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Vietnamese President To Lam is shown waiting for the arrival of Japanese former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 25. Luong Thai Linh/Pool EPA/AP hide caption

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Vietnam's President To Lam pose for photos at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday. Nhac Nguyen/Pool photo via AP hide caption

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Nhac Nguyen/Pool photo via AP

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Robert Downey Jr. (left) and Hoa Xuande (right) in the HBO adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Sympathizer. Beth Dubber/HBO hide caption

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This new show gives a little heard perspective on the Vietnam War

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Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong addresses a joint press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 27, 2023. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party. Richard A. Brooks/AP hide caption

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President Biden attends a welcoming ceremony hosted by Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace of Vietnam in Hanoi on Sept. 10, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden speaks to the media after a meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Communist Party of Vietnam Headquarters in Hanoi on Sunday. Luong Thai Linh/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden speaks at the White House on Sept. 6. He's scheduled to leave this week on a trip to India and Vietnam. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden is off to India and Vietnam. It's part of his push to counter China's influence

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President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at the White House. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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USA's forward Sophia Smith (#11) celebrates scoring her second goal during the 2023 Women's World Cup match between the United States and Vietnam at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand on July 22, 2023. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Margot Robbie poses for the media prior to a news conference of the movie Barbie in Seoul, South Korea, Monday. The film is to be released in the country on July 19. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption

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Visitors look at an exhibition of South Korean soldiers' records from the Vietnam War at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Feb. 17. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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A Vietnam War massacre case from 1968 forces a new reckoning in South Korea

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