The Vietnam Television (VTV) staged a live programme entitled “Paris Agreement – Aspirations for peace” on January 17 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973-2023).

Border guards stationed in Vietnam’s northern province of Dien Bien coordinated with their counterpart in China’s Yunnan province held a joint patrol along the shared border on January 12.

VOV.VN - The Dien Bien provincial Border Guard Command in collaboration with local authorities have held a border spring programme to support people in need to have a joyful Lunar New Year Festival.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi and the Ministry of Defence jointly held a ceremony on December 26 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ‘Dien Bien Phu in the air’ victory over Hanoi skies.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 19 attended a get-together held by the Air Defence-Air Force to mark the 50th anniversary of the "Dien Bien Phu in the air" victory in 1972.

Vietnamese people were very united despite hardships, Russian Lieutenant General Vitor Phillipov told Vietnam News Agency in Moscow, remembering his days in Vietnam in 1972 which went down to history with the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory that led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam.

An exhibition named “Dien Bien Phu in the air – an immortal epic” was opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on December 15, marking the 50th anniversary of the historical victory.

Over 100 photos and documents are being displayed at an exhibition in Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory.

VOV.VN - Hoa Lo Prison relic site in Hanoi welcomed the opening of an exhibition to the public titled “The silence” on December 9, with the event aiming to help guests gain a greater insight into the fierce 12-day-and-night struggle to defend the capital against United States’ airstrikes in late 1972.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a ceremony on December 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory.