The decision to invade Vietnam was made in July 1857 by Napoleon. France adopted a principle called ‘mission civilisatrice’ which loosely...

On 7th May 1954, after a four-month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist, Ho Chi Minh, French colonialist forces were forced to surrender...

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, the face of Vietnamese nationalism and resistance, was one of the most influential communist leaders of the 20th century,...

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 was a year of major developments in the Vietnam War, beginning with the violation of a New Year’s Peace Treaty by the North...

Vietnam experienced generations of oppressive and exploitative French imperial rule that began in the late 19th century. Vietnam’s...

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...

Pol Pot was the political leader of the Communist Khmer government which led Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Though this seems like a...

From 1997 to 1998, there was a financial crisis that spread across the whole of the Asian continent. Vietnam was particularly affected by...

The Growth of Vietnam’s Economy After reunification in 1975, Vietnam’s economy was largely centrally planned, albeit with a considerable...

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 is the source of a multitude of disputes between its surrounding countries: Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the...

Vietnam and the USA have had a rocky relationship in the past, stemming from ideological differences that influenced much of modern...

Vietnam shares an 800-mile border with China, and trade across this border is essential to the Vietnamese economy. Although well...

Written by Sophie Bloom As one of the least connected countries to the rest of the world in the Americas, many people wonder about Cuba’s...

Written by Elina Pau The Cuban Revolution was a mass revolution that happened during the years of July 1953- January 1959. The armed...

Cuba, a country with rich history, culture and art. A country that had been deeply involved in global politics in the 20th century as...