Vietnamese forces launch a major offensive into Cambodia

The United Nations admitted reunified Vietnam as a member state. Membership marked international recognition after decades of colonial war and U.S. intervention, while Vietnam faced postwar...

The General Assembly admitted the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United Nations. Membership recognized Vietnam as a sovereign state in international institutions after decades in which...

The treaty formalized a closer political and security relationship and was signed amid worsening Vietnam-China relations and regional conflict. It shaped the Cold War context surrounding the...

The treaty formalized close strategic ties between Vietnam and the Soviet Union. It came amid tensions with China and regional conflict, reflecting how postcolonial Vietnam navigated security and...

Vietnamese forces entered Cambodia after years of border violence and Khmer Rouge attacks. The intervention overthrew the Democratic Kampuchea government in January 1979, ending its genocidal rule,...

The Cambodian capital fell to forces supported by Vietnam, ending the Democratic Kampuchea government. The intervention stopped the Khmer Rouge’s rule but began a decade of Vietnamese military...

Vietnamese forces and Cambodian allies entered Phnom Penh, ending Khmer Rouge control of the capital. The change halted the regime’s rule there, but war, displacement, famine, and international...

The Vietnamese government told UNHCR it would permit legal departures for specified categories. This was followed by negotiations toward a regular channel for family reunification and humanitarian...

Chinese forces crossed the border in a short but destructive war. Beijing described the attack as punishment for Vietnam’s actions in Cambodia; Hanoi defended its sovereignty and cited border...

Chinese forces attacked across Vietnam’s northern border. The short but devastating war struck border communities and further burdened a country already rebuilding from decades of conflict and...