Vietnam and the United States initial a bilateral textile agreement

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...

The U.S. proclamation designated 20 September as a day of recognition for prisoners of war and those missing in action, including personnel from Southeast Asia. The observance kept wartime absence...

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....

The court heard arguments in the case brought by Vietnamese plaintiffs. The litigation raised questions about corporate responsibility, the laws governing wartime herbicide use, and access to U.S....