United States observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

The agreement took effect after officials exchanged letters in Washington. It extended U.S. normal trade relations to Vietnam and reduced tariffs, increasing trade while requiring reforms in areas...

Researchers from Vietnam, the United States, and other countries began a conference in Hanoi on health and environmental effects of Agent Orange and dioxin. The meeting made scientific evidence and...

The conference concluded with a statement on continued research into human health and environmental effects. The discussions brought together researchers but did not resolve political disputes over...

Bình visited the United States amid growing official engagement. Her visit linked Vietnam’s diplomacy to broader postwar cooperation and reflected the role of senior Vietnamese women in state...

Foreign Minister Nguyễn Dy Niên began a visit intended to strengthen bilateral relations. The meetings took place as the trade agreement was being implemented and discussions continued on missing...

Negotiators initialed an agreement setting quotas for Vietnamese textile and apparel exports to the U.S. market. The deal followed rapid growth in exports after normal trade relations took effect....

U.S. quotas on specified Vietnamese textile and apparel imports took effect. The measure shaped a growing export sector after the trade agreement, demonstrating that normalization included both market...

The governments formally signed the textile agreement in Hanoi after initialing it in Washington. It set quotas and consultation rules for bilateral trade. The arrangement shows that economic...

The frigate arrived for a port visit, the first by a U.S. Navy ship in Vietnam since the war. Sailors took part in public and community events. The visit reflected a new phase in military contact,...

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin and individual plaintiffs filed suit in federal court in Brooklyn. They sought accountability for harms they linked to wartime herbicides....