Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades, and chattering Francophone schoolchildren are lingering reminders of the French presence that once dominated Vietnam. But there are darker legacies ...

HANOI, Sep 1 (Reuters) -As Vietnam celebrates the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule this week, French cultural influence remains ubiquitous, but not many people in ...

A baker holds up trays of baguettes at the Hoan Boulangerie bakery shop in Hanoi HANOI, Sep 1 (Reuters) -As Vietnam celebrates the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial ...

Baguette? No, Banh Mi: Vietnam Celebrates Independence From French Rule By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Sep 1 (Reuters) -As Vietnam celebrates the 80th anniversary of its declaration ...

More than six decades after the end of French colonial rule, the language once imposed through classrooms and administration is steadily disappearing in Vietnam as English and Chinese take precedence ...

As Vietnam celebrates the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule this week, French cultural influence remains ubiquitous, but not many people in the Southeast Asian ...

But there are darker legacies too -- in the notorious prisons that enforced foreign rule, and memorials to those slain fighting for independence. As Vietnam marked the 80th anniversary of the ...