Sixth Party Congress opens and debates economic renewal

The National Assembly adopted the 1980 Constitution after reunification. It formalized a socialist state framework and a single national government. The document records the state’s own account of...

Voters elected members to the Seventh National Assembly. In a one-party political system, the vote reinforced national institutions after reunification while offering limited electoral competition....

The black granite memorial wall was dedicated on the National Mall. Its engraved names made individual U.S. military deaths visible in public space, while the design’s initially disputed reception...

The bronze sculpture by Frederick Hart was dedicated near the memorial wall after debate about how the site should represent service and sacrifice. Its addition shows that U.S. remembrance was...

The congress began adopting economic reforms that loosened central planning and expanded market mechanisms under continued one-party rule. Đổi Mới responded to economic crisis and transformed...

At the close of the congress, the party adopted a reform course later known as Đổi Mới. The changes expanded market mechanisms and household production while retaining one-party rule. Their effects...

The election selected the Eighth National Assembly during the early reform period. The body would pass laws meant to reshape economic administration, including rules for foreign investment. Formal...

The law created an immigration route for many Vietnamese people born to U.S. fathers and Vietnamese mothers, along with eligible family members. It addressed a legacy of U.S. military presence through...

The National Assembly passed a law to attract foreign capital and technology. It marked an important part of postwar economic restructuring and an effort to expand international ties while...

A group of Amerasian children and relatives traveled out of Vietnam as an Orderly Departure Program arrangement resumed. The program offered a safer legal route for some families, while the categories...