Vietnam’s Eighth Party Congress opens

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...

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 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...

UNHCR ended a transitional period of repatriation and care assistance after the CPA. People who had returned to Vietnam still needed reintegration support, while regional governments and agencies...

The Senate confirmed Peterson’s appointment, moving the two countries toward routine diplomatic representation. A former POW became the first U.S. ambassador to postwar Vietnam. His appointment...

Peterson arrived to take up his post, beginning the work of the first U.S. ambassador in Vietnam since the war. His personal history as a former POW shaped public attention, while the embassy’s agenda...