Obama to Asians worried about U.S. election: It's going to be OKHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to ease growing Asian worries about the raucous election campaign to succeed him which has been dominated by the incendiary rhetoric of  mogul Donald Trump, now the Republican Party’s nominee. “I think other people sometimes look at our election system and say ‘what a mess’,” Obama told a townhall meeting with young leaders in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. “But usually we end up doing okay because the American people are good people ... Sometimes our politics doesn’t express all the goodness of the people,” he said, without referring specifically to any of the presidential candidates. Obama made the comments just before ending a three-day trip to Vietnam, whose high point was an announcement that Washington’s ban on sales of lethal weapons to the country - a vestige of the Vietnam War - would be completely lifted. Obama repeatedly insisted that lifting the embargo was not a response to Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea.  Critics accused Washington of throwing away a powerful lever it had to press communist-ruled Vietnam for improvements in human rights. White House officials say the arms move was a natural step to take with a country that, once an enemy, is now a key part of Obama’s strategic ‘rebalance’ towards Asia and an important trade partner as its economy grows apace. Obama also announced the Peace Corps would begin operating in Vietnam for the first time. Across Asia, policymakers have been startled by Trump’s “isolationist” foreign policy pronouncements, which have challenged much of the status quo in Washington’s relations with the region. Many fear Trump will feed insecurity in nations worried about China’s growing power, embolden nationalists and authoritarians, and unravel Obama’s ‘pivot’ to the Asia-Pacific. At the townhall in Ho Chi Minh City, a young woman who had been an exchange student in Montana asked Obama what he thought of the prospects that Trump or Democratic contenders Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders following him to the White House. “Usually, eventually the voters make good decisions and democracy works,” replied Obama, whose criticism of Trump has sharpened since he all but clinched the Republican nomination. “Things are going to be ok. I promise.” Thousands of people lined the streets of Ho Chi Minh City for a second day to cheer enthusiastically and wave mini-flags of Vietnam and the United States as Obama drove by on his way to the airport for a flight to Japan.  At his freewheeling townhall, where he was greeted with a standing ovation, Obama noted that two-thirds of the country’s population were born after 1975, when the war ended with North Vietnamese tanks rolling into Saigon to bring U.S.-backed South Vietnam under communist rule. Obama prodded Vietnam’s leaders on political freedoms during his visit after critics of the government were prevented from meeting him. When a woman rapper at the townhall asked him about supporting arts and culture, he segued into an appeal for people to be allowed to express themselves. However, his unusually long one-country visit was warm and mostly about strengthening diplomatic and economic relations. Annual U.S.-Vietnam trade has swelled from $450 million when ties were normalized in 1995 to $45 billion last year. Washington is a big buyer of Vietnam’s televisions, smartphones, clothing and seafood. Obama repeatedly touted the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact, of which export-led Vietnam will be one of the biggest beneficiaries, if it survives opponents in Washington concerned about competition and a loss of U.S. jobs. He also talked about the challenges of climate change when asked about the drying-up of the Mekong River in the rice-bowl delta of southern Vietnam, urging Southeast Asian countries to work together. The Mekong River, which sustains 60 million livelihoods as it flows through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, is under threat from at least 39 hydro-electric dams being built or under development upstream of Vietnam, most of them in China. Low river levels have allowed seawater to penetrate inland, ruining vast swathes of cropland in the fertile delta. Obama did not name any of the upstream countries but said the United States would provide smaller member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with technical assistance and evaluations of what needs to be done. “Hopefully ... that information can be used to negotiate on an international level to try to prevent some projects that might have very bad effects,” he said. “One of the things that we’ve seen in ASEAN is that when small countries band together as a unit, then the power magnifies.”   Japan is the final stop on Obama’s swing through Asia, where he is attending a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations starting Thursday.  politicsNews
obama asian worried election it going oko chi min city vietnam reuters president barack obama sought wednesday ease growing asian worries caucus election campaign succeed dominated incendiary rhetoric mogul donald trump republican party nominee i think people sometimes look election system say mess obama told townhall meeting young leaders vietnam ho chi min city formerly saison but usually end okay american people good people sometimes politics express goodness people said without referring specifically presidential candidates obama made comments ending trip vietnam whose high point announcement washington ban sales lethal weapons country vestiges vietnam war would completely lifted obama repeatedly insisted lifting embargo response beijing assertiveness south china sea critics accused washington throwing away powerful lever press vietnam improvements human rights white house officials say arms move natural step take country enemy key part obama strategic balance towards asia important trade partner economy grows space obama also announced peace corps would begin operating vietnam first time across asia policymakers startled trump isolationist foreign policy pronouncements challenged much status quo washington relations region many fear trump feed insecurity nations worried china growing power embolden nationalists authoritarian unravel obama pivot at townhall ho chi min city young woman exchange student montana asked obama thought prospects trump democratic contenders hillary clinton bernie sanders following white house usually eventually voters make good decisions democracy works replied obama whose criticism trump sharpened since clinched republican nomination things going ok i thousands people lined streets ho chi min city second day cheer enthusiastically wave vietnam united states obama drove way airport flight japan at freewheeling townhall greeted standing ovation obama noted country population born war ended north vietnamese tanks rolling saison bring south vietnam communist rule obama prodded vietnam leaders political freedoms visit critics government prevented meeting when woman rapper townhall asked supporting arts culture seed appeal people allowed express however unusually long visit warm mostly strengthening diplomatic economic relations annual trade swelled million ties normalized billion last year washington big buyer vietnam televisions smartphones clothing seafood obama repeatedly touted benefits partnership tpp trade pact vietnam one biggest beneficiaries survives opponents washington concerned competition loss jobs he also talked challenges climate change asked making river delta southern vietnam urging southeast asian countries work together the making river sustain million livelihoods flows laos thailand cambodia vietnam threat least dams built development upstream vietnam china low river levels allowed seawater penetrate inland ruining vast states roland fertile delta obama name upstream countries said united states would provide smaller member states association southeast asian nations asean technical assistance evaluations needs done hopefully information used negotiate international level try prevent projects might bad effects said one things seen asean small countries band together unit power japan final stop obama swing asia attending summit group seven industrialized nations starting thursday politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Obama to Asians worried about U.S. election: It's going to be OKHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to ease growing Asian worries about the raucous election campaign to succeed him which has been dominated by the incendiary rhetoric of  mogul Donald Trump, now the Republican Party’s nominee. “I think other people sometimes look at our election system and say ‘what a mess’,” Obama told a townhall meeting with young leaders in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. “But usually we end up doing okay because the American people are good people ... Sometimes our politics doesn’t express all the goodness of the people,” he said, without referring specifically to any of the presidential candidates. Obama made the comments just before ending a three-day trip to Vietnam, whose high point was an announcement that Washington’s ban on sales of lethal weapons to the country - a vestige of the Vietnam War - would be completely lifted. Obama repeatedly insisted that lifting the embargo was not a response to Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea.  Critics accused Washington of throwing away a powerful lever it had to press communist-ruled Vietnam for improvements in human rights. White House officials say the arms move was a natural step to take with a country that, once an enemy, is now a key part of Obama’s strategic ‘rebalance’ towards Asia and an important trade partner as its economy grows apace. Obama also announced the Peace Corps would begin operating in Vietnam for the first time. Across Asia, policymakers have been startled by Trump’s “isolationist” foreign policy pronouncements, which have challenged much of the status quo in Washington’s relations with the region. Many fear Trump will feed insecurity in nations worried about China’s growing power, embolden nationalists and authoritarians, and unravel Obama’s ‘pivot’ to the Asia-Pacific. At the townhall in Ho Chi Minh City, a young woman who had been an exchange student in Montana asked Obama what he thought of the prospects that Trump or Democratic contenders Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders following him to the White House. “Usually, eventually the voters make good decisions and democracy works,” replied Obama, whose criticism of Trump has sharpened since he all but clinched the Republican nomination. “Things are going to be ok. I promise.” Thousands of people lined the streets of Ho Chi Minh City for a second day to cheer enthusiastically and wave mini-flags of Vietnam and the United States as Obama drove by on his way to the airport for a flight to Japan.  At his freewheeling townhall, where he was greeted with a standing ovation, Obama noted that two-thirds of the country’s population were born after 1975, when the war ended with North Vietnamese tanks rolling into Saigon to bring U.S.-backed South Vietnam under communist rule. Obama prodded Vietnam’s leaders on political freedoms during his visit after critics of the government were prevented from meeting him. When a woman rapper at the townhall asked him about supporting arts and culture, he segued into an appeal for people to be allowed to express themselves. However, his unusually long one-country visit was warm and mostly about strengthening diplomatic and economic relations. Annual U.S.-Vietnam trade has swelled from $450 million when ties were normalized in 1995 to $45 billion last year. Washington is a big buyer of Vietnam’s televisions, smartphones, clothing and seafood. Obama repeatedly touted the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact, of which export-led Vietnam will be one of the biggest beneficiaries, if it survives opponents in Washington concerned about competition and a loss of U.S. jobs. He also talked about the challenges of climate change when asked about the drying-up of the Mekong River in the rice-bowl delta of southern Vietnam, urging Southeast Asian countries to work together. The Mekong River, which sustains 60 million livelihoods as it flows through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, is under threat from at least 39 hydro-electric dams being built or under development upstream of Vietnam, most of them in China. Low river levels have allowed seawater to penetrate inland, ruining vast swathes of cropland in the fertile delta. Obama did not name any of the upstream countries but said the United States would provide smaller member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with technical assistance and evaluations of what needs to be done. “Hopefully ... that information can be used to negotiate on an international level to try to prevent some projects that might have very bad effects,” he said. “One of the things that we’ve seen in ASEAN is that when small countries band together as a unit, then the power magnifies.”   Japan is the final stop on Obama’s swing through Asia, where he is attending a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations starting Thursday.  politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: obama asian worried election it going oko chi min city vietnam reuters president barack obama sought wednesday ease growing asian worries caucus election campaign succeed dominated incendiary rhetoric mogul donald trump republican party nominee i think people sometimes look election system say mess obama told townhall meeting young leaders vietnam ho chi min city formerly saison but usually end okay american people good people sometimes politics express goodness people said without referring specifically presidential candidates obama made comments ending trip vietnam whose high point announcement washington ban sales lethal weapons country vestiges vietnam war would completely lifted obama repeatedly insisted lifting embargo response beijing assertiveness south china sea critics accused washington throwing away powerful lever press vietnam improvements human rights white house officials say arms move natural step take country enemy key part obama strategic balance towards asia important trade partner economy grows space obama also announced peace corps would begin operating vietnam first time across asia policymakers startled trump isolationist foreign policy pronouncements challenged much status quo washington relations region many fear trump feed insecurity nations worried china growing power embolden nationalists authoritarian unravel obama pivot at townhall ho chi min city young woman exchange student montana asked obama thought prospects trump democratic contenders hillary clinton bernie sanders following white house usually eventually voters make good decisions democracy works replied obama whose criticism trump sharpened since clinched republican nomination things going ok i thousands people lined streets ho chi min city second day cheer enthusiastically wave vietnam united states obama drove way airport flight japan at freewheeling townhall greeted standing ovation obama noted country population born war ended north vietnamese tanks rolling saison bring south vietnam communist rule obama prodded vietnam leaders political freedoms visit critics government prevented meeting when woman rapper townhall asked supporting arts culture seed appeal people allowed express however unusually long visit warm mostly strengthening diplomatic economic relations annual trade swelled million ties normalized billion last year washington big buyer vietnam televisions smartphones clothing seafood obama repeatedly touted benefits partnership tpp trade pact vietnam one biggest beneficiaries survives opponents washington concerned competition loss jobs he also talked challenges climate change asked making river delta southern vietnam urging southeast asian countries work together the making river sustain million livelihoods flows laos thailand cambodia vietnam threat least dams built development upstream vietnam china low river levels allowed seawater penetrate inland ruining vast states roland fertile delta obama name upstream countries said united states would provide smaller member states association southeast asian nations asean technical assistance evaluations needs done hopefully information used negotiate international level try prevent projects might bad effects said one things seen asean small countries band together unit power japan final stop obama swing asia attending summit group seven industrialized nations starting thursday politicsnews