Vietnam War

George McGovern an unrepentant liberal to the end

22 Oct 2012

George McGovern, a proud liberal who argued fervently against the Vietnam war as a senator from South Dakota and suffered one of the most crushing defeats in presidential history against Richard...

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Vietnam art reflects country in transition

19 Aug 2012

Vietnam Now

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Paws for thought

3 Aug 2012

Xin chao, Posties! That's hello for those of you who don't speak Vietnamese, which I am now fluent in after spending six days in Vietnam with the web editor, Leon. I'm glad that Guyito made sure...

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Questions over boat ramming by Vietnam

13 Nov 2011

It may be fuelling online rage and diplomatic intrigue, but recently released YouTube footage showing a Vietnamese ship harassing a Chinese Marine Surveillance vessel in the South China Sea is...

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Hotline set up to smooth Beijing-Hanoi relations

16 Oct 2011

A hotline has been established to link the leaders of China and Vietnam, following the visit to Beijing last week by Vietnamese Communist Party head Nguyen Phu Trong, according to a joint...

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Vietnam told not to complicate sea claims

12 Oct 2011

Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao yesterday urged visiting Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Phu Trong to avoid complicating territorial disputes in the South China Sea by seeking foreign...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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'Wage war in South China Sea'

There is logic, benefit and good reason for China to wage a war in the South China Sea, with the Philippines and Vietnam being the two key targets, an energy expert says.

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Beijing improves ties with Hanoi

A chill that had befallen Sino-Vietnamese ties is thawing, as the two countries have shifted focus from territorial disputes to other, non-sensitive areas of co-operation, state media in Beijing...

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Who said it?

I have always said if there came a day when I could no longer meet my duties, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come

Steve Jobs quits as chief...

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South China Sea stand-off is just storm in a teacup

Escalating tensions over the disputed South China Sea in recent weeks are showing little sign of abating and have begun to generate worries among some analysts that the confrontations could lead...

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US aircraft carrier to host Viet delegation

The American aircraft carrier USS George Washington will this weekend host senior Vietnamese military officials off the country's strategic central coast in a further sign of the rapidl warming of...

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The underground war

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