Obama meets General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng at the White House

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...

The anniversary was commemorated in Vietnam as reunification and national victory, while many refugees and diaspora communities marked loss, defeat, and forced migration. These memories are not...

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 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...

During President Obama’s visit, Washington announced the end of the arms-sales ban. The decision represented a major change in security relations, while the joint statement linked cooperation to...

During Obama’s visit, the U.S. announced it would lift its remaining ban on lethal-arms sales. The policy shift did not erase the unequal history of U.S. intervention or continuing war harms.