There remains much potential for comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the US, and both are working hard to promote balanced bilateral trade, heard a forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6.
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, with the authority given by President of Vietnam, on August 29 bestowed PeaceTrees Vietnam Founder Jerilyn Brusseau with the Order of Friendship, in recognition for her efforts to heal war wounds in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc had a meeting with US Congressman Ted Yoho in Washington on August 22 where the two officials exchanged views on various cooperation areas of Vietnam-US relations as well as regional and global issues of mutual concern.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 20 for US Senator Tammy Duckworth who is making a working visit to Vietnam.
Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh had a meeting with a delegation of the US Department of the Treasury in Hanoi on July 24.
The Vietnamese language edition of the book “The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement,” edited by two American writers, was launched in Hanoi on July 11.
The normalisation of Vietnam - US diplomatic relations in 1995 has ushered in a new era for their bilateral relations, benefiting not only the two countries but also the global arena.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council (UABC) Michael Michalak on June 17 to discuss ways to bolster cooperation in improving local human resources quality.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had meetings with several US officials in Washington DC on May 23 as part of his official visit to the North American nation.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung appreciated the contributions made by Vietnamese and US businesses to their countries’ relations over the last 25 years, while attending a business summit in Hanoi on May 10.
A delegation of US legislative assistants had a meeting with National Assembly (NA) deputies of Ho Chi Minh City on April 18, as part of their working trip to Vietnam.
Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung appreciated the US Agency for International Development (USAID) increasing its support for Vietnam over the past years during a working session with the agency’s leaders in Washington DC, the US, on April 10.
A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Van Binh, a Politburo member and Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, started a visit to the US from April 8.
Diplomats and scholars of Vietnam and the US have gathered at a seminar in Washington DC, discussing a wide range of cooperation fields, including defence and security, between the two countries.
The political, security and defence dialogue serves as an effective channel for information exchange helping promote Vietnam-US relations, said participants at the 10th annual political, security and defence dialogue in Washington DC, the US, on March 25.
An exhibition focusing on protest movements against the US’ unjust military actions and war in Vietnam as well as Japan’s support for peace in Vietnam during 1954-1975 and the Vietnam-Japan friendship opened at Thua Thien-Hue Museum of History on March 26.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and US President Donald Trump expressed their satisfaction at the increasingly substantive developments in the countries’ relations during their meeting in Hanoi on February 27.
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