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It was the first time Vietnam has issued such an alert about conducting live-fire maritime drills.
Vietnam Plans Live-Fire Drill After China Spat James Hookway 2011
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The demonstrations took place ahead of live-fire naval exercises that the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said will take place Monday off the central coast.
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Earlier this week Hanoi held live-fire naval exercises.
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The demonstrations took place ahead of live-fire naval exercises that the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said will take place Monday off the central coast.
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Earlier this week Hanoi held live-fire naval exercises.
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HANOI, Vietnam -- Hundreds of people in Vietnam launched a third week of protests against China on Sunday amid escalating tensions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where both countries recently conducted live-fire military drills.
Vietnamese Protest China Amid Rising Tensions Associated Press 2011
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The North attacked Yeonpyeong, killing two civilians and two marines, after warning the South not to conduct live-fire drills there.
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But the North's November shelling and subsequent South Korean military live-fire drills on Yeonpyeong and near the Koreas' tense land border have put the region on edge and fired fears of renewed violence.
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Vietnam held live-fire naval exercises off its central coast last Monday — the same day the government issued an order outlining who would be exempt from a military draft.
Vietnamese Protest China Amid Rising Tensions Associated Press 2011
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More than 90 people were killed, many by security forces that established live-fire zones in some of the city's most affluent neighborhoods.
Cambodia Conflict Clouds Thai Vote James Hookway 2011
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