Obama's Schedule During Vietnam Trip

Edit Voa News 23 May 2016
Highlights of President Barack Obama's First Trip to Vietnam Monday - Hanoi Arrival ceremony at presidential palace in Hanoi Meeting with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang ......

Obama Welcomed in Vietnam

Edit Voa News 23 May 2016
Obama was received with a state ceremony Monday by host President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi ... Deputy National Security Adviser. Obama and Quang are expected to talk about lifting the U.S. arms embargo on Vietnam ... The U.S ... ....

The Latest: Obama and Vietnamese leader tout economic ties

Edit Austin American Statesman 23 May 2016
President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang (TrAAN Die Kwang) opened their visit by touting the deepening economic relationship between the two countries.U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang shake hands at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016....

Rescue efforts underway in flood-ravaged Sri Lanka

Edit Topix 23 May 2016
The Sri Lankan military is attempting to reach thousands of people stranded in their homes after the country was hit by the worst flooding in 25 years. "What we want to demonstrate with this visit is a significant upgrade in the relationship between the United States and Vietnam ... even as we have areas of difference" Editor-in-Chief. Nguyen Quang Thong 268-270 Nguyen Dinh Chieu St. , Distr ... ....

Boeing, Vietjet Finalize Vietnam's Largest Ever Commercial Airplane Purchase

Edit PR Newswire 23 May 2016
HANOI, May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company and Boeing [NYSE. BA] have finalized an order for 100 737 MAX 200 airplanes, the largest ever single commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation. His Excellency Mr. Trần Đại Quang, President of ... ....

Vietnam hopes its voice is heard as Obama visits

Edit BBC News 23 May 2016
It seeks access to US military technology ... "But we have a comprehensive partnership ... Another is Nguyen Quang A, a well-known businessman-turned-dissident who had hoped to challenge the seat of the Communist party leader, Nguyen Phu Trong ... No reason was given, but in a fraught exchange with foreign ministry officials, it was suggested that I had held an unauthorised meeting with Nguyen Quang A shortly after I had arrived on Friday ... ....

Obama looks to boost economic, security ties in Asia

Edit Independent Online 23 May 2016
President Barack Obama's mission in Vietnam and Japan is to build stronger economic and security ties with Asian-Pacific allies anxious about the rise of an increasingly muscular China ... goods and an offset to China's growing strength in the region ... Obama referred to strengthened ties between the two countries and took a photo with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. Obama and Quang will also hold a press conference after their meeting....

Watch: Obama looks to boost economic, security ties in Asia

Edit The Malta Independent 23 May 2016
President Barack Obama's mission in Vietnam and Japan is to build stronger economic and security ties with Asian-Pacific allies anxious about the rise of an increasingly muscular China ... goods and an offset to China's growing strength in the region ... Obama referred to strengthened ties between the two countries and took a photo with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. Obama and Quang will also hold a press conference after their meeting....

Security and trade tops agenda as Obama meets Vietnam leaders

Edit Deccan Chronicle 23 May 2016
Hanoi. Barack Obama will meet communist Vietnam's senior leaders on Monday, kicking off a landmark visit that caps two decades of post-war rapprochement, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea ... Trong and Obama met last July, when he was given a prestigious Oval Office meeting ... Like most Vietnamese, 25-year-old Doan Quang Vinh from Hanoi was born long after the war ... ....

Arms embargo on Vietnam in the balance as Barack Obama visits old foe

Edit DNA India 23 May 2016
-->. Ahead of the visit, pressure mounted on Obama to roll back an arms embargo, one of the last vestiges of wartime animosity ... The president's three-day stay is unusually long for one country, underscoring the importance he places on expanding relations with Hanoi ... In Hanoi, Obama will meet Vietnam's triumvirate of leaders, President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong ... ....

Obama, in visit to Vietnam, will confront human-rights abuses

Edit Stars and Stripes 23 May 2016
HANOI, Vietnam — The biggest obstacle to President Barack Obama’s hope to improve relations with Vietnam on his visit, which began Sunday, will be the communist nation’s dismal record on human rights. Some residents can’t practice their religion. Other activists aren’t allowed to run for political office ... The president will get his first chance Monday when he meets with Vietnam’s president, Tran Dai Quang ... president since U.S ... Sen ... ——— ... ....

Open day at new crematorium

Edit Otago Daily Times 22 May 2016
Hope and Sons funeral director John Finlayson stands next to the new cremator ......

Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue launch joint tourism campaign 'Essence of Vietnam'

Edit Topix 22 May 2016
The city and the provinces in central Vietnam have decided to bring their tourism industries together under a new campaign branded "The Essence of Vietnam." Quang Nam is home to the ancient town Hoi An and Thua Thien-Hue is known for the former citadel Hue, both among the most beloved destinations to local and foreign tourists alike ... ....
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