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Trump may turn to Vietnam for help on South China Sea Nyshka Chandran | @nyshkac 10 Hours AgoCNBC.com http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/trump-may-turn-to-vietnam-for-help-on-south-china-sea.html? Hanoi could emerge as a key player in Washington's long-term Southeast Asia push that's aimed at...

Indonesia does have the potential to be a sort of leader in ASEAN, but from having the potential to actually doing it are 2 very different things, we'll have to see. Indo has a lot of challenges and issues. I don't see it anytime soon. When it comes to SCS they've been trying to stay neutral...

Da Nang is a good place to retire in Vietnam, many foreigners living there now including myself, but still, have to go there and spend some time to really feel the place. Cebu in PH is not too bad. That is precisely the way it is in Da Nang, they are all corrupted as it is the norm in Vietnam...

Indonesia releases four Vietnamese boats after clash in disputed waters Indonesia has released four of the five Vietnamese fishing boats it seized on Sunday along with most of the 55 fishermen who were captured for crossing into Indonesian waters near the Natuna Islands, according to a...

Pivotal Vietnam balances U.S. and China amid Trump uncertainty Vietnam could hardly have asked for more: a U.S. warship challenging Chinese claims in the East Vietnam Sea, a meeting at the White House and six new coastal patrol boats. All are signs of a U.S. commitment which Vietnam had feared...

Indonesia, Vietnam to probe reported skirmish in disputed waters By Reuters May 23, 2017 | 07:49 pm GMT+7 An Indonesian sea patrol intercepted the Vietnamese fishing boats with 55 crew on Sunday after they crossed into Indonesian waters. Indonesia and Vietnam will launch a joint investigation...

Vietnam, Indonesia vessels clash in South China Sea By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA, Indonesia — May 23, 2017, 9:11 AM ET Indonesia says several Vietnamese fishing vessels escaped its waters following a show of force by Vietnam's coast guard in the South China Sea. Indonesia's Maritime and...

Pictures of Namyit Island (Đảo Nam Yet) in the Spratly islands:

I made a mistake, the event that I mentioned was not against Hezbollah, it was against Hamas in Gaza. No Israeli tank with Trophy APS system has ever been hit even that Hamas fired lots of Kornet anti tank missiles as well as RPG 29s. The Israeli tank losses were in 2006 against Hezbollah. The...

A nice picture of Southwest cay (Đảo Song Tử Tây) in the Spratly Islands:

You forgot about tanks with APS, good luck trying to hit them in open terrain. In 2006, an Israeli Merkaba tank with the Trophy APS system defeated 7 anti tank missiles from Hezbollah.

Vietnam, US want to further defense partnership VNA WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017 At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception for Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council Michael...

Good article about the Kilo subs: The Russian Stealth Submarine No Nation Wants to Fight (Especially America) May 14, 2017 http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-russian-stealth-submarine-no-nation-wants-fight-20661?page=show The Kilo class of submarines were very successful in both a...