Hanoi, July 10 -- An exhibition tracing 30 years of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (July 12) opened in Hanoi on July 10 to mark the 78th anniversary of Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27).

The display draws on rich trove of materials from the National Archives Centre III under the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs' State Records and Archives Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnam News Agency, the US Embassy in Vietnam, the Texas Tech University's Vietnam Centre and Archive, alongside personal accounts from historical witnesses.

Divided into three sections, it chronicles key milestones in Vietnam-US relations and their cooperation across politics, economy, culture, science, education, health care, and natio...