Politburo member and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception on April 17 for visiting Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson.
A delegation of the United States congressional staff led by Terra Lynn Sabag, Deputy Chief of Staff for US Congressman Rick Larsen, visited the location of a dioxin remediation project in Da Nang airport in the central city of the same name on April 17.
Major General Tran Ngoc Tho, former Chief of Staff of Military Region 7, sent a letter on April 16 to US courts to demand the resumption of the lawsuit filed by Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange (AO) in 2004 against 37 US chemical firms, including Monsanto and Dow Chemical.
Leaders of the Vietnam Union of the Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and Vietnam – US Friendship Association hosted a delegation of US legislative assistants in Hanoi on April 16.
President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisatoins (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga on April 16 presented the Friendship Order, a notable distinction of the Vietnamese State, to Executive Director of the War Legacies Project (WLP) Susan Marie Hammond.
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.
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.
Vietnam and the US have reviewed their cooperation in dealing with the consequences of war during a conference in Washington DC on March 26, which was jointly held by the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Office 701) and the US Institute of Peace (USIP).
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.
Vietnam wants the international community to join efforts in dealing with war consequences, helping the country develop sustainably and participate in UN peacekeeping operations more actively.
A place where hundreds of Agent Orange victims have called home will soon close, and so far for those who are there now, they have nowhere else to live.
Although Vietnam and the US have seen encouraging outcomes of cooperation in dealing with war aftermath, there are much for them to do in the field, said Timothy Lieser, senior advisor at the US Senate Appropriations Committee.
Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception for Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam Michael Greene on March 7 in Hanoi.
Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnamese People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Phan Van Giang and Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces, held talks in Tokyo on March 4 following the welcome ceremony.
US President Donald Trump left Vietnam in the afternoon of February 28, soon after a press conference following his meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi.
Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong had talks in Hanoi on February 27 with US President Donald Trump, who said his country will continue cooperating with Vietnam to promote the substantive development of the countries’ comprehensive partnership.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the comprehensive partnership with the US during talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hanoi on February 26.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan lauded the Van Phu – Invest Investment Joint Stock Company for its contributions to the community while meeting with the company’s leaders on February 19.
Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich inspected dioxin detoxification work at Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai on February 15.
Ministries and localities nationwide have been implementing various programmes to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds enjoy the Lunar New Year, the biggest and most important holiday in Vietnam.
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