Vietnamese Agent Orange plaintiffs appeal the...

Vietnam–China Gulf of Tonkin agreement enters into force

30 Juni 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 Maart 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 Juni 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...

U.S. and Vietnam issue a joint statement on expanding bilateral cooperation

22 Juni 2005

The governments affirmed growing economic ties and cooperation while recognizing continuing differences. The statement followed a high-level visit that had symbolic weight as the first by a Vietnamese...

👉 Vietnamese Agent Orange plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their case Huidig

30 September 2005

The plaintiffs submitted an appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Their action continued a campaign for legal recognition and accountability after the district court dismissal. The appeal...

Vietnam’s Tenth Party Congress opens

18 April 2006

The Communist Party of Vietnam opened its tenth national congress in Hanoi. Delegates reviewed the first two decades of Đổi Mới and set economic and political priorities for 2006–2010. The congress...

Vietnam’s Tenth Party Congress concludes

25 April 2006

The congress concluded after electing a new Central Committee and adopting its political and socioeconomic program. Its agenda linked industrialization and poverty reduction to continued market...

United States and Vietnam reach a WTO market-access agreement in principle

14 Mei 2006

The governments announced an agreement in principle on bilateral market access, a step toward Vietnam’s WTO accession and U.S. congressional consideration of permanent normal trade relations. The...

Vietnam and the United States sign a bilateral WTO market-access agreement

31 Mei 2006

The agreement formalized bilateral terms negotiated as part of Vietnam’s WTO accession. It moved the two states toward expanded trade after decades of war and a U.S. embargo, but accession also...

WTO working party completes Vietnam’s accession package

26 Oktober 2006

The working party accepted the documents spelling out Vietnam’s accession rights and commitments after more than eleven years of negotiations. Completion did not itself make Vietnam a member: approval...

Vietnamese Agent Orange plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their case

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Vietnamese plaintiffs

Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

chemical manufacturers

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