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Google challenger in Vietnam redirecting queries

A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing critici Full story

News Summary: Vietnam station drops foreign news

TUNING OUT: A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing 21 international channels, including BBC and CNN, on Thursday. Full story

News Summary: Russians vs Google in Vietnam

SEARCH ENGINE COMPETITOR: A newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit believes it can unseat Google in Vietnam while contending with a jittery, authoritarian government seeking to clamp down on freedom of expression online. Full story

Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it can unseat the American search engine in this fast-growing Asian market and also co Full story

Vietnam politburo selects its first U.S.-educated member

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has appointed for the first time a U.S.-educated official to its powerful politburo, a landmark decision as pressure mounts to reform an economy stagnating after years of boom growth. Full story

Veterans' expo kicks off in Cummington

Veterans living in the hill towns of Western Massachusetts don't have to travel far to get their questions answered. The first ever two-day VA Expo began Friday at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Full story

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Vietnam combat veteran receives long overdue welcome from his hometown. KARE's Boyd Huppert reports.

  Flashback Friday: Vietnam

Chris Jansing traveled to Vietnam with Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs in April 2011.

  Dragon Bridge opens for traffic in Vietnam

A steel bridge designed in the shape of a dragon that launches fire plumes and jets of water is open for traffic in Da Nang, Vietnam. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  The plight of America’s veterans

In her “From the Vault” segment, Melissa Harris-Perry looks back on a story from after the Vietnam war, showing that although America fights different wars, it’s still facing some of the same battles.

  From the archives: US troops, POWs leave Vietnam

On March 29, 1973, the last American troops and the final batch of POWs being held left Vietnam. NBC's John Chancellor, Liz Trotta, Phil Brady and Bob Jones report.From the archives: The last U.S. troops and last of the POW's being held left Vietnam. NBC's John Chancellor, Liz Trotta, Phil Brady and

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