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[Carlosa]

Chinese naval fleet starts friendly visit to Vietnam
Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-06 18:34:33 |Editor: Xiang Bo

HO CHI MINH CITY, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese naval fleet on Saturday arrived at Ho Chi Minh City in south Vietnam for a four-day friendly visit to the Southeast Asian country.

At 10:00 am (0300 GMT), two Chinese naval ships, missile destroyer Changchun and missile frigate Jingzhou, docked at the Saigon Port in Ho Chi Minh City, and were warmly received at a welcome ceremony held by the Vietnamese navy.

After the ceremony, representatives of Vietnamese navy, Chinese embassy and consulate in Vietnam, Chinese enterprises, Chinese students studying in Vietnam and overseas Chinese in Vietnam visited the Changchun missile destroyer.

Commander of the Chinese navy fleet Shen Hao is expected to meet Vietnamese military and civilian officials. The two sides will hold a series of activities including receptions on the deck, cultural and sports competitions.

Missile frigate Jingzhou will be open to overseas Chinese in local communities, Vietnamese naval officers and soldiers.

 

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No new picture of Chinese warships in Vietnam with the lead ship the destroyer Changchun but this image is from last visit to the Cam Ranh bay: frigates Xiangtan and Zhoushan.

 

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Donald Trump signs a law declaring March 29th as Vietnam war veterans day.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...rage-displaying-flag-honor-vietnam-vets/amp/?

March 29, 1973 is the day when the last US combat troops left Vietnam. The last hope of America, the well armed Southern Vietnamese army could hold on the positions ends in tears, when an all-out assault of North Vietnamese army overran the Southern Republic army. For the still living US Vietnam war veterans, the day may be a late recognition, with most of them still feeling bitterness, all sacrifices were worthless and betrayed by the politics. Ok nobody in America seems thinking too much about Vietnamese casualties. A war in a wrong place, wrong time.

 

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No new picture of Chinese warships in Vietnam with the lead ship the destroyer Changchun but this image is from last visit to the Cam Ranh bay: frigates Xiangtan and Zhoushan.

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For friendship and peace.

Donald Trump signs a law declaring March 29th as Vietnam war veterans day.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...rage-displaying-flag-honor-vietnam-vets/amp/?

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March 29, 1973 is the day when the last US combat troops left Vietnam. The last hope of America, the well armed Southern Vietnamese army could hold on the positions ends in tears, when an all-out assault of North Vietnamese army overran the Southern Republic army. For the still living US Vietnam war veterans, the day may be a late recognition, with most of them still feeling bitterness, all sacrifices were worthless and betrayed by the politics. Ok nobody in America seems thinking too much about Vietnamese casualties. A war in a wrong place, wrong time.

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Too many people died in Vietnam war, it's a disaster.

 

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President Tran Dai Quang to pay State visit to China
President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to China and attend the high-level forum on the Belt and Road Initiative from May 11-15, the Foreign Ministry announced on May 5.

President Tran Dai Quang

The President’s visit and attendance at the forum will be made at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China, Xi Jinping.

 

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No new picture of Chinese warships in Vietnam with the lead ship the destroyer Changchun but this image is from last visit to the Cam Ranh bay: frigates Xiangtan and Zhoushan.

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Type054A FFG and Type052C DDG visiting Vietnam

【中国海军远航访问编队抵达越南胡志明市】 中国海军远航访问编队今天上午抵达越南胡志明市西贡港码头，开始为期4天的友好访问。访问期间，中越两国海军官兵将开展参观交流、体育比赛等活动。导弹护卫舰荆州舰将向越南当地民众开放。

 

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Good pictures: PLA destroyer 150 (Chang Chun) and frigate 532 (Jing Zhou)

Vietnam Gepard frigates. We probably need 10 more years to acquire the expertise, all technologies, all other things to mass produce frigates and destroyers. Last not least some little money more in defense budget.

 

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The airforce tests some ammunition, involving Su30, Su22 fighter aircraft and attack helicopter Mi8.

 

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US fast transport vessel USNS Fall River in Đà Nẵng. Probably a foretaste, what will come in numbers of US warships, when US president Donald Trump touches down the city in November.

 

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PLAN in Vietnam

 

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Until recently very rare, now the Navy increases the frequency of overseas trips.

Gepard frigate 011 on the way to Singapore attending the 50th anniversary of establishing of Singapore Navy.

Coast guard vessel 8004 to China for a friendly visit

Cadet training sailship 286/Lê Quý Đôn to a visit to Brunei

 

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Friendly encounter with the Siamese

.. and Chinese coast guard

 

[Carlosa]

Some pictures of Spratly Island (Truong Sa Lon):

Airport building / control tower:

 

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Probably no other country embraces Vietnam more recently than the people of Kiwi. Welcoming a lady, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Wendy Matthews in Hanoi foreign office. In short period of time New Zealand foreign Minister Murray McCully and Trade Minister Todd McClay make visits to Vietnam, to mention a series of events the country staged thru Vietnam. I think that is not a bad idea embracing Vietnam, especially if coming to trades. Look at the trade figures between Vietnam and South Korea. The kimchi folks increased VN exports at the fastest pace among all SK trading nations, up 356.7% from 2009 to 2016, making Vietnam to the third behind China and United States. The latest number this year looks shocking: Vietnam imports 63.1% more stuffs from SK in April. Samsung Vietnam expects to export $50 billion worth of smartphones and other gadgets from Vietnamese factories this year.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/south-koreas-top-import-partners/

 

[Carlosa]

Some pictures of Amboyna Cay (Đảo An Bang) in the Spratly Islands:

Growing vegetables:

Water is a very valuable commodity and every drop gets reused if possible: