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N.Korea threatens ‘physical response’ to naval drills

HANOI (AFP) – North Korea threatened Friday a “physical response” to US-South Korean naval exercises this weekend after the United States accused Pyongyang of waging a campaign of provocation.
Diplomatic sparks flew as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun attended an Asia-Pacific security forum [...]

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US wades into South China Sea disputes

HANOI, Vietnam – The Obama administration on Friday waded into thorny territorial disputes over islands in the South China Sea declaring their resolution to be a U.S. “national interest” in a move likely to irritate China.
At a regional security forum in Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Washington [...]

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NKorea tensions spike at Asian security forum

HANOI, Vietnam – North Korea inflamed tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship by threatening the United States and South Korea on Friday with a “physical response” if they carry out naval maneuvers this weekend. The U.S. refused to back down.
The latest threat came four months after the sinking [...]

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Vietnam abuzz over Chelsea Clinton’s wedding

HANOI, Vietnam – Chelsea Clinton’s big day may be half a world away but that hasn’t tempered enthusiasm in Vietnam for her upcoming nuptials.
In Hanoi on Thursday for diplomatic meetings a little over a week before the July 31 wedding, mother-of-the-bride and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was given [...]

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Clinton pushes Vietnam on human rights progress

HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged Vietnam to improve its human rights record but also pledged greater cooperation in dealing with the lingering impact of Agent Orange from the Vietnam War.
In Hanoi to mark the 15th anniversary of normalized U.S.-Vietnam relations, Clinton praised her [...]

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NKorea warns US exercises threaten region

HANOI, Vietnam – North Korea warned the United States and South Korea on Thursday to call off military exercises scheduled for this weekend and to back off any new sanctions against the communist country or risk placing the entire region in danger.
The warning issued on the sidelines of a meeting of [...]

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Clinton warns Myanmar on NKorea cooperation

HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Myanmar’s military rulers on Thursday against any cooperation with North Korea on a nuclear program and called on the junta to hold free and fair elections this year.
In Vietnam for regional security talks with senior officials from around Southeast Asia, [...]

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Tropical storm leaves 17 missing in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam – The number of Vietnamese missing from tropical storm Conson increased to 17 Monday following dozens of deaths in the Philippines and China.
Eleven fishermen from two trawlers were reported missing, said disaster official Do Son in central Quang Ngai province. Six fishermen from another boat were initially reported missing [...]

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Remnants of war pose threat in Vietnam’s Quang Tri

QUANG TRI, Vietnam (AFP) – Something resembling a broken green plate suddenly catches Staff Sergeant Mike Overton’s eye.
“I need you to back up,” he quickly warns a reporter.
In Vietnam’s Quang Tri province, which a survey found to be 80 percent contaminated with unexploded munitions from the Vietnam War, Overton has just discovered another potential [...]

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Vietnam steps up China-style Internet control

HANOI (AFP) – Blogger Nguyen Hue Chi is locked in an electronic game of cat and mouse with a mystery cyberattacker — widely believed to be the government.
Chi and his colleagues have set up a series of websites and blogs questioning government policy in the past year, only to see them [...]

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