Tag: #Vietnam
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Daniel Ellsberg whistleblower behind Pentagon Papers, dead aged 92
Daniel Ellsberg, 92, has died of pancreatic cancer. Known as “the most dangerous man in America” Ellsberg was the whistleblower behind a Pentagon Papers leak in 1971 exposing US involvement in the Vietnam War. Ellsberg, who passed away in his California home as confirmed by the family, was behind the exposure of US involvement in…
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Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Diverts Following Security Threat
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on January 5, 2022, published a press release regarding Flight VN5311/NRT-HAN of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, which had faced a security threat. According to the press release, the agency said the flight, using aircraft B787-868, departed from Narita (Japan) for Hanoi at 10:30 (local time) on January…
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Saudi Arabia resumes flights from Pakistan from December 1
Saudi Arabia on Thursday declared that it will permit Pakistani explorers to straightforwardly enter the Kingdom beginning December 1, 2021, without going through multi day quarantine in a third country. Beside Pakistan, the new mandates will likewise be appropriate to residents of a few different nations, including Indonesia, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, and India beginning from…
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Xi Jinping tells ASEAN leaders, China will not “bully” neighbours, amid rising regional tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the ASEAN summit on Monday that Beijing would not “bully” its smaller regional neighbors amid rising tensions in the South China Sea
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The death of the West & the Moral decline
They just all seem to be fiercely protective of their own dynastical rights. That’s one of the reasons we see power being held by the autocrats for decades, even if it changes hand it goes to the successor in a family. In places like Saudi Arabia, you may be condemned for raising a voice. The…
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Japan, Vietnam sign defence transfer deal amid China worries
Tokyo says the new deal elevates the Japan-Vietnam defence partnership to a ‘new level’
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US Vice President Harris vows ‘enduring engagement’ in Asia
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday vowed a “sustainable engagement” in Asia
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US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Singapore, Vietnam in wake of Taliban rise
Vice president’s trip, set to focus on China, comes as some allies question US credibility in light of Afghanistan chaos
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Risen from the ashes, a war without a cause
The Americans left Vietnam just like that. The greatest war was fought with helicopters but eventually, they showed them a clean pair of heels. A war that was more of a fratricide. A war without a cause. Even those who were honoured threw their medals at the pentagon. 58,720 Americans died, countless others were injured.…
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Vietnam’s state budget collection up in 2 months
HANOI, Mar 9 (XINHUA/APP):Vietnam posted a budget collection of 286.7 trillion Vietnamese dong (12.5 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of this year, up 0.6 percent year on year, the country’s Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. Domestic revenue over the months rose 2.8 percent from the same period last year to 246.7…