Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in his 1st visit to Vietnam
By FOSTER KLUG U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner…
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Obama leaves for Asia to boost trade, cooperation
By NANCY BENAC President Barack Obama is leaving on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia as part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic…
US TAKES AIM AT CHINA, UPS NAVAL AID TO SE ASIA
By MATTHEW LEE U.S. State Secretary John Kerry speaks during a joint press conference with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The United States…
VIETNAM SEES MASSIVE PUBLIC MOURNING FOR WAR HERO
By TRAN VAN MINH and CHRIS BRUMMITT A woman holds a portrait of the late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap while waiting in the line among veterans outside the National Funeral…
VIETNAM DISSIDENT SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN JAIL
By CHRIS BRUMMITT A U.S-trained lawyer and well-known dissident Le Quoc Quan, right, listens to the judge during his trial in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday Oct. 2, 2013. The Hanoi…
POPE TAPS VATICAN DIPLOMAT TO BE HIS TOP AIDE
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE – In this Feb. 16, 2009 file photo Monsignor Pietro Parolin, Vatican Undersecretary of State for Relations with States speaks during a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam.…
AP INTERVIEW: JOAN BAEZ RETURNS TO PAST IN VIETNAM
By CHRIS BRUMMITT In this April 5, 2013 photo, Joan Baez speaks to a reporter in her hotel room in Hanoi, Vietnam. The folk singer and social activist visited Vietnam…
40 YEARS ON, VIETNAM TROOP WITHDRAWAL REMEMBERED
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and LISA CORNWELL FILE – In this March 29, 1973 file photo, the American flag is furled at a ceremony marking official deactivation of the Military Assistance…