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Members of the Korea-Vietnam Peace Foundation express their apologies during the commemoration of 135 victims of a wartime massacre in Ha My Hamlet in the central province of Quang Nam on March 11, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Contestant Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam prepares backstage for the final show of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender/transsexual beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Contestant Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender/transsexual beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Contestant Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam waves as she was crowned winner of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Contestant Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam is kissed by runner-ups as she was crowned winner of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Contestant Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Crown winner Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam walks in a swimming suit during the final show of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Contestant Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Contestant Rinrada Thurapan of Thailand kisses crown winner Nguyen Huong Giang of Vietnam during the final show of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand March 9, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

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