'Hello, spring victory!' Vietnamese propaganda art flourishes 50 years after end of war

Artist Tran Duy Truc, 82, gestures next to a propaganda painting ahead of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s Liberation Day, in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Phuong Nguyen

HANOI (Reuters) - Much has changed in Vietnamese life in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The streets of the once-impoverished country now bustle with commerce and young people carry the latest iPhones and sing along to Taylor Swift songs.

But one constant remains: the ubiquitous propaganda art of the ruling Communist Party.