Vietnam’s National Assembly adopts the 2013 Constitution

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...

Vietnam signed the Convention Against Torture in New York. Signature was an international commitment but not yet ratification; Vietnam ratified it in 2015. The distinction matters when evaluating...

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...

China’s foreign ministry said the rig had completed work on July 15 and moved to another project near Hainan. The removal reduced an immediate flashpoint, though it did not resolve the overlapping...