Federal court hears arguments in the Vietnamese...

Vietnam and the United States initial a bilateral textile agreement

25 April 2003

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. textile quotas on Vietnamese imports begin

1 May 2003

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...

Vietnam and the United States sign a textile and garment agreement

17 July 2003

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...

USS Vandegrift arrives in Ho Chi Minh City for the first U.S. Navy port visit since the war

19 November 2003

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,...

Vietnamese Agent Orange victims file a lawsuit against U.S. chemical companies

30 January 2004

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....

👉 Federal court hears arguments in the Vietnamese Agent Orange lawsuit Current

18 March 2004

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....

Vietnam’s National Assembly ratifies the Gulf of Tonkin delimitation agreement

15 June 2004

The National Assembly passed Resolution 28/2004/QH11 ratifying the maritime delimitation agreement with China. Ratification established Vietnam’s formal consent to the treaty after its signature in...

Vietnam–China Gulf of Tonkin agreement enters into force

30 June 2004

The maritime agreement delimiting the Gulf of Tonkin entered into force after ratification procedures were completed. It set boundaries for territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and...

U.S. federal judge dismisses the Vietnamese Agent Orange lawsuit

10 March 2005

Judge Jack Weinstein dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims against chemical manufacturers. The ruling rejected the legal theories advanced in the case, leaving Vietnamese victims without a U.S. court...

Vietnam and diaspora communities mark thirty years since the fall of Saigon

30 April 2005

The anniversary was marked through official celebrations in Vietnam and commemorations among Vietnamese communities abroad. Many in Vietnam framed the day through reunification and national...

Vietnamese prime minister begins the first official visit to the United States by a postwar head of government

21 June 2005

Phan Văn Khải began an official visit and met President George W. Bush. The visit marked a new diplomatic phase ten years after relations were restored. It carried economic and regional agendas...

Federal court hears arguments in the Vietnamese Agent Orange lawsuit

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Vietnamese plaintiffs

Judge Jack Weinstein

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

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