A cyber cafe in Bac Giang, an industrial hub in Vietnam, in March 2025. A family-friendly suburb this is not. Nor is it as orderly as China’s industrial hubs. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times)
ON April 30, 1975, Vu Dang Toan commanded the first tank to smash through the gate of Saigon’s Independence Palace.
After years of war, he was there for its bitter end – the full surrender.
