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Title:
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Malaysian Prime Minister visits Alibaba and Geely in Hangzhou
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Author:
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Wu Lei, Tu Ting, Fan Xin and Zhang Jiaying
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Source:
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CGTN
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Date:
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August 18, 2018
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Description:
- On Saturday, 93-year-old Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad started his five-day visit to east China’s Hangzhou City where he visited tech giant Alibaba and automotive company Geely.
ASEAN Relations
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Title:
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China and Asean reach ‘milestone’ draft deal on South China Sea code of conduct
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Author:
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Catherine Wong, Kinling Lo
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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August 2, 2018
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Description:
- After more than a decade of talks, a bloc of Southeast Asian nations and China have agreed on a draft code of conduct that will lay the foundation for negotiations over the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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South China Sea talks see agreement on negotiations
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Author:
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WASAMON AUDJARINT, SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE
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Source:
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The Nation
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Date:
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July 31, 2018
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Description:
- FOREIGN MINISTERS of Asean and China have agreed to accept a “single text” to negotiate the code of conduct on the contentious South China Sea issue, according to diplomats of both sides. Members of Asean have been at loggerheads with China over the territorial rights in the South China Sea. Tensions and clashes have occurred in recent years after China began militarisation of the sea, notably in the Spratly Islands.
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Title:
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Vietnam becomes biggest trade partner of China in ASEAN
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Author:
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VNA
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Source:
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Vietnam News Agency
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Date:
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July 28, 2018
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Description:
- Vietnam has surpassed Malaysia to become the biggest trade partner of China in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Hu Suojin, Trade Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam, said on July 26.
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Title:
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Vietnam: Dawn of the SEZs
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Author:
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Nguyen Minh Quang
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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July 24, 2018
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Description:
- A look back at the past failures, and challenging present, of Vietnam’s huge economic gamble.
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Title:
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Workers say no to Vietnam’s ‘Special Exploitation Zones’
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Author:
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Angie Gnoc Tran
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Source:
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New Mandala
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Date:
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July 18, 2018
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Description:
- On Sunday, 10 June 2018, thousands of people took to the streets in major Vietnamese cities—Nha Trang, Binh Thuan, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City, among others. Academics, independent journalists, and overseas Vietnamese signed petitions to join in their protest against the Draft Law on the 99-year lease of the three Special Administrative and Economic coastal zones in Vietnam. Workers, too, went on strike in two industrial zones in Long An and Tien Giang provinces. These collective actions led to a concession from the government: it would delay the National Assembly’s ratification of the Draft Law to its next meeting.
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Title:
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Cambodians wary as Chinese investment transforms their country
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Author:
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Dominic Faulder and Kenji Kawase
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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July 18, 2018
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Description:
- As boom-mounted cameras swept the horizon, a drone hovered above more than 50,000 party faithful who had begun streaming noisily through the Cambodian capital well before dawn, dressed in white shirts and caps, and waving blue flags.
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Title:
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Malaysia should 'make best use' of Belt and Road, Mahathir says
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Author:
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YUKAKO ONO
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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June 11, 2018
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Description:
- The new government of Malaysia will continue its "friendly" relationship with China and "make best use" of its initiative to create a 21st-century Silk Road to connect East Asia with Europe, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday.
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Title:
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Mahathir builds new order and fresh boundaries a month after victory
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Author:
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CK TAN
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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June 8, 2018
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Description:
- A month after sweeping into power, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has moved swiftly to dismantle the legacy of scandal left by the previous government and build a new order for Malaysia, but in doing so, he faces enemies new and old. As his government sinks its teeth into corruption probes, meeting election promises and reducing debt, it has also ventured into unfamiliar territory: wrestling with an increasingly influential China.
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Title:
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Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund to reduce China dependence
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Author:
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YUKAKO ONO
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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June 4, 2018
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Description:
- Thailand is taking the lead in creating a regional fund with its neighbors, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, to back infrastructure and other development projects and to lessen reliance on Chinese investment.
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Title:
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China, Indonesia pledge to promote comprehensive strategic partnership to new level
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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May 8, 2018
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Description:
- BOGOR, Indonesia, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo here on Monday, with both sides expressing willingness to join hands to promote bilateral ties and upgrade cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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Title:
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Japan Links Mekong and ASEAN to Indo-Pacific Strategy
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Author:
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Aun Chhengpor
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Source:
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VOA Cambodia
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Date:
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March 23, 2018
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Description:
- apan is moving to bolster its footprint in the Mekong subregion by linking the Southeast Asian mainland into a broader Indo-Pacific Strategy allied with India, the United States and Australia. In what observers say is a move to counter China’s growing regional influence, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s national security advisor Kentaro Sonoura said ASEAN would be central to the Indo-Pacific Strategy at a conference on the Mekong subregion in Phnom Penh on Friday.
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Title:
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Singapore PM: ASEAN growing closer to China and India
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 28, 2018
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Description:
- Southeast Asian countries will work more closely with new powers China and India to counter the pressure of protectionism and ensure continued growth, Singapore prime minister said Saturday. Addressing the summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that regional economic growth was under threat because the political mood in many countries had turned against free trade. He said recent trade tensions between the U.S. and China in particular are worrying.
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Title:
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Highlights of Vietnam’s official visit to Singapore
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Author:
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Eijas Ariffin
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Source:
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The ASEAN Post
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Date:
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April 27, 2018
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Description:
- Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Singapore early this week for an official visit ahead of the 32nd ASEAN Summit. Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the official visit at the invitation of Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. The visit was to celebrate the 45-year relationship between both countries since establishing diplomatic ties in 1973. The visit also marks the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Singapore in 2013. The visit proved to be a fruitful one as both, Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lee Hsien Loong witnessed the signing of six Memoranda of Understanding on renewable energy, liquified natural gas development, environmental cooperation, trade, banking and financial innovation. Aside from that, they also held bilateral talks where they discussed regional and international issues.
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Title:
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Vietnam, China look for stronger trade ties
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Author:
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VNA
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Source:
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VNA
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Date:
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April 21, 2018
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Description:
- Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has suggested China’s Guangxi consider building a cooperation agreement with Vietnam in the domains of economics, trade, industry and investment, thus further promoting partnerships among the two countries’ enterprises. During a meeting with visiting Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Chen Wu in Hanoi on April 20, Minister Anh praised the leading role of Guangxi in cooperating with Vietnam in many fields, and Vietnamese localities in particular in Vietnam, especially in economy and trade.
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Title:
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Chinese president meets Singaporean PM on promoting ties
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Author:
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Liangyu
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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April 10, 2018
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Description:
- BOAO, Hainan, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference on Tuesday on deepening cooperation in key areas. Development of China-Singapore ties is closely related with China's reform and opening-up. The two countries should map out new strategic and top-level planning on promoting bilateral ties and advancing pragmatic cooperation, Xi said.
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Title:
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Singapore signs deal with China on Belt and Road
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Author:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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April 9, 2018
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Description:
- Singapore signed an agreement with China to strengthen cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative, aiming to expand the city-state's involvement in massive infrastructure projects led by Chinese companies.
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Title:
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Singaporean envoy: ASEAN unable to resolve South China Sea row
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 3, 2018
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Description:
- The dispute in the South China Sea appears to have come to a draw as it is beyond the power of the ASEAN to resolve the issue, a Singaporean diplomat said. Singaporean Ambassador-at-large Bilahari Kausikan has questioned the concept of "ASEAN Centrality" as far as the South China Sea was concerned.
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Title:
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Vietnam, China urge restraint in disputes in South China Sea
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- Vietnam and China on Sunday called for restraint in resolving disputes in the South China Sea. Speaking to reporters at a joint press briefing with his Chinese counterpart, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said the two countries should manage the disputes and not expand them. "We propose that the two sides in the coming time should seriously implement the mutual understandings of leaders (of two countries) ... well manage disputes, do not have activities that complicate and expand disputes, respect the legitimate rights and interests of each other in accordance with international laws," Minh said.
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Title:
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U.S. gives boats to Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 29, 2018
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Description:
- The US delivered six patrol boats and equipment worth a combined $20 million to Vietnam, the US embassy in Hanoi said Thursday, March 29, as the former foes boost ties amid continuing tensions in the South China Sea. Hanoi and Washington have improved defense links in recent years as they seek to counter Beijing's growing might in the disputed and resource-rich waterway.