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The former NSA contractor's intelligence leaks have caused diplomatic rifts between Washington and its allies.
Hanoi’s demand for energy is burgeoning in response to economic growth of around 5 per cent a year.
It is the third round of joint drills to be held between the two nations since 2007.
US Secretary of State John Kerry also said Washington is not in a race to seal a deal.
In early trade on Monday, the rupee fell to 63.33 to a dollar, its weakest level since September 18.
The Chinese foreign minister proposed that 2014 be marked as the "Year of Friendly Exchanges" between the two nations.
Indian Prime Minister hopeful Narendra Modi's biographer chronicles his rise and prospects.
The UN is pushing industrialised nations, emerging economies and developing countries to move toward a global climate change agreement.
China, Russia and India stride two continents, link three oceans and have 40 per cent of the world population.
An average of 20 typhoons strike the Philippines every year, and Haiyan was the 24th in 2013.
