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Obama lifts arms export embargo on Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — President Obama said Monday that the United States' relationship with Vietnam is moving to a "new moment," including an end to the half-century American arms embargo on its former war rival and a host of new business ties between the two nations. "Just a generation ago, we...
Obama in Vietnam: Arms and trade deal on agenda as trip begins
Barack Obama has arrived for the start of his three-day visit to Vietnam, only the third by a sitting US president since the end of the Vietnam War. The trip comes amid warming ties between the countries as the US seeks to build relations with Pacific allies. Vietnam is keen for the US to lift an arms embargo that has been in...
One chart that shows the world’s biggest arms dealers – and who’s buying
Asia was the main importer of weapons in the last five years The number of major weapons switching hands around the world was up 14 per cent in the last five years, compared to the five years before that. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an independent resource on global security, has released a...