More than 50 years after losing his father in the war, one son is hoping modern DNA technology can finally answer a lifelong question.

Vietnam has begun recovering fallen soldiers' remains from a newly discovered wartime burial site beneath Le Thi Rieng Park (HCM City), where personal belongings have helped identify the first fallen serviceman.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has urged authorities to spare no effort in locating and identifying the remains of Vietnam's fallen soldiers during the launch of a major recovery mission in Ho Chi Minh City.

Search operations have also become more efficient through the combined use of map coordinates, on-site surveys, witness accounts and ground-penetrating radar, improving accuracy while reducing excavation time and workload.

Vietnam and the US jointly held the 173rd repatriation ceremony for the possible remains thought to be associated with a US service member missing in action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam on July 2.

The search forms part of Ho Chi Minh City's 500-day campaign to recover and identify the remains of unidentified martyrs.

Vietnam has brought home the remains of 62 fallen volunteer soldiers and civilian experts following a three-month recovery mission in Cambodia's Kratie and Kampong Thom provinces.

Hue is accelerating efforts to identify Vietnam's fallen soldiers, combining DNA technology with field searches during the 2025-2026 dry season.

The Dien Bien Phu Battlefield Historical Site continues to hold a unique and symbolic place for the Vietnamese people, the international community and Vietnam-France relations.

Hundreds of families in central Vietnam are taking part in a DNA collection campaign aimed at identifying unknown martyrs.

A four-day radar survey is underway at three sites inside the Hue Citadel to verify information on suspected mass graves dating back to the 1968 Tet Offensive.

Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated its support for victims seeking to hold chemical companies accountable for producing and supplying Agent Orange/dioxin used by the United States during the war in Vietnam.

Funeral services for Colonel La Van Cau, Hero of the People's Armed Forces, will be held on June 30 at the Ministry of National Defence Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi.

National war hero La Van Cau, whose battlefield bravery became part of Vietnam's modern history, has died aged 94.

Vietnam has launched a nationwide DNA collection campaign to identify unidentified war martyrs and reunite families.

Khanh Hoa plans to collect DNA samples from 2,234 unidentified martyrs as part of Vietnam's 500-day identification campaign.

As Vietnam and France deepen museum cooperation, experts are looking at new ways to tell the story of Dien Bien Phu to both local and international audiences.

Ho Chi Minh City will begin excavating a suspected collective martyrs’ grave at Le Thi Rieng Park following historical and scientific investigations.

Independent teams using ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity surveys have identified multiple underground anomalies at Le Thi Rieng Park, providing fresh evidence for the search for fallen soldiers' remains.

A nearly 10-year journey collecting data from three photos found by an architect has helped authorities narrow down and identify the location of a mass grave holding about 900 martyrs who died during the 1968 Tet Offensive and Uprising.