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Rumsfeld Begins Vietnam Visit

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Hanoi Sunday for a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Van Tra.

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld meets PM Phan Van Khai in Hanoi Monday June 5, 2006

US Helps Preserve Cham Ethnic Culture

A showroom of Cham ethnic artifacts preserved under a project funded by the US Embassy's Fund for Cultural Preservation opened at the Cham Museum in the central city of Da Nang Wednesday.
The US$25,000 project, carried out from July 2005 to March 2006, helped restore documents on the annual Kate Ceremony and preserve costumes and musical instruments at the Cham Museum.

More Room to Grow for Vietnam-US Ties: US diplomat

The US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton has said he is optimistic about the relationship between Vietnam and the US, and the two countries can expand relations to other fields besides trade.
In a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Bolton said that apart from commercial ties, there are other ties that the two countries would like to pursue.

The US wanted closer cooperation with Vietnam on the proliferation security initiatives intended to stop the international trafficking of weapons of mass destruction materials, he said.

United States, Vietnam Conclude In Principle Bilateral WTO Accession Agreement

WASHINGTON — Viet Nam reached an agreement- in-principle yesterday with the US, the final country with which it has to conclude bilateral negotiations, paving the way for Viet Nam to join the World Trade Organisation.

The agreement would be finalised soon, according to a press release issued yesterday by the Vietnamese negotiating team.

US-inspired Coalition Drums Up Support For Vietnam’s WTO Entry

The US-Vietnam WTO Coalition has appealed to US businesses and organizations to lobby for Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization and further improvements in bilateral relations.
The coalition has been initiated by the US-ASEAN Business Council and US-Vietnam Trade Council to improve US-Vietnam ties and facilitate Vietnam’s accession to the WTO.

Vietnam Airlines Plans Direct Flights To US

Vietnam’s national flag carrier has announced it is preparing for direct flights from Vietnam to the US, which are slated for launch in mid-2007.
The carrier’s first destinations would be Los Angeles and San Francisco, from which there would be flights to other US cities through American Airlines, local Tien Phong newspaper reported.