Vietnam joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

President Clinton announced the end of the U.S. trade embargo, allowing commercial relations to expand. The policy change followed years of debate about POW/MIA accounting, regional diplomacy, and...

The U.S. program ended registration for new cases, while processing continued for applications already in the system. The closure changed a major legal migration route for Vietnamese families. Its...

The two governments opened liaison offices as a practical step toward restoring diplomatic relations. The offices enabled official contact before full normalization. The process reflected gradual...

The two governments normalized diplomatic relations two decades after the fall of Saigon. The decision followed years of negotiations over prisoners and missing personnel, trade and regional security,...

Clinton announced that the United States would establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam. He cited progress on POW/MIA accounting and described the decision as a step toward engagement. The...

Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm signed documents restoring diplomatic relations and opening embassies. The decision capped a gradual process...

At the final meeting of the CPA steering committee, participating governments confirmed that the regional plan would formally end on 30 June. This decision sought to close a large asylum and...

Malaysia and UNHCR closed the final camp after more than two decades of asylum, transit, return, and resettlement. More than a quarter-million people had passed through the country. The closure marked...

A camp for Vietnamese asylum seekers in Malaysia closed five days before the formal end of the Comprehensive Plan of Action. The closure marked the end of a period of first asylum and screening for...

The Communist Party opened its Eighth Congress in Hanoi and reviewed a decade of Đổi Mới. Delegates discussed industrialization and modernization while maintaining one-party rule. The agenda reflected...