The ''People's Army Newspaper'' () is a Vietnamese newspaper headquartered in

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

. It is under the authority of the

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and the

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, and it is practically the official press of the entire

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and the

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. It is published in

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, Lao and Khmer languages. It was established as a revolutionary newspaper with the name ''Vệ quốc quân'' () during the

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between French Fourth Republic, France and Việ ...

and later changed its name to ''Quân đội nhân dân'' ().

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soldier

Stefan Kubiak Stefan Kubiak (25 August 1923 – 28 November 1963), also known as Hồ Chí Toán (nom de guerre "Mathematician"), was a Polish soldier who became a decorated captain in the People's Army of Vietnam. A Soviet partisans, Soviet partisan near th ...

, who had deserted from the

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and joined the

Việt Minh The Việt Minh (, ) is the common and abbreviated name of the League for Independence of Vietnam ( or , ; ), which was a communist-led national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1941. Also known as the Vi ...

, became a reporter of ''The People's Army'' after the First Indochina War.

References

External links

(English) People's Army Newspaper Online
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