Vietnam and eleven partners conclude Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations

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 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...

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.

The governments announced a Peace Corps program in Vietnam, extending educational exchange within a relationship shaped by war and negotiated foreign presence.

The speech acknowledged difficult history and discussed sovereignty, trade, regional order, and rights. It is a U.S. president’s account of reconciliation, not a comprehensive record of Vietnamese...