As comrade pup mentioned, Vietnam did have a civil war. Most of the fighting during the war took place between the north backed NLF and the US backed puppet government in the south. The US has used its cultural hegemony to inflate the role of US troops on the ground, just as it did for WWII.

We must remember that the war carried on until 1975. It has understandably taken time for the country to recover from this.

Vietnam has followed a very similar path to development as China. They too experienced the limits of socialism without access to the capital and advanced education needed to develop the productive forces and have moved to a market socialist economy in order to resolve this key contradiction. This does not mean that the CPV are a bunch of "capitalist roaders", just like the CPC are not a bunch of "capitalist roaders".

A couple of important recent developments in Vietnam:

• In 2025, all substandard housing in the country was replaced free of charge to the owners, beating the target deadline of 2030.
• A level of bureaucracy (the district level) was completely eliminated from the CPV, giving more control to the commune level to manage their affairs and budgets. Things like bridge repairs can be handled immediately at the local level without the need for bureaucratic approval processes which can take multiple years.

It takes time to educate the masses and education is necessary in order to decentralize and reduce bureaucracy. This is what is happening now in Vietnam and it is unlocking the potential for the country to further develop its productive forces just as happened in China.

Vietnam has always stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Their stance on this matter has not changed.