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<p>HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — For Hai Au Minh Doan, this week’s visit to Vietnam was more than historic — it was the end of a long journey home.</p> <p>The Vietnamese-born American sailor, the son of a former South Vietnamese navy veteran, said Thursday it has been his dream to see the homeland he left behind as a child with his family 17 years ago.</p>

<p>Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S.S. Vandegrift, the first U.S. Navy ship to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War, arrived in the city formerly known as Saigon and now called Ho Chi Minh City to begin a four-day visit.</p>

A US frigate is due to dock in Vietnam on Wednesday, becoming the first US warship to visit since the Vietnam War. The USS Vandegrift is to spend four days in port near Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon and a centre for US forces before they withdrew in 1973. The ship's visit is being seen as a symbolic step towards healing relations between the two countries. Diplomatic ties were re-established in 1995 and since then bi-lateral trade has been growing rapidly. "In the past, the presence of US Navy ships reflected aggression against Vietnamese. This time, it's a...

Two US Navy ships have arrived at a port in southern China for a visit aimed at building trust and reducing misunderstandings between the navies of the two countries, a US naval official said. The calls by the USS Cowpens and USS Vandegrift to the Zhanjiang port are part of a series of exchanges between the two militaries for the past few years, Lieutenant Commander Mike Brown said. "I think it's a good indication that the continuation of relations between the two countries is moving in a positive direction," Brown, the public affairs officer for the US Navy's Carrier Group...