Vietnam marks 50 years since end of war with celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City | BBC News

It's been 50 years since north Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon and brought down the US-supported regime in the south.

Inside Saigon, now officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City, they've been celebrating reunification day with parades and fireworks.

Its authoritarian Communist leadership aspires to follow in China's footsteps, and have ploughed money and effort into becoming a reliable manufacturing hub.

But that's a risky ambition during US President Donald Trump's trade war, where he is threatening a 46% levy against the South East Asian nation.

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