The war veteran recounts the emotional moment when he connected with the Vietnamese sisters of a fallen serviceman.
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Photo shows A woman with short black hair sips a coffee.Vladimir Putin departs Hanoi after bolstering ties with Vietnam
Russian President Vladimir Putin departed Hanoi after an official visit to the South-East Asian nation as part of a two-nation trip to Asia.
Photo shows Vladimit Putin stand at an open airplane door at the top of stairs.Has Video Duration: 29 seconds.Russia and Vietnam sign new agreements, day after Putin's North Korea visit
The United States has strongly criticised Vietnam's decision to host Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is looking to Asian countries for support as he has been largely isolated from the West.
Photo shows Two men are standing next to each other and each holding one hand up. The flags of Russia and Vietnam are behind them.Putin arrives in Vietnam for state visit closely watched by the US
Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a state visit to Vietnam, a day after signing a mutual defence pact with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine.
Photo shows Two men dressed in suits walk towards the camera smiling.Why have Putin, Xi and Biden all tried to woo Vietnam?
UNSW emeritus professor Carl Thayer says Vietnam has maintained a foreign policy to avoid sole reliance on one global superpower.
Photo shows Vietnam's Appeal, Putin Visits Hanoi: A motorcade with police escort drives down a tree-lined streetHas Video Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds.Doctors told me I'd be 'very unlucky' to have TB in Australia. A week later I tested positive
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Photo shows Fleur Connick at scenic restaurant on Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.From Elisabeth Moss as a British spy to a jet-black cringe comedy — the best new shows out now
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Photo shows Elisabeth Moss looking very serious, a mobile phone to her earHeatwave in South-East Asia closes schools, triggers alerts
The Philippines closes schools and warns of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across South-East Asia issue a series of health alerts for a deadly heatwave.
Photo shows children sit in water buckets.Baby otters' first public outing, Japan's royals host a garden party — the Asia Pacific this week in 20 photos
A pink Moon rises, baby otters meet the public for the first time, a rare white squirrel is spotted playing in a Beijing park and China hosts an amazing sand sculpture competition — it's been another busy week across the vast Asia Pacific region.
Five decades after fighting in Vietnam, John Bryant has returned to help find the bodies he buried
John Bryant has dedicated his life and life savings to uncovering the bodies of missing Vietnamese soldiers he and his battalion killed in combat.
Photo shows Vietnamese soldier in uniform of the left with John Bryant on teh right. They are standing in the jungle in front of trees.Four Corners investigation names Australian man suspected of being one of the country's major meth importers
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Photo shows A man in a suit and bow tie and a woman in a wedding dress with her face blurred make gun signals at each other with their handsUS-Australian 135th Assault Helicopter Company
The joint US-Australian 135th Assault Helicopter Company transports South Vietnamese soldiers into the Mekong Delta battle zone in March 1969.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds.Death-defying stunts and the Karen National Liberation Army — the Asia Pacific this week in photos
Death defying stunts to celebrate Eid, Sumo throwing each other about by their loincloths, Thailand's famous and fun water festival — here's a snapshot at the happenings across our region.
Photo shows A boy points a red plastic pistol toy in the face of a girl standing less than a metre away as smiling adults and police watch.'A masterclass in psychology': How poker helped Nam Le become an award-winning author
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Photo shows Sun rays fall across the face of a man with short black hair and a goatee who is looking down and gently smilingVietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death over fraud
Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death over Vietnam's largest-ever financial fraud case.
Photo shows Vietnam Fraud Case, Death Sentence: A woman is escorted by security authorities in green uniforms.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds.Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $US27 billion fraud case
Truong My Lan's company was building luxury residential complexes and shopping centres. She's now been sentenced to death.
Photo shows A Vietnamese woman wearing a white shirt sitting in court flanked by security women.In 20 pictures: Stories you may have missed from the Asia Pacific this week
Rockets in North Korea, cherry blossoms in Japan and heat waves in the Philippines — the Asia Pacific this week in photos.
Photo shows Filipino Catholics with no shirt and hoodies on.Melbourne school charged over the death of diabetic student on 2019 school trip
Kilvington Grammar in Melbourne's south-east and the company that organised the school trip to Vietnam have been charged by WorkSafe over the death of 16-year-old Lachlan Cook.
Photo shows A school photo of a teenaged boyIn 20 pictures: Stories you may have missed from the Asia Pacific this week
Palm Sunday in the Philippines, Chinese rocket launches and a Japanese 'poo' museum — the Asia Pacific this week in pictures.
Photo shows An aerial drone photo shows the construction of a long suspension bridge.The inventor of karaoke dies and self-stabbing rituals across Bali — the Asia Pacific this week in photos
The inventor of karaoke dies and self-stabbing rituals across Bali — this week in the Asia Pacific in photos.
Photo shows A sunset behind a Thai temple.