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Vietnam first HSR section
Length 120 km
Speed 350 kmh
Construction cost $5.59 billion
Cost for site clearance paid by the gov

 

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Vietnam overtakes US, UK, Russia, South Korea, Germany and Malaysia in record breaking China tourism boom.

Vietnam Overtakes US, UK, Russia, South Korea, Germany And Malaysia in Record-Breaking China Tourism Boom, Powering Economy with Over Twenty One Million Visitors in Early 2026 Through Visa-Free Policy and Major Investments in Shanghai, Beijing and Sh

Vietnam has overtaken the US, UK, Russia, South Korea, Germany, and Malaysia in early 2026 as the leading source of inbound tourism to China, driven by a combination of visa-free policies, strategic investments, and expanding attractions in key economic hubs.

www.travelandtourworld.com

 

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Vietnam overtakes US, UK, Russia, South Korea, Germany and Malaysia in record breaking China tourism boom.

Vietnam Overtakes US, UK, Russia, South Korea, Germany And Malaysia in Record-Breaking China Tourism Boom, Powering Economy with Over Twenty One Million Visitors in Early 2026 Through Visa-Free Policy and Major Investments in Shanghai, Beijing and Sh

Vietnam has overtaken the US, UK, Russia, South Korea, Germany, and Malaysia in early 2026 as the leading source of inbound tourism to China, driven by a combination of visa-free policies, strategic investments, and expanding attractions in key economic hubs.

www.travelandtourworld.com

I am little surprised that Vietnam overtook SK now becomes the leading tourism source for China. I sort of expect South Korea might be the one as I think it had been for many years before, but the relation of the two countries has suffered significant damages since US THADD missiles deployment in SK and the last disgraced South Korean president and gov anti-China, pro-US and pro-Japan policies. Japan used to be near the top also. Never expect US to occupy the top spot anyway considering the current US-China relation. China is expected to be the world's top tourism destination for international tourists this year.

 

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I am little surprised that Vietnam overtook SK now becomes the leading tourism source for China. I sort of expect South Korea might be the one as I think it had been for many years before, but the relation of the two countries has suffered significant damages since US THADD missiles deployment in SK and the last disgraced South Korean president and gov anti-China, pro-US and pro-Japan policies. Japan used to be near the top also. Never expect US to occupy the top spot anyway considering the current US-China relation. China is expected to be the world's top tourism destination for international tourists this year.

Vietnam has more people. That alone matters.
If our relationship to China continues to improve, tension subduing, standard of living improving, then not much difficult to overtake SK.

 

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Vietnam has more people. That alone matters.
If our relationship to China continues to improve, tension subduing, standard of living improving, then not much difficult to overtake SK.

China also is currently the largest tourism source for Vietnam, contributing roughly one-quarter of all international tourists.

 

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China also is currently the largest tourism source for Vietnam, contributing roughly one-quarter of all international tourists.

Historically Korea is always weaker than Vietnam in economic and military. Chinese hostility towards the Vietnamese stems mostly from that. But luckily we have passed that point of the jungle. Or maybe not?

We ourselves have a blurry view on the Koreans. Both good and bad view.
To Lam, the communist chief despises much of the South Koreans. he remembers their role during the war. He sees them as paid contract killers serving US aggressive foreign policy.

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Historically Korea is always weaker than Vietnam in economic and military. Chinese hostility towards the Vietnamese stems mostly from that. But luckily we have passed that point of the jungle. Or maybe not?

We ourselves have a blurry view on the Koreans. Both good and bad view.
To Lam, the communist chief despises much of the South Koreans. he remembers their role during the war. He sees them as paid contract killers serving US aggressive foreign policy.

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No, the hostility between Vietnam and China historically is mainly the result of Vietnamese rebellious resentment of Chinese empire ruling Vietnam for a thousand of years. China had no jealousy of Vietnam in history.

The Koreans were also very tough people through out history, they fought invading Japanese fiercely in history and also against China few times. They conducted brutal killings in the Vietnam war because they just wanted to take out on fellow Asians to impress their master Yanks.

 

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Not bad
On big screen
This MLRS land-attack seems more significant than all the previous new tanks and missiles.

 

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Not bad
On big screen
This MLRS land-attack seems more significant than all the previous new tanks and missiles.

They leaked this footage at a musical event of the artillery corps. This kind of leak is what I call "semi-official" because it's not on VTV or QPVN channels. I have seen them done something similar like this in the past; singing and dancing on stage while showing military products on the big screen at their private gatherings. I believe they also showed the footage of the 300 km SRBM test at this event but no one is allowed to leak yet

 

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They leaked this footage at a musical event of the artillery corps. This kind of leak is what I call "semi-official" because it's not on VTV or QPVN channels. I have seen them done something similar like this in the past; singing and dancing on stage while showing military products on the big screen at their private gatherings. I believe they also showed the footage of the 300 km SRBM test at this event but no one is allowed to leak yet

Music to a new missile system, seriously?

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From the image TLDD-01 land-attack missiles, 2 different versions on the launcher can be clearly seen. If missile system is named -01, most likely-02 or -03 are under development, w/ longer strike capability.

 

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TLĐĐ-02 is the 300km SRBM highly likely they will show this next year. Our longest strike is the 600 km VCM-06 LACM. Nothing beyond this range for now.