Strategic partnership between Vietnam and the United States may be a bridge too far, especially for China

Whale of a problem: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper extends support to Vietnam, but ExxonMobil may leave the Vietnamese exploration block known as ‘Blue Whale’

HANOI: With repeated Chinese intrusions into oil-rich Vanguard Bank and anticipated departure of ExxonMobil from the Blue Whale project, the South China Sea dispute has reached a turning point. A planned meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Nguyễn Phú Trọng could be pivotal for a strategic partnership, but is unlikely to happen any time soon.

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Ben Sokhean / Khmer Times\

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday slammed critics on social media for misinterpreting the government’s move to hold a disaster rescue exercise with Vietnamese soldiers in Svay Rieng province this week.

Mr Hun Sen during a graduation ceremony on Koh Pich said Cambodian forces are planning to hold the disaster rescue exercise near the Vietnamese border in Svay Rieng tomorrow.

Mr Hun Sen said critics have been accusing the government of planning to allow an invasion by Vietnamese troops.

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TĐH: These Muslim Chams in Cambodia are descendants of the Vietnamese Chams from the Champa Kingdom that VN annexed from the 14th century and completed the annexation in the 17th century. Should the Vietnamese government come to Cambodia and help them?

Future of minority group living along Mekong River unclear as government seeks to ‘beautify’ city before world summit.

DEC 09, 2019 / 12:43 Ngoc Mai

The Hanoitimes – Vietnam agrees to purchase 1,200 megawatts of electricity from Laos in 2020, exceeding the original plan of 1,000 megawatts, and 5,000 megawatts until 2030.

Vietnamese enterprises remain Laos’ third largest investor with 413 projects worth US$4.22 billion to date, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Overview of the meeting. Source: VGP.

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Thou Vireak | Publication date 01 December 2019 | 21:00 ICT

By Ha Nguyen VOA November 26, 2019 08:45 AM

HO CHI MINH CITY – Vietnam got a double dose of waterway diplomacy from the United States last week.

In the north, in Hanoi, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Wednesday his nation would provide Vietnam with a second coast guard cutter ship to use in the South China Sea, where it has a dispute with China.

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Update: November, 25/2019 – 07:51 VNS

BRUSSELS – Measures to boost security – defence co-operation between Việt Nam and the European Union (EU) were discussed at their first ever security – defence dialogue held from November 19-24 in Brussels, Belgium.

At the event, both sides spoke highly of the co-operative ties in the field, saying that the establishment of the security-defence dialogue for the first time contributes to promoting mutual understanding and furthering practical and effective co-operation.

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Saturday, October 05, 2019, 15:02 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc show legal documents on bilateral land boundary demarcation after a signing ceremony in Hanoi on October 5, 2019. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

Vietnam and Cambodia have signed two historic documents to settle land boundary on the second day of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s official visit to Vietnam.

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tiasang – 07/06/2019 07:35 – Thu Quỳnh – Hảo Linh

Có lẽ là không nhiều lắm!

• Cuộc đấu tranh công lý của nạn nhân CĐDC Việt Nam trong tình hình mới Bài 1: Hành trình gian khó nhưng không nản
• Cuộc đấu tranh công lý của nạn nhân CĐDC Việt Nam trong tình hình mới – Bài 2: Phương hướng đấu tranh đòi công lý cho nạn nhân CĐDC trong giai đoạn mới

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Cuộc đấu tranh công lý của nạn nhân CĐDC Việt Nam trong tình hình mới Bài 1: Hành trình gian khó nhưng không nản

Với tư cách là một tổ chức xã hội có tính chất đặc thù, Hội Nạn nhân CĐDC/dioxin Việt Nam đã đoàn kết, tập hợp nạn nhân và đại diện cho nạn nhân CĐDC Việt Nam trong các mối quan hệ với các tổ chức, cá nhân trong và ngoài nước; đấu tranh đòi công lý cho nạn nhân, buộc Mỹ phải chịu trách nhiệm tham gia khắc phục hậu quả chất độc hoá học do họ gây ra ở Việt Nam.

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