U.S.-backed Vietnam university condemns rumors it foments 'color revolution'

Taboos about Vietnam War and one-party rule kick up social media furor around Fulbright

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, presents a Letter of Intent to fund Fulbright University Vietnam's construction in 2017. Critics blasted an ex-school official for focusing on U.S. suffering in the Vietnam War.  © Reuters

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- A U.S. funded university in Vietnam says accusations that it enabled talk of regime change in the one-party state are threatening to undermine bilateral ties between the two countries.

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