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Captured French soldiers from Dien Bien Phu, escorted by Vietnamese troops, walk to a prisoner-of-war camp On 8 May, the Viet Minh counted 11,721 prisoners, of whom 4,436 were wounded. [ 10 ] This was the greatest number the Viet Minh had ever captured, amounting to one-third of the total captured during the entire war.
Battle of Dien Bien Phu: French troops begin the battle against the Viet Minh in Dien Bien Phu. 23 March: Battle of Dien Bien Phu: the Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu. The remaining French Army units there are partially isolated. 26 April: An international conference on Korea and Indo-China opens in Geneva. 7 May: Battle of ...
CT.11 Phu Ly–Nam Dinh Expressway 50 kilometres (31 mi) [17] 4 Proposed CT.12 Yen Bai–Ha Giang Expressway 81 kilometres (50 mi) [17] 4 Proposed CT.13 Bao Ha–Lai Chau Expressway 203 kilometres (126 mi) [17] 4 Proposed CT.14 Cho Ben–Yen My Expressway 45 kilometres (28 mi) [17] 4 Proposed CT.15 Tuyen Quang–Ha Giang Expressway
The transport corridor on the north–south axis from Lạng Sơn to Cà Mau plays a very important role: connecting the political capital of Hanoi with the economic center of Ho Chi Minh City, passing through 32 provinces and cities accounting for 62.1% of the population, contributing 65.7% of the gross domestic product, affecting 74% of seaports (classes I, II), 75% of economic regions of ...
The Vietnamese railway network. This list enumerates railway lines in Vietnam. The Vietnamese railway system is owned and primarily operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways (Vietnamese: Đường sắt Việt Nam), although private railway companies also offer special service to key destinations. [1]
VnExpress is a Vietnamese online newspaper, run by FPT Group.It was the first newspaper in Vietnam that was not produced in paper format. [1] [2] [3] It is one of the most popular websites in Vietnam according to Alexa Internet.
The basic nature of Vietnamese society changed little during the nearly 1,000 years between independence from China in the 10th century and the French conquest in the 19th century. Viet Nam, named Đại Việt (Great Viet) was a stable nation, but village autonomy was a key feature.
Điện Biên Phủ (Vietnamese: [ɗîənˀ ɓīən fû] ⓘ, chữ Hán: 奠 邊 府) is a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Điện Biên Province . The city is best known for the decisive Battle of Điện Biên Phủ , which occurred during the First Indochina War of independence against France.