Vietnam signs the UN Convention Against Torture

The two governments launched remediation at a former U.S. air base where dioxin contamination was documented. Cooperation addressed a serious environmental and health legacy of herbicide use. The...

The Vietnamese Ministry of Defence and USAID began a joint cleanup project at Da Nang airport, a former U.S. herbicide-storage and loading site. The project was a concrete step toward addressing...

Presidents Trương Tấn Sang and Barack Obama announced a framework for cooperation on trade, education, health, science, security, and regional issues. The partnership reflected a postwar diplomatic...

President Barack Obama and President Trương Tấn Sang announced an overarching framework for cooperation. It included trade, security, education, human rights, and war-legacy issues. The framework...

At their sixth political, security, and defense dialogue, the governments discussed POW/MIA accounting, Agent Orange and dioxin, and unexploded ordnance alongside broader regional issues. The...

The National Assembly adopted a revised constitution that retained the Communist Party’s leading role and included a dedicated chapter on human rights and citizens’ rights. The text reflected state...

During Secretary of State John Kerry’s Vietnam visit, the United States announced a contract to assess dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa and an agreement to continue UXO cooperation. The...

Vietnam reported that the rig and escort vessels entered its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, prompting a serious maritime dispute. China and Vietnam advanced competing accounts of...

Vietnam’s foreign ministry publicly protested the rig’s operation, which it said was inside Vietnam’s maritime zone. The dispute involved sovereignty claims, energy resources, and the law of the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh called Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and demanded the rig and escort vessels leave the area. Vietnam also called for talks, combining...