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Why Do the Americans Still Need Vietnam and the Vietnamese Need Them? http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/164179 by Christopher Goscha Christopher Goscha is an associate professor of history at the Université du Québec à Montréal. The author and editor of numerous books on Vietnam, Southeast...

The C-295 MPA should be fine and the aircraft will also be brand new.

Updated picture of the reclamation on Spratly Island. The southern part of the runway appears to be finished and the construction of the hangars is progressing nicely.

PH Navy ship to make 5-day port visit to Vietnam By: Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ INQUIRER.net / 07:20 PM December 02, 2016 This photo taken on June 7, 2014 shows the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Ramon Alacraz anchored at the mouth of the South China Sea in Ulugan Bay off Puerto...

Aboard Vietnam’s homebuilt missile-armed fast attack craft http://tuoitrenews.vn/features/38295/aboard-vietnams-homebuilt-missilearmed-fast-attack-craft TUOI TRE NEWS UPDATED : 12/01/2016 Vietnam’s homebuilt Molniya-class fast attack crafts (FACs) are armed with 12 air defense missiles and...

Vietnam And Cambodia Military Ties Mature http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32577/vietnam-and-cambodia-military-ties-mature/ Vietnam’s Major General Le Hien Van and Defense Minister Tea Banh at yesterday’s gathering of senior military officials. KT/Ven Rathavong Since 1980, Cambodia has sent...

Between an Uncertain Duterte and Trump and a Powerful China, Vietnam Sees Stability in ASEAN http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/duterte-trump-china-vietnam-asean_us_58361b9ee4b09b6056002121 Stephen B. Morton/Associated Press Prior to Trump’s victory at the polls, the U.S.-Vietnam...

Is Vietnam Reigniting a Fire in the South China Sea? Hanoi is starting to feel more and more isolated as its regional neighbors reconcile with China. By Nguyen Quoc-Thanh November 29, 2016 http://thediplomat.com/2016/11/is-vietnam-reigniting-a-fire-in-the-south-china-sea/ With Philippine...

Vietnam military mobilizes 180,000 personnel, aircraft, ships to cope with storm Tokage http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/38242/vietnam-military-mobilizes-180000-personnel-aircraft-ships-to-cope-with-storm-tokage TUOI TRE NEWS The path of storm Tokage The Vietnamese military has put nearly...

There is an expression in English: "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts". It refers to the war with Troy where the Greek army withdrew and left the famous Troyan horse as a gift, the gigantic wooden horse had greek soldiers hiding inside and later that night, those soldiers came out from the horse...

Very true but lets also not forget that there are air defense systems protecting those assets.

Yes, totally nonsense to deploy fighter jets there, particularly during war time. During peace time, it might be ok to deploy MPA aircraft temporarily and its always good to have a good runway available in the area just in case of needing to have an emergency landing, etc. The main use of the...

From foes to partnership, Vietnam seeks continued U.S. role in Asia http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/16/foes-partnership-vietnam-seeks-continued-us-role-asia/93984944/ WASHINGTON — Vietnam wants the United States to remain engaged in Asia and play a greater role in connecting...

How TPP Can Survive Trump It’s too early to declare the agreement dead, and countries are already weighing alternatives. By Prashanth Parameswaran November 17, 2016 http://thediplomat.com/2016/11/how-tpp-can-survive-trump/ With the shock election of Donald Trump, the ratification of the...

Putin is not going to reduce dependence on China because you say so? We'll see, but based on what appears that is going to happen and considering that the Russians don't fully trust China, I'd say that they will. TPP is dead when is officially pronounced dead; as you said, Trump is softening...

The man who will likely lead the Navy under Trump means business in the South China Sea http://www.businessinsider.com/randy-forbes-navy-trump-south-china-sea-2016-11 A family enjoys Gator Beach as an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is underway off the coast of Southern California...

Broken rules at $11 bln Formosa mill triggered Vietnam spill, report says http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3932792/Broken-rules-11-bln-Formosa-triggered-Vietnam-spill-report-says.html By Reuters Published: 23:00 GMT, 13 November 2016 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 13 November 2016 By...

Yes, safety first, an small country like Vietnam can't afford a Fukushima.

Yes, I meant those 2 research reactors. The problem with the increased cost of building the nuclear plants is that is not only that the cost of construction has increased, but as the head of the Vietnamese electrical company said, the cost of the electricity produced by the plants has also...