Biên Hòa City
Biên Hòa ( listen) is a city in Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam, about 20 miles (32 km) east of Hồ Chí Minh City (formerly Saigon), to which Biên Hòa is linked by Vietnam Highway 1.
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The Battle of Phước Long was a decisive battle of the Vietnam War which began on December 12, 1974, and concluded on January 6, 1975. The battle involved the deployment of North Vietnam's 4th Army Corps for the first time, against determined units o…
1964 Brinks Hotel bombing
The Brink Hotel in Saigon, also known as the Brink Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ), was bombed by the Viet Cong on the evening of December 24, 1964, during the Vietnam War. Two Viet Cong operatives detonated a car bomb underneath the hotel, which h…
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi
St. Joseph's Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội, Nhà thờ Chính tòa Thánh Giuse) is a church on Nha Tho (Church) Street in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Perfume River
The Perfume River (Sông Hương or Hương Giang; 香江) is a river that crosses the city of Huế, in the central Vietnamese province of Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
Marble Mountain Air Facility
Marble Mountain Air Facility (MMAF) was an aviation facility used primarily by the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It was a helicopter facility that was constructed in August 1965 and served as home to Marine Aircraft Group 16, th…
Cà Mau
Cà Mau ( listen) is a city in southern Vietnam. It is the capital of Cà Mau Province, a province in the Mekong Delta region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory. Vietnam's incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was born and rais…
Thanh Hóa Bridge
The Thanh Hóa Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Hàm Rồng, Hàm Rồng Bridge), spanning the Song Ma river, is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Thanh Hóa ( listen), the capital of Thanh Hóa Province in Vietnam. The Vietnamese gave it the nickname Hàm Rồng (…
Tuy Hoa Air Base
Tuy Hoa Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam, being closed in 1970. It was built by the United States between 1965–1966 and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It w…
Saigon River
The Saigon River (Vietnamese: Sông Sài Gòn) is a river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia, flows south and south-southeast for about 230 kilometres (140 mi) and empties into the Nhà Bè River, which in its…
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình ( listen) is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam; it is the capital of Ninh Bình Province.
Siege of Plei Me
The Siege of Plei Me (Vietnamese: bao vây diệt địch ở Pleime) (19-25 October 1965) was the beginning phase of the first major confrontation between soldiers of the communist North Vietnamese Army (PAVN) and the U.S. army during the Vietnam War.
South Central Coast
South Central Coast (Vietnamese: Nam Trung Bộ) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of the independent municipality of Đà Nẵng and seven other provinces. The two southern provinces Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận are sometimes seen as part of the…
Ho Chi Minh Museum
The Ho Chi Minh Museum is located in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a museum dedicated to the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's revolutionary struggle against foreign powers.
The Hill Fights
The Hill Fights (also known as the First Battle of Khe Sanh) was a battle during the Vietnam War between the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 325C Division and United States Marines on several hill masses north of the Khe Sanh Combat Base in the I Co…
Thủ Dầu Một
Thủ Dầu Một ( listen) is the capital city of Bình Dương Province, Vietnam, located at around (10°58′0″N106°39′0″E). The city has an area of 118.66 km², population is 244,277 (2012), and is located 20 km north of downtown Hồ Chí Minh City, on the le…
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Abbreviated as HUST; Vietnamese: Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội, French: Institut Polytechnique de Hanoï, "Polytechnic University of Hanoi", "Hanoi University of Technology (HUT)"), founded 1956, is the first an…
Đông Hà
Đông Hà ( listen) is the capital of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam. Đông Hà is situated at the crossroads of National Highway 1A and Route 9, part of the East–West Economic Corridor (EWEC). It lies on the North–South Railway (Reunification Express) and…
Cổ Loa Citadel
Cổ Loa Citadel (Vietnamese: Thành Cổ Loa) is a citadel in present-day Hanoi's Dong Anh district, about 16 kilometers (10 mi) northeast of downtown. It was erected during the end of the Hồng Bàng Dynasty (about 257 BCE). The fortress is a spiral-shap…
Cát Tiên National Park
Cát Tiên National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Cát Tiên) is an important national park located in the south of Vietnam, approximately 150 km north of Ho Chi Minh City.
Cat Bi International Airport
Cat Bi International Airport (IATA: HPH, ICAO: VVCI) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Cát Bi) is located in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
Battle of Binh Ba
The Battle of Binh Ba (6–8 June 1969), also known as Operation Hammer, was a hard fought, but one-sided, battle during the Vietnam War. The action occurred when Australian Army troops from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR) fought …
West Lake (Hanoi)
West Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Tây) is a freshwater lake in the center of Hanoi, Vietnam. With a shore length of 17 km (about 10.6 miles), this is the largest lake of the capital and a popular place for recreation with many surrounding gardens, hotels an…
Thud Ridge
Thud Ridge was the nickname given by United States Air Force F-105 "Thud" pilots during the Vietnam War to the Tam Dao range a 24km, 5000ft high ridge that ran parallel to the Red River approximately 32km northwest of Hanoi, which was both a waypoin…
Quảng Ngãi
Quảng Ngãi ( listen) is a city in central Vietnam. It is the township of Quảng Ngãi Province. Quảng Ngãi City borders Tư Nghĩa District on the south, west and east and borders Sơn Tịnh District on the north.
Hill 55
Hill 55 (also known as Nui Dat Son or Camp Muir) was a hill 16km southwest of Danang, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam.
Battle of Binh Gia
The Battle of Binh Gia (Vietnamese: Trận Bình Giã), which was part of a larger communist campaign, was conducted by the Viet Cong from December 28, 1964, to January 1, 1965, during the Vietnam War in Bình Giã.
Phú Quý
Phú Quý is a small island located about 100 km from Phan Thiết city, Vietnam.
Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Mỹ Đình National Stadium (Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình) is a multi-use stadium in Mỹ Đình suburban commune, Từ Liêm District, Hanoi (Vietnam). It has a capacity of 40,192 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's National Sports Complex.
Cúc Phương National Park
Cúc Phương National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Cúc Phương) is located in Ninh Bình Province, in Vietnam's Red River Delta. Cuc Phuong was Vietnam's first national park and is the country's largest nature reserve.
Bắc Ninh
Bắc Ninh ( listen) is a city in the northern part of Vietnam and is the capital of Bắc Ninh Province. The city is the cultural, administrative, and commercial center of the province. The city area is 80.82 square km, with a population of 150,331 (20…
The Rockpile
The Rockpile (also known as Elliot Combat Base) and known in Vietnamese as Thon Khe Tri, is a solitary karst rock outcropping north of Route 9 and south of the former Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). It rises to an elevation of 240 metres (790 f…
Rạch Giá
Rạch Giá ( listen) is the capital city of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. It is located around on the coast of Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Ho Chi Minh City.
Rex Hotel
The Rex Hotel (Vietnamese: Khách Sạn Rex) is a famous luxury and business hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Quảng Trị
Quảng Trị ( listen) is a city in Quảng Trị Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm, also called Panduranga, is a new city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuận Province. The community has a population of 161,000 (2004), of which 91,000 (2004) live in the main city. During the Vietnam War, Phan Rang was the s…