Massive parades and events are being rehearsed as Vietnam prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, which was also the beginning of one of Australia's largest migrations.

Helicopters carrying the national flag and jets flew over the parade near Independence Palace, where the war ended when a North Vietnamese tank smashed through its gates. Sitting next to Vietnam's ...

Helicopters carrying the national flag and jets flew over the parade ... Ho Chi Minh trail — the secret supply route used by North Vietnam. Passage of time has led to improved relations with ...

Like her, Ho Chi Minh City, where she lived, was gearing up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, when the ...

as Vietnamese waved red flags and sang patriotic songs. The historic anniversary commemorates the first act of the country's reunification on April 30, 1975 when Communist-run North Vietnam seized ...

Helicopters carrying the national flag and jets flew over the parade ... Ho Chi Minh Trail — the secret supply route used by North Vietnam. Passage of time has led to improved relations with ...