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Vietnam Review (20/8/2016)

Australia has flagged entering into a formal deal with Vietnam on future Long Tan commemorations

Australia has flagged entering into a formal deal with Vietnam on future Long Tan commemorations Source: AAP

Anger as Vietnam Government cancels event marking 50 years since battle of Long Tan. 2 Officials in Vietnam Are Killed in Rare Shooting.


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Anger as Vietnam Government cancels event marking 50 years since battle of Long Tan. 2 Officials in Vietnam Are Killed in Rare Shooting.


More than 1,000 Australians travelled to Vietnam to attend the anniversary commemorations, but many missed out on paying their respects at the memorial cross at the former battlefield on Thursday.

 

Two provincial officials in Vietnams governing Communist Party died on Thursday after being shot in their offices by a forest ranger, who later shot himself, the countrys state-controlled news media reported.


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