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The visit signals Washington's intends to remain the pre-eminent naval power in the South China Sea. The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on Thursday morning pulled into Vietnam’s central coastal city of Danang to start a five-day port visit, Vietnamese media reported. The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in Da Nang's Son Tra peninsula on March 5. Photo: VnExpress The visit marks the second time a US Navy aircraft carrier has visited the Southeast Asian country since the end of the Vietnam War, following the first in early 2018 by USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to the same port city destination. Carlyle Thayer, head of Thayer Consultancy, an Australia-based defense consulting firm, said that Theodore Roosevelt’s visit doesn’t necessarily mean a shift in Vietnam’s position but it does send an important message. Roughly 200 miles away from Danang is China’s Hainan island and Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands in the South China Sea. Both China and Vietnam claim the Paracel Islands, but China currently controls them after the invasion in 1974. The US Navy recently increased the frequency of freedom of navigation operations in the region, including passes by the Paracel Islands. Chinese officials are dismissive of the role which the US plays in maintaining peace and security in the region. Chinese defense ministry officials routinely criticize US military operations in the South China Sea. …

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The Vietnamese corporation said it signed a supply contract with a partner from an EU country which the CEO did not specify but revealed it is a global military power. “Those who will use the high-end smartphones produced by us are very important people,” Quang shared. “We have worked with our partners to develop a highly-secure operating system which is based on our BOS for the model.” The special order is expected to open up a new business model, which is suitable to Bkav’s strengths including cyber security and premium hardware production, Quang said. “We may see the image of a European leader using the Made-in-Vietnam smartphone one day.” Bkav also plans to launch some new models from flagship to mid- low range smartphones this year, however, did not disclose the specific date and product name. Last November, the Vietnamese maker exported its Al View security cameras to the US, which will be installed at the headquarters of Qualcomm Incorporated in San Diego, California, making a step closer to fulfill its goal of becoming the  five leading camera manufacturers in the world. The Bkav executive also announced that the launch of its true wireless AirB headset using Qualcomm’s chipset will be available as planned. …

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Hang Nguyen, a Vietnamese student at the University of California, Davis, never leaves her apartment without a pepper spray given by her relatives a couple of weeks ago. The 29-year-old graduate student also plans to buy a taser to be "more confident when venturing out. "I cannot be afraid and do nothing to protect myself. There is clearly a threat targeting my community and me, so I must be prepared and be on my guard," Hang said, adding many of her Vietnamese friends in California were also being vigilant and taking action to protect themselves. Millions of Vietnamese diaspora have expressed their anger and protested the recent wave of attacks against Asian Americans in the U.S., scapegoating them for the Covid-19 crisis. People hold placards during a vigil at a makeshift memorial outside the Gold Spa following the deadly shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 21, 2021. Photo by Reuters/Shannon Stapleton. According to the nonprofit organization Stop AAPI Hate, from March 19, 2020 until the end of the year, it received a total of 3,292 discrimination complaints from all 50 states and Washington, DC. In the first months of 2021, there were at least 503 anti-Asian hate incidents reported. On March 17, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, a white gunman, was charged with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. Of these, six were women of Asian descent. Although the murderer told police that the attack was not racially motivated, investigators said they had not ruled out bias as a motivating factor. Also on March 17, an 83-year-old Vietnamese man named Ngoc Pham was attacked by an identified man. According to the GoFundMe page set up for Pham, his nose was broken and he had cuts and bruises on his head. In California’s Orange County, Vivian Le, a Vietnamese-American living in the U.S. for more than 14 years, always takes a pepper spray and taser with her. "I must protect myself first if I want to protect other people in …

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