First group of Amerasians departs Vietnam under renewed arrangements

The Communist Party of Vietnam convened its Sixth National Congress in Hanoi. Delegates debated a severe economic crisis and the limits of centralized planning. The opening of the congress began the...

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 U.S. military team traveled to Hanoi for technical talks on Americans missing from the war. The meeting reflected a continuing effort to locate remains and records, a humanitarian concern that...

Chinese and Vietnamese naval units clashed at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands. Vietnam’s account reports 64 deaths; independent scholarship confirms a naval battle but the broader...

Chinese forces attacked Vietnamese personnel at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands. The clash killed Vietnamese sailors and shifted control of the reef. The sovereignty dispute and accounts...

The Communist Party’s Resolution 10 recognized households as autonomous production units in agriculture and expanded their role in farming. It accelerated changes to rural production and helped...

Twenty-eight Amerasian youths and relatives began a journey to the United States under the departure program. For these families, migration involved claims about parentage, state processing, and the...