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Philippines’ Duterte travels to Vietnam to seek help in drug war, improve maritime cooperation

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (September 28) departed on a two-day state visit to Vietnam to seek help for his war on drugs and improve maritime cooperation between Manila and Hanoi. Duterte will meet with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other top government officials on September 29. Duterte said his visit to Vietnam is part of his plan to tap members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]