French was the official language of Vietnam under French colonial rule from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. After 1954, French fell into disuse in...

native languages. After French rule ended, the French language was still largely used among the new governments (with the exception of North Vietnam). Today...

census. The French language began its presence in Cambodia in the late 19th century after French explorers and merchants made their way from Vietnam into Cambodia...

into French when referring to native Lao topics such as food, plants, etc. Laos portal French language in Vietnam French language in Cambodia French Laos...

Switzerland In many countries, French is used as a co-official language alongside one or more other languages. List of countries where French is a co-official...

City. Vietnam has an embassy in Paris. Embassy of France in Hanoi Embassy of Vietnam in Paris French language in Vietnam Vietnamese people in France Les...

the French colonial government, which established the first radio station in Vietnam, Radio Saigon, in the late 1920s.[citation needed] Vietnam's national...

langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced...

South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Vietnamese: Việt Nam Cộng hòa; VNCH, French: République du Viêt Nam), was a country in Southeast...

The French Empire reduced Vietnam to a French dependency for nearly a century, followed by an occupation by the Japanese Empire. During the French period...