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NEWS ABOUT: Hanoi

Hanoi stories: 4 news summaries

New Releases Show How Vietnam Weighed on Nixon

Defense secretary urges against plan that would become 'Christmas bombing'

Dec 2, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Newly declassified documents and tapes from the Nixon era show how conflicted the administration was over public dissatisfaction with the war in Vietnam, the AP reports. One October 1969 memo from Defense Secretary Melvin Laird advises the president against adopting a proposal for a massive assault on North Vietnam, noting... More »

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Vietnam • Joint Chiefs of Staff • White House • Richard Nixon • war • Hanoi • Melvin Laird

McCain Wins Unlikely Support in Vietnam

Ruling class thinks former POW would increase trade

Aug 21, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has won admiration from an unlikely place: Vietnam, the nation he bombed 23 times during the war there. Including politicians, newspaper editors, and even his former captor, Vietnamese are voicing support for the candidate. The Republican pushed to restore ties with the country a decade ago, and many... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Vietnam • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • Election 2008 • Hanoi

McCain's War Record Now
Fair Game

Pro-Obama retired general Clark turns up volume on whispers

Jun 30, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wesley Clark's answer to a question on Face the Nation yesterday has exposed a simmering campaign issue, Politico reports: whether John McCain’s Vietnam ordeal translates to relevant experience for the presidency. "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be... More »

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John McCain • POW • Wesley Clark • Vietnam War • negative campaigning • Hanoi

$1B Intel Plant Helps Vietnam Reinvent Itself

Chip maker's choice gives validation to nascent tech industry

Apr 18, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Intel's choice of Vietnam for a massive superconductor plant surprised the tech world 2 years ago, but the firm's trailblazing has sparked a wave of high-tech investment that is transforming the country, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The plant is still more than a year away from completion, but... More »

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Vietnam • Intel • foreign investment • computer chip • Hanoi

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