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The Embassy of the US in Vietnam launched a blood donation campaign on January 10.

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

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception for visiting former US President Barack Obama on December 9.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong on November 20 received US Defence Secretary Mark Esper, who is now on a working visit to Vietnam.

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper affirmed the US has attached importance to its comprehensive partnership with Vietnam while delivering a speech at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 20.

Trade relations between Vietnam and the US will continue expanding but will also be affected by challenges in the future, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 14.

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross met Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh in Hanoi on November 8, saying his trip to Vietnam aims to further enhance economic, trade and investment ties.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met the US President’s Special Envoy Robert O’Brien in Bangkok on November 4 on the sidelines of the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Thailand.

Vietnam has become central to the US policy in the Asia-Pacific region as ties between the two countries have strengthened in recent years, Marie Damour, the US consul general in HCM City, said at a recent conference.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ministerial meeting of the group of 77 developing nations (G77) on the sidelines of the ongoing 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the US, on September 27.

A delegation from the Supreme People’s Court led by Chief Judge Nguyen Hoa Binh visited the US from August 28 to September 6 to seek stronger judicial cooperation between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Government has paid great attention to strengthening cooperation with the US as well as partnership between Vietnamese localities and US states in areas of shared interests, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

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.

Since 1988, the search teams of both Vietnam and the US have found and repatriated 727 remains of US soldiers during the Vietnam war.