Celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City mark 50 years since end of Vietnam war

<p>Thousands gather to see parade featuring marching troops and an air show of Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters</p><p>Thousands of Vietnamese people have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/29/50-years-on-from-the-fall-of-saigon-and-the-end-of-the-vietnam-war">end of the Vietnam war</a>, in what the country’s communist leader said was a “victory of justice over tyranny”.</p><p>Celebrations culminated in a grand parade in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of marching troops and an airshow featuring Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters, as Vietnamese waved red flags and sang patriotic songs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/30/vietnam-war-50-year-anniversary-ho-chi-minh-city">Continue reading...</a>