Vietnam and Vietnamese diaspora communities mark forty years since the war’s end

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...

The United States announced that it would permit transfers of lethal defense articles for maritime security. The change signaled closer strategic relations nearly four decades after the war, while...

Vietnam sent a statement to the tribunal in the Philippines-China arbitration, setting out its legal interests and positions on maritime entitlements. The move used international law to contest...

Trọng began a visit to Washington that included a meeting with President Obama. It was the first visit to the United States by a sitting Communist Party general secretary and a symbolic development in...

The meeting brought together the U.S. president and Vietnam’s party leader, a high-profile recognition of the relationship’s transformation. Discussions covered trade, security, human rights, and...

The statement affirmed cooperation on trade, security, education, and war-legacy issues, including POW/MIA accounting and unexploded ordnance. It also named respect for sovereignty and political...

Trade ministers announced the conclusion of TPP negotiations. Vietnam entered a major regional trade pact whose rules covered tariffs, labor, investment, and regulation. Supporters stressed market...

ASEAN formally launched its Economic Community, advancing a regional project that Vietnam had joined as a member and helped chair. The initiative promoted an integrated regional market, but its impact...