The Vietnam Archive collection is one of the most historically significant film collections in Southeast Asia with numerous, mostly previously unreleased, images from the Vietnam War, the life of Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) and the culture and everyday life of the people in Vietnam. The collection currently comprises around 450 films with footage from the 1940s to the present and is constantly being expanded with further exclusive footage.

The collection focuses on the Indochina War (1946-1954) and the Vietnam War (1955-1975) as well as on the reconstruction of the country after 1975 and on dealing with the consequences of the war, such as the damage caused by chemical warfare agents ("Agent Orange"). Among the unique footage in colour and black and white are images of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954), the Tet Offensive (1968) and the Spring Offensive (1975) as well as the construction and fighting on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The films highlight the roles of women in society and the military, the culture, tradition and life of ethnic minorities, the economic development of Vietnam as well as the everyday life and work of the people in the country. In cooperation with the Vietnam Film Institute, PROGRESS is making this important part of Vietnam's audiovisual heritage digitally accessible online for the first time.