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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang after an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi, Vietnam May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

China Faces Headaches from Warming Vietnam-U.S. Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 27, 2016 | World

The United States and Vietnam have complicated the strategic outlook for China over the disputed South China Sea. For instance, Obama’s last trip to Asia was remarkably highlighted by the historic lifting of Washington’s arms embargo on Vietnam, with the latter...

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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang after an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi, Vietnam May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. Lifts Decade-Old Arms Embargo on Old Foe Vietnam

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 23, 2016 | World

U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday during his first visit to Vietnam that Washington will fully lift a half-century-old embargo on sales of lethal arms to the communist country, underlining warming relations between the former foes amid rising tensions...

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U.S. President Barack Obama receives flowers as he arrives at Noibai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

President Barack Obama Arrives in Vietnam to Turn Old Foe into New Partner

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 22, 2016 | World

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday headed for his first visit to Vietnam, looking forward to transform an old enemy into a new partner to help counter China’s growing assertiveness in the region, following four decades of the Vietnam War. This visit is...

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U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) shakes hands with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong after they spoke to reporters following their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington July 7, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Obama Weighs Removing 3-Decade-Old Arms Embargo on Vietnam

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 10, 2016 | World

U.S. President Barack Obama is planning to visit Vietnam later this month with trade, security and human rights on his agenda, in addition to a three-decade-old arms embargo on Vietnam, U.S. officials said, adding that “no decision” has been reached yet to...

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Gleyce Kelly embraces her daughter Maria Geovana, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Vietnam Reports First Two Cases of Zika Virus

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 5, 2016 | Health

Two women in Vietnam Mosquitoes have been infected with the Zika virus, health authorities said on Tuesday. The younger of the patients is eight weeks pregnant, they added. The Zika virus, which is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and transmitted to humans, is...