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Pentagon Campaign to Recruit Vietnam as Military Ally Against China Exposed Delusions of U.S. War Strategy
After convincing itself Vietnam would grant it access for missile bases against China, the Pentagon got a hard dose of reality.
By Gareth PORTER
When the Pentagon began gearing up for a future war with China in 2018, Defense Department officials quickly realized that they needed access to Vietnamese territory for troops armed with missiles to hit Chinese ships in a US-China conflict. So they initiated an aggressive campaign to lobby the Vietnamese government, and even Communist Party officials, in the hope that they would eventually support an agreement to provide them the permission.
Update: April, 08/2021 - 08:53 | Passengers wait to board Shanghai s high-speed train to Pudong airport, China. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI Due to Việt Nam’s natural features and geography, the development of a high-speed railway is imperative and any delays will hinder socio-economic growth, Chairman of Vietnam Railways Vũ Anh Minh has said. Minh said the current infrastructure of the railway network was getting older and falling into a state of disrepair. The capacity was very low compared to the current demand for freight and passenger transport. The railway sector has not improved as the capacity of a single track was only 21 pairs of trains per day.
Friday, 20:15, 09/04/2021
Responding to the domestic tourism stimulus programme of the Hanoi People s Committee, Vietjet will participate in the “Hanoi tourism stimulating and introducing the culinary culture festival 2021” for three days from April 16 to April 18 at Hoan Kiem Lake area.
Passengers pose for a photo with a stewardess of Vietjet Air (Photo: Photo courtesy of the carrier)
Accordingly, Vietjet offers attractive promotional fares from only VND39,000, excluding taxes and fees, for travel company partners, applied to all flights connecting the capital city with famous tourist destinations across the country such as Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Thanh Hoa and Da Nang. The flight time applies from April 19 to May 18, 2021 and August 10 to December 23, 2021, excluding national holidays.
High-speed railway imperative for Vietnam’s development Due to Vietnam’s natural features and geography, the development of a high-speed railway is imperative and any delays will hinder socio-economic growth, Chairman of Vietnam Railways Vu Anh Minh has said.
Minh said the current infrastructure of the railway network was getting older and falling into a state of disrepair.
The capacity was very low compared to the current demand for freight and passenger transport.
The railway sector has not improved as the capacity of a single track was only 21 pairs of trains per day.
The railroads were not regularly maintained and the quality of the infrastructure was severely degraded, he added.
Proposals for Phu Quoc dream of a second Singapore 09:00 | 07/04/2021
The island real estate market is awaiting another hot wave on Phu Quoc Island as the prime minister has issued Decision No.486/QD-TTg, approving the partial adjustment of the master plan of the top tourism destination in Kien Giang province until 2030.
Phu Quoc has transformed beyond all recognition compared to just half a decade ago
The new construction plan for Phu Quoc will adjust tens of hectares of its protective forest land to tourism land to strengthen the islandâs eco-luxury and sea tourism, as well as resort and entertainment services, to become an international tourism hub in Asia.