UNHCR steering committee sets a closing date for the refugee action plan

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...

Vietnam became ASEAN’s seventh member at the organization’s ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan. Membership marked a major regional diplomatic shift after years of conflict and isolation. It...

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...

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...

The CPA formally ended after seven years of regional refugee management. UNHCR continued to support some voluntary returns and assistance after the formal closure. The end of the plan did not mean...

The congress concluded after setting priorities for the next development period and continuing economic renovation. Its program sought to expand production and international integration under...