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| Olympic torch tours Ho Chi Minh | Olympic torch tours Ho Chi Minh |
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| The Olympic torch has toured Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on the final international stop of its world relay. | The Olympic torch has toured Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on the final international stop of its world relay. |
| There were cheers from thousands of onlookers as the parade passed by - marking the end of a global tour dogged by protests against China. | There were cheers from thousands of onlookers as the parade passed by - marking the end of a global tour dogged by protests against China. |
| Many of the supporters were flag-waving Chinese citizens, who are either working or studying in Vietnam. | Many of the supporters were flag-waving Chinese citizens, who are either working or studying in Vietnam. |
| The torch's next stop is Hong Kong, where it begins the domestic leg of the relay. | The torch's next stop is Hong Kong, where it begins the domestic leg of the relay. |
| 'PR disaster' | 'PR disaster' |
| Security for the Vietnam relay had been stepped up after threats from activists to demonstrate against China's claim to the disputed Spratly Islands - a South China Sea archipelago thought to have oil and gas reserves. | |
| And in the capital, Hanoi, police detained several people after they unfurled an anti-China banner in a market and called for the Olympics to be boycotted, according to witnesses. | And in the capital, Hanoi, police detained several people after they unfurled an anti-China banner in a market and called for the Olympics to be boycotted, according to witnesses. |
| The authorities stationed dozens of security police outside the Chinese embassy, blocking the way to the building. | The authorities stationed dozens of security police outside the Chinese embassy, blocking the way to the building. |
| China and Vietnam have strong economic ties and large-scale protests linked to Tibet were not expected. | China and Vietnam have strong economic ties and large-scale protests linked to Tibet were not expected. |
| International protests have turned the torch's celebratory tour of 20 countries into what analysts describe as a public-relations disaster for Beijing. | International protests have turned the torch's celebratory tour of 20 countries into what analysts describe as a public-relations disaster for Beijing. |
| Demonstrations in Athens, London, Paris and San Francisco have dominated media coverage of the relay. | Demonstrations in Athens, London, Paris and San Francisco have dominated media coverage of the relay. |
| But the flame has made relatively peaceful progress through other cities, including Bangkok in Thailand and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. | But the flame has made relatively peaceful progress through other cities, including Bangkok in Thailand and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. |