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China Influence: Joe Biden says will visit Vietnam 'shortly'
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China Influence: Joe Biden says will visit Vietnam ‘shortly’

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he would travel to Vietnam “shortly” as part of an effort to improve ties with Hanoi, as Washington…

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US, Vietnam pledge to boost ties as Antony Blinken visits Hanoi
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US, Vietnam pledge to boost ties as Antony Blinken visits Hanoi

HANOI: Fifty years after the last US combat troops left South Vietnam, Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked Saturday to strengthen America’s ties with its…

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Vietnamese Journalist: Vietnam jails freelance journalist for six years: lawyer
Posted in South Asia News

Vietnamese Journalist: Vietnam jails freelance journalist for six years: lawyer

HANOI: A prominent Vietnamese journalist who documented protests and human rights violations in the communist-run country was sentenced to six years in jail Wednesday, his…

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