US servicemen’s remains repatriated

(VNA) A repatriation ceremony of remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at the Noi Bai International Airport on Nov. 30.

Attending the ceremony were representatives from the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Personnel, the US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak and representatives from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.

U.S. State Department Report produces biased assessment on Viet Nam

Regarding Vietnam's response to the religious freedom in Viet Nam made by the U.S. State Department in its Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2010, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Mrs. Nguyen Phuong Nga says:

"In Viet Nam, the rights to freedom of belief and religion of the Vietnamese people are enshrined in the national Constitution and are respected and guaranteed in reality. This fact is acknowledged by the international community.

US commits long-term engagement to EAS

(VNA) The US is committed to engaging to the East Asia Summit over the long term as it believes EAS will become a key forum for political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific, the US Secretary of State said.

“One of our highest priority is to reaffirm our commitment to the Asia-Pacific region,” Secretary Hillary Clinton said in her joint press briefing with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Hanoi on Oct. 30.

Vietnam supports US’s EAS full membership

(VNA) Vietnam supports the US to become a full member of the East Asia Summit (EAS), Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

PM Dung made the remark at his meeting in Hanoi on Oct. 29 with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who came to attend the fifth EAS as a representative of US President B. Obama.

In 2010, the US has made important contributions to enhancing ties with ASEAN and deploying constructive policies in the region, especially the Greater Mekong Subregion Initiative, the PM said.

Vietnam-US develop relationship thrives

(VNA) Vietnam and the United States are enjoying an excellent period of bilateral relations, stated the Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Le Cong Phung, at a workshop in Washington on September 14.

Vietnam ’s level of development, its cooperation and friendly relations over the last few years have benefited both countries and contributed to ensure peace and stability in Southeast Asia and East Asia , Phung told a workshop on Vietnamese-US relations, held by the East-West Centre in collaboration with the US Business Council, the Vietnamese Embassy and Office of Senator Jim Webb.

Vietnam-US diplomatic ties marked in US

(VNA) Fifteen years ago, US President Bill Clinton’s announcement on the normalisation of US ties with Vietnam opened a new chapter in the two countries’ relationship, said the Vietnamese Ambassador to the US.

Vietnam-US ties gaining momentum day by day

(VNA) Since Vietnam and the US normalised their diplomatic ties on July 12, 1995, both countries, their leaders and their peoples have worked unceasingly to strengthen ties.

In reality, Vietnam and the US began to cooperate with each other even before they normalised relations, in conducting joint searches for US servicemen who went missing in action during the Vietnam War (POW/MIA).

Vietnam-US relations grow fast, says diplomat

(VNA) Vietnam-US ties are developing fast and effectively in all fields of economics, politics, trade, investment, science-technology, culture and education. Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Le Cong Phung made the remark in an interview granted to Washington-based Vietnamese reporters on the occasion of the 15 th anniversary of the normalisation of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (July 12). While assessing the bilateral ties over the past 15 years, Phụng said that these are special relations.

FM spokeswoman rejects US human trafficking report

(VNA) Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga on June 16 rejected the US Department of State’s comments on human trafficking situation in the country, saying they are politically purposeful.

Nga made the protest while answering reporters’ questions about Vietnam ’s reactions to the comments on human trafficking in the country stated in the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report that was released by the US Department of State on June 14.

US servicemen’s remains repatriated

(VNA) A repatriation ceremony of remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at the Da Nang International Airport on June 22.

Representatives from the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Personnel, US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak and representatives from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command attended the function.

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