The Embassy of Israel in Hanoi presented the latest Israeli trends in fashion and music during the Israeli Independence Day event.
On Thursday, when Vietnam issued a rare public statement demanding the ships leave, they were in block 129, also operated by Vietgazprom, according to Powell.
The delegation is a sign of rising interest in the global manufacturing hub, which is benefiting from a shift away from China amid Sino-US trade friction.
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