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Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage

The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver.Full story

Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam

One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid. Full story

Reconcile With Past: Vietnam Veteran Makes It Back Home Again (VIDEO)

A Vietnam veteran returns home from a "visit" to Vietnam wanting to receive closure from a war that had troubled him for 45 years. Full story

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Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

40 years on, fleeing Vietnamese take to seas again

Insight: As economy flounders, Vietnam banks on debt cleanup

Flashback Friday: Col. Jack Jacobs returns to Vietnam

'Amazing Race' producers apologize for offending Vietnam veterans

Blast in Vietnam film effects warehouse kills 10

Vietnam steps up bank, state firm reforms in economic roadmap

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  Vietnam vet receives overdue welcome home

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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