VISA NOTICE

Wed, 11/08/2006 - 11:32

THE CONSULATE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY OF VIETNAM WILL, STARTING FROM NOVEMBER 8TH, 2006, PROCESS VISA APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE WHO ENTER VIETNAM FROM NOVEMBER 21ST, 2006 ONWARDS, AFTER THE APEC SUMMIT HELD IN VIETNAM.

Statement by the Vietnamese Embassy on Thuong Nguyen Cuc Foshee case

Fri, 10/27/2006 - 16:42

In response to questions from news agencies relating to the arrest of U.S. citizen Thuong Nguyen Foshee, the spokesman for the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington DC said:

Thuong Nguyen Foshee was arrested and charged with conducting terrorist activities in Vietnam at the order of Nguyen Huu Chanh, head of so called "Revolutionary Government of Free Vietnam", a terrorist group of which Foshee is a member. This group launched bomb attacks at Vietnamese embassies in Manila and Bangkok.

INVITATION TO VIETNAM APEC TRADE FAIR 2006

Mon, 08/28/2006 - 14:13

To American Business Community,

We have the honor to inform you that the 2006 APEC Summit, a gathering of leaders from 21 member economies, will be hosted in Hanoi this November. This is one of the most crucial events in Vietnam's external relations, reaffirming the Vietnamese Government's determination to integrate dynamically and actively into the world and regional economy and to enhance its position in the international arena.

US, Vietnam discuss religious situation

Sun, 08/20/2006 - 14:46

Visiting US ambassador-at-large for international religious liberty, John Hanford, discussed Vietnam’s religious situation during a meeting Thursday with Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem.

Hanford, who visited Vietnam on August 15-18 to study the religious situation here, stressed that the two countries should continue negotiations on this issue as well as others to boost bilateral cooperation.

Khiem agreed saying that negotiations to resolve differences over religion and other issues should continue to avoid adverse effects on bilateral relations.

US Secretary of State to visit Vietnam in late July

Fri, 07/14/2006 - 10:44

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Vietnam late this month, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Dung on July 13.Rice.bmp

Ms Rice's visit is expected to take place after she attends the 39th ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and the 13th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 24-28, spokesman Dung said.

Rumsfeld Thanks Hanoian People for Their Hospitality

Fri, 06/09/2006 - 18:08

Three days after the visit to Vietnam, US Secretary of Defense sent an open letter to thanks the people in the capital for their hospitality during his stay. Here follows his letter:

Bill Gates Arrives In Vietnam

Fri, 04/21/2006 - 18:37

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has arrived in Hanoi for a visit eagerly awaited by Vietnamese students and the IT industry.

He starts Saturday his one-day visit with meetings with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and President Tran Duc Luong before having a dialogue with IT students at the Hanoi Polytechnic University.

Vietnam Denies It Granted Limited Visa To US Congresswoman

Tue, 04/11/2006 - 15:03

The Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Le Dung said on April 10 that Vietnam has never issued a "limited entry visa" for US Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.

He said that Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Ton Nu Thi Ninh had extended an invitation to member of the US House of Representatives Lorreta Sanchez for a visit to Vietnam in order to promote mutual understanding and bilateral relations.

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