Vietnam was heavily influenced by the murder of the sitting president Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother (who was also a chief...
1968: An exploration into Guerrilla Warfare, the Tet Offensive and the My Lai Massacre
1968 was a year of major developments in the Vietnam War, beginning with the violation of a New Year’s Peace Treaty by the North...
How significant was French imperial rule in Vietnam in causing the US’s withdrawal in 1973?
Vietnam experienced generations of oppressive and exploitative French imperial rule that began in the late 19th century. Vietnam’s...
Agent Orange and illegal American Warfare: Impact of the Vietnam War on the North and South
Despite the Vietnam war ending nearly 45 years ago it is still a topic of discussion in today’s society; films and books, both fiction...
The Vietnamese: invaders or saviours?
Pol Pot was the political leader of the Communist Khmer government which led Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Though this seems like a...
The corruption of the government and downfall of freedom of speech by 1998 in Vietnam
From 1997 to 1998, there was a financial crisis that spread across the whole of the Asian continent. Vietnam was particularly affected by...
A History of Vietnam’s Political Economy
The Growth of Vietnam’s Economy After reunification in 1975, Vietnam’s economy was largely centrally planned, albeit with a considerable...
Modern day cyber censorship Vietnam
As to be expected with a communist regime, it is no secret that the Vietnamese government restricts many basic civil and political human...
The South China Sea Islands and its ongoing disputes
The South China Sea is the source of a multitude of disputes between its surrounding countries: Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the...
The development of the trade relationship between the US and Vietnam
Vietnam and the USA have had a rocky relationship in the past, stemming from ideological differences that influenced much of modern...
Vietnam’s Success Against The Coronavirus Pandemic
Vietnam shares an 800-mile border with China, and trade across this border is essential to the Vietnamese economy. Although well...
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