Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and US President Donald Trump on December 22 agreed that the Vietnam-US cooperation has advanced robustly across all fields since the two nations set up diplomatic relations 25 years ago, especially in recent years.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has begun to attend the virtual G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia, which opened on November 21 (Vietnamese time), with COVID-19 response, trade cooperation, sustainable development, and climate change high on the agenda.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 3 cabled messages of congratulations to US President Donald Trump on the occasion of the US’s 244th Independence Day on July 4.
At a reception in Hanoi on January 8 for visiting first CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Adam Boehler, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted that the visit manifests the trust and good will for cooperation with practical contributions to the bilateral relations.
Vietnam and the US recently unveiled the logo of the 25th founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties (July 2020), which also marks 25 years since the normalisation of bilateral diplomatic relations
Many Vietnamese enterprises are keeping a close eye on the escalating US-China trade war and have said the challenges from it outnumber the opportunities for them.
China’s yuan (renminbi) has remained above the sensitive level of seven to the US currency for the last three days, hinting that trade friction between the US and China is entering a dangerous phase. The escalating tension between the two world powers is predicted to have negative impacts on Vietnam’s trade in the short term.
The USD/VND exchange rate has grown strongly at the heart of the global fight over economic dominance between the US and China, the world’s two largest economies.
The US President is determined to pursue free, fair, and reciprocal trade and investment terms for American businesses, farmers, and workers with all U.S. economic partners, including friends like Vietnam, the spokesperson of the US Embassy in Hanoi said on July 1.
The 14th G20 Summit opened in Osaka, Japan on the morning of June 28 with the participation of leaders from G20 economies and eight guest countries, as well as leaders of nine organisations, including the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).
US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on June 11 to mark the 243rd Independence Day of his country (July 4), which was attended by Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh.
Agencies, organisations and localities which worked well in preparing for the summit between Chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi and the reception for the two leaders last month were commended at a conference in Hanoi on March 13.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s state media on March 8 acknowledged for the first time the fruitless summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump last week.
The Korean Central Television of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on March 6 aired a documentary on the recent second summit between DPRK leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, reaffirming the DPRK’s willingness to continue negotiations despite the talks’ breakdown without a deal.
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