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Unique homecoming to Vietnam for U.S. commander

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Agent Orange, Blue Ridge, China Beach, Chinese, Colin Montgomerie, DANANG, Ho Chi Minh City, Hung Ba Le, Jeff Davis, North Vietnam, Paracel Islands, Philippines, South Vietnamese, Thong Ba Le, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

China, Vietnam pledge to deal with border disputes

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — The prime ministers of China and Vietnam pledged on Oct. 16 to handle border disputes between their countries peacefully, amid deep suspicion among some Vietnamese over Beijing’s intentions.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Beijing, Central Highlands, Chinese, Communist Party, Nguyen Tan Dung, Paracel Islands, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Vietnamese, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, Wen Jiabao, Xinhua News Agency

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