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HISTORICAL FACTS: South vietnam - Caught on Camera

PHOTO ESSAY: For the Vietnamese diaspora, Saigon's fall 50 years ago evokes mixed emotions

When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass exodus of some 2 million people — hundreds of thousands fleeing perilously on small boats across open water to escape the communist regime.

The Independent UK

Fall of Saigon: Children of Vietnam’s war refugees reconcile a painful past

Younger generation of Vietnamese make peace with history and identity on the 50th anniversary of war ending in Vietnam.

Al Jazeera

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today, yet films about the conflict still struggle to capture its complexities

The Vietnam War (1955–1975) was more than just a chapter in the Cold War.

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‘Bombs and bullets were like rain’: 50 years on from the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war

Xuan Phuong, a war correspondent who is now 96, recalls the day she entered the city after South Vietnam’s surrender

The Guardian - UK

AP PHOTOS: The changing faces of Vietnam War landmarks

During the Vietnam War, Da Nang was a major base for both the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces. The first American combat troops landed there in 1965, and it became a hub for operations and supply. Today its beautiful beaches, including the one dubbed “China Beach” by the Americans and…

The Independent UK

What is the value of US security guarantees? Here’s what history shows

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, argues that any US-organised peace agreement would have to be accompanied by “security guarantees” from the US to prevent Russia from resuming its offensive in the future.

The Conversation

‘Like I’ve been jailed’: after a lifetime of piecework, textile outworkers can retire with no super

Textile union says the plight of My Linh, a refugee from South Vietnam who was paid around $5 an hour, is typical of outworkers facing exploitation

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How Capitalism Beat Communism in Vietnam

It only took a generation to go from ration cards to exporting electronics.

Reason

Vietnam and "alternative facts"

Fifty years later, we still can't agree on what went wrong in Vietnam. Now we can't agree on anything at all

Salon

Backlash against K-pop star Hanni shows Vietnam still struggles with the legacy of the war

The Vietnamese-Australian singer Hanni of the K-pop group NewJeans recently came under fire and faced online harassment for her family’s supposed links to the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).

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