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Man Utd reach FA Cup quarter-finals, Burnley crash out (photo: youtube/FPT Bóng Đá) Solskjaer's side were well below their best in a scrappy fifth round tie at freezing, snow-dusted Old Trafford. But a fine finish from Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay ensured United advanced to the last eight for a seventh successive season. United last won the FA Cup in 2016 and McTominay's third goal in three games kept them in the hunt to lift the trophy for the 13th time. After the frustration of the late Everton equaliser that dented their Premier League title challenge on Saturday, this was an essential result to lift the mood at United. It was hardly an eye-catching performance however, with United labouring against defensive West Ham until McTominay and Bruno Fernandes were introduced as second half substitutes. "When it's only 1-0 and we are wasteful, anything can happen to us. We knew that from the last game," Solskjaer told BBC Sport. "I think we got about 15 to 17 shots in the end but we need to be more clinical. We should have finished the game off earlier. "We needed to have a good result and a good feeling after today because we were low after Everton game. "We are in the hat and that's what we wanted. We want to challenge and we want to go to the final. That's what we're here at Man United for." Amad Diallo was named on the United bench for the first time since the 18-year-old's January move from Atalanta as Solskjaer made six changes. Lukasz Fabianski prevented United from taking the lead in the 27th minute when he brilliantly pushed Victor Lindelof's header onto the post. There was a nasty clash of heads between West Ham's Issa Diop and United's Anthony Martial towards the end of the first half. Both continued after treatment but Diop did not return in the second half due to concussion. "To clarify, Issa Diop was replaced as a concussion substitute, meaning we can now make a total of six changes, as can Manchester United, if we see …

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The Hanoitimes - The late senator made tireless efforts to advocate the reconciliation of the former foes to help result in fruitful relationship like today. Senator John McCain remains one of the major symbols in the normalization of relations between the US and Vietnam over the past two decades, said Prof. Carl Thayer, one of the leading Vietnam experts. Sen. John McCain meets Mai Van On, who saved him in the Vietnam War, in Hanoi in 1996. Photo: AP The Vietnam War veteran showed no rancour against his captors or the Vietnamese government while advocating reconciliation, Emeritus Professor Carl Thayer at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, said on the occasion of the second anniversary of the death of Senator John McCain and the 25th anniversary of the US-Vietnam relations. According to Prof. Thayer, the late senator made significant contributions to the bilateral relations for three major reasons. First, he was a prisoner of war from 1967 to 1973, yet he showed no antagonism towards his captors or the Vietnamese government. Second, once he was elected to the US Congress, first as a Representative and then as a Senator for the Republican Party, he worked in a bipartisan fashion with representatives of the Democratic Party, such as Senator John Kerry. It is notable that when President Bill Clinton announced the normalization of relations with Vietnam in July 1995, Senator John McCain stood by his side. Third, he regularly visited Vietnam on numerous occasions and became prominent as an advocate of reconciliation. Senator McCain was able to share his experiences with the American people as well as the establishment. President Bill Clinton and Sen. John McCain at the moment announcing the normalization of the two countries in 1995. Photo: AFP Prof. Thayer went on to say that two main factors motivating John McCain in building the relations between the two countries include his humanity and patriotism. …

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The Hanoitimes - The pandemic has prompted joint efforts under the Vietnam’s Chairmanship in the course of unprecedented challenges that threat the 10-nation region of 622 million people. Covid-19 has given impetus to ASEAN-wide defence cooperation, said Southeast Asia regional specialist Carl Thayer, Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. Vietnam's Defenes Minister Ngo Xuan Lich at the 14th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) held on December 9. Photo: MOD According to the famous professor, in February 2020, ASEAN Defence Ministers were proactive in issuing a Joint Statement on Defence Cooperation against Disease Outbreaks to exchange information and best practices by organizing a tabletop exercise under the ASEAN Center for Military Medicine. In addition, they vowed to mobilize the Network of ASEAN Chemical, Biological, Radiological Defence Experts to promote cooperation to manage infectious disease outbreaks; to cooperate to counter fake news on the coronavirus; and to work with other relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies as well as national health authorities to combat the pandemic. In the year, Vietnamese defence senior officials have reiterated that despite the pandemic, as the Chair of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM+ in 2020, Vietnam has not and will not let the Covid-19 disrupt defence cooperation within ASEAN as well as between ASEAN and its dialogue partners. Commenting it, Prof. Thayer said Vietnam began its term as ASEAN Chair 2020 by hosting the ASEAN Defence Ministers Retreat in Hanoi in February. That meeting adopted a joint statement on defence cooperation to deal with the coronavirus. In March, Vietnam hosted the 13th annual meeting and 5th retreat of the Track 2 Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI). Deputy Minister of National Defence, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh called on NADI to play a proactive role in analyzing, assessing and forecasting …

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