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The joint drill will take place on August 20-31 and involve 56,000 South Korean and 30,000 US soldiers.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has become the first US secretary of state to visit Laos in more than 50 years.
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China is involved in long-running disputes with Vietnam and the Philippines about ownership of the South China Sea.
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China, Vietnam and other Asian countries claim sovereignty over areas of South China Sea believed to be rich in oil and gas reserves.
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China`s CNOOC oil company said that nine offshore blocks were open to foreign bids this year.
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Southeast Asian nations, such as Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, have been a preferred transit route for North Korean defectors.
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The 600-km journey from Kunming, provincial capital of Yunnan, to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, will be reduced to 6-7 hours from 12-plus hours.
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Vietnamese prosecutors have accused 18 members of a little-known "reactionary" group of plotting to overthrow the communist government.
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Vietnam is embarking on reforms some believe could be its most significant since steps started in 1986 that turned the war-torn country into a tiger.
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A retired Vietnamese govt doctor recalls sheltering in the bunker in 1972 with American singer Baez and actress Fonda.
Last Updated: Friday, October 14, 2011, 17:57
A buffalo about to be slaughtered at a restaurant escaped and rampaged through the streets of Vietnam`s capital.
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The protesters had defied a government order to stop an unprecedented series of weekly gatherings.
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