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A month-long exhibition telling the story of Vietnamese resilience, creativity, and bravery in a 12-day air defense against the US troops was launched on December 5. The exhibition on the victory of “Dien Bien Phu in the air” opens to the public. Photo: Lai Tan/The Hanoi Times The exhibition, entitled “Hanoi, the memory of 12 days and 12 nights – The victory of Dien Bien Phu in the air”, is part of a series of activities organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the victory against the US airforce in December 1972. The campaign, widely known as “Dien Bien Phu in the Air,” was a defense operation launched by the Vietnam Air Force and ground-based air defense against US air raids by B52 bomber – the most modern aircraft of the time – on Hanoi and neighboring cities and provinces. The operation lasted 12 days and nights, from December 18 to 30, 1972, and resulted in the victory of the Vietnamese, which was attributed to the leadership of the Party and the Government...

(VBA) 2022 after having missed 18 out of 21 shots. During the semi-final play-offs of the VBA 2022, teams compete in a best-of-three format. Hanoi Buffaloes claimed a victory over Nha Trang Dolphins in their first semi-final with the total scoring of 73-67. Jeffery Stubbs of Hanoi Buffaloes was named MVP of the match even though he only succeeded in three out of 21 shots. Jeffery Stubbs of Hanoi Buffaloes speaks to a reporter after the match. Photo: VBA Stubbs said he was very surprised himself and thought that the MVP would be his teammate Tam Dinh, who scored 21 points. “I did coordinate well with my teammates in both defense and offense tactics, but if I could, I would give the MVP title to Tam Dinh because he stood out and scored the most points for the team,” the foreign player stated. Despite missing the shots, Stubbs did contribute a lot to the team’s overall victory. Tam Dinh (in white) of Hanoi Buffaloes. Photo: VBA The American player...

Red flags, banners, and slogans have been colouring Hanoi’s streets, including Hoang Dieu, Hung Vuong, Dinh Tien Hoang, Thanh Nien, among others, over recent days. Large posters featuring slogans for the 77th anniversary of National Day are hung out across the capital. Red flags are put on display at Ba Dinh Square where 77 years ago on September 2, 1945 President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.   Impressive banners are hung out along Hoang Van Thu street leading to the Presidential Palace. Hoang Dieu street close to Ba Dinh Square is full of flags and banners ahead of National Day celebrations. A large-sized poster is put up at the Lieu Giai-Van Cao crossroads. A large billboard celebrating National Day 2022 is erected on Le Hong Phong street. A view in front of the headquarters of the State Bank ...