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    Vietnam takes delivery of Russian-made warship

    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has received a second Russian-made guided missile warship as tensions over disputed islands in the South China Sea continue, state media reported Tuesday.

    The Gepard class frigate, Vietnam's most modern warship, was delivered Monday at the Cam Ranh naval port in central Vietnam, the Thanh Nien newspaper said.

    Taking the delivery of the frigate marked a "new development" in improving "the combative strength as well as the capability of managing and defending the country's sea sovereignty," the paper quoted navy commander Nguyen Van Hien as saying.

    Vietnam took the delivery of the first warship of this kind in March.

    The Southeast Asian nation has also ordered to buy six diesel-electric "Project 636" Varshavyanka submarines for a total of $2 billion. The submarines are also known by their NATO nickname, "Kilos." The delivery of the first submarine was expected in three years.

    Vietnam's naval build-up comes at a time when tensions between Vietnam and China flare over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

    Relations between the two communist neighbors hit a low-point this summer after Hanoi accused Beijing of interfering with its oil exploration activities.

    The two sides, along with several other Asian nations, claim all or part of two disputed island chains believed to be rich in natural resources in an area that's home to vital shipping lanes.

     

    855 comments

    • Paul  •  8 mths ago
      Who are you people bashing on Vietnam? You do realize they are US Allies right? Get a clue.
    • slayerwulfe  •  8 mths ago
      All of the comments are interesting though uninformed as to the real problem,7 billion people on this planet with ever diminishing resources. See Thomas R Malthus (Charles Darwin did) That the population always rises faster than the food supply, read into it other things also, each will try to take care of their own interest as best they can through out the whole world.
      That is why we have so many fighting each other, at least China is trying to control it's population. We all should take a look at this, control the population.
    • TaongGubat  •  8 mths ago
      Buti pa Vietnam, kayang bumili ng brand new.. samantala Pinas.. puro pinag lumaan na.
    • GOOD ASIAN GUY  •  9 mths ago
      @ just me
      Big ball or not , We will see...who know....Nanking part 2 happen again...who know....war is not good to anyone dude....trust me, I've been there.
      "Just me" you probably pee & poop on your pant when you hear the first sound of bullet in your first battle....LOL...& you'll call you mama for help.
    • Helmi Stream  •  9 mths ago
      Remember the vietnamese kids on the cover of TIME magazine? They were the first suicide bombers. The Muzzies were so impressed that they adopted this.
    • Helmi Stream  •  9 mths ago
      Hurricane KARMA approaches, LOL.
    • Panama Joe  •  9 mths ago
      We (the US Navy) never WAS good at finding Kilo-class boats when the Kilos are on battery, or in shallow water, or when snorkeling, or ....
      • Panama Joe 9 mths ago
        SubPacFlt veteran
      • Messenger 9 mths ago
        Is this something we still need to get improved on? Oh well, THANK YOU.
      • blubuhda 9 mths ago
        or , or , or
    • Panama Joe  •  9 mths ago
      These are formidable warships with helicopters for ASW or fleet recon work. She, and a couple of Kilos can give any battle group a serious injury! Both these frigates and Kilo-class subs can fire advanced anti-ship cruise missiles.
    • Howard  •  9 mths ago
      obviously fataas USA,greedy big belli,who keep on pushing any country
    • Helmi Stream  •  9 mths ago
      Vietnam is STUPID!! The Russian Energia Spaceship has a phenomenal gross lift-off of 5,300,000 lbs, and a payload lift capability of 194,000 lbs. And, it can go BEYOND LEO (low earth orbit)--to the Moon and Mars. The Russians are taking the Americans for a ride by charging us $56 Million per trip to the Inter'l Space Station. What a joke, for that kind of money, the Russians should terraform the Moon and Mars, not ferry back and forth to the ISS.
      • Peppy 9 mths ago
        Please spare everyone from this trash.
      • Helmi Stream 9 mths ago
        Peppy is Gay.
        Peppy is Gay.
        Peppy is Gay.
      • T 9 mths ago
        If one spent billions of dollars on a subway rail and still got derailed, now that's STUPID!!!
    • Helmi Stream  •  9 mths ago
      I ordered 200 Russian ENERGIA's you dumb fukcs!!!
    • Helmi Stream  •  9 mths ago
      The Russians will sell their souls for $$$.
      • Eugene 9 mths ago
        No, they're not all Capitalists.
      • Helmi Stream 9 mths ago
        Wanna bet? There are lots of Millionaires and Billionaires in Russia now, who made the Forbes list of wealthiest people. Yet they're all here in the U.S. living off of Section 8 and collecting welfare. Shouldn't they be training prisoners to become Cosmonauts at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan? The money that we spend on prisoners could be spent on re-habilitating them into Cosmonauts. Remember, the Andromeda approaches, so Mars had better be terraformed--by hook or by crook.
      • Panama Joe 9 mths ago
        Like American politicians do...or athletes....or judges...
    • Eugene  •  9 mths ago
      Stupid Yahoo's flawed code keeps thumbing up and down random comments.
      • Panama Joe 9 mths ago
        I gave you a down...sorry, but there already was an up...
    • BOOMCHAKALAKA  •  9 mths ago
      Obama, good time to send money.
    • Ryuk  •  9 mths ago
      Although Vietnam is communist, they are not an evil empire like N. Korea. They don't even hate Americans which one would expect them to after the war we fought over there.
    • Barbara Adams  •  9 mths ago
      Didn't Russia support China during the Vietnam conflict ?
    • WHORBABYLON  •  9 mths ago
      TWO TRIBES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AAAARRRRRRUUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH!!! he said
    • Ruben  •  9 mths ago
      China's preparation for this war was not the peoples choice..war is ..to reality.the present PRESIDENT term near close to an end...War can change a lot of things ..into his interest...To their continuing economic growth,,WAR WILL BE BASELESS.
    • GOOD ASIAN GUY  •  9 mths ago
      ATTENTION, ATTENTION- There is a smart Vietnamese lady work for US gorv.,
      her name is Mrs. Anh N. Duong, the Director for the Borders and Maritime Security Division within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate.
      She's the one who created A thermobaric weapon, which includes the type known as a "fuel-air bomb", (google it).
      She might help VN beat chiiinnnaa from land or air....VN need those weapon to fight out # greedy chiiiinnnaaa.
    • Edmundo  •  9 mths ago
      The ASEAN should unite to condemn such arrogant act of China in the South china sea.
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