On May 16, 2025, Vietnam and Thailand elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's official visit to Vietnam, bringing the total countries having such partnership with Vietnam to 13.
The key agricultural products of the two countries complement each other rather than compete. Therefore, Vietnam is willing to open its market to US agricultural products.
The official shipment of the fruit followed extensive negotiations between Vietnamese and US authorities, creating new pathways for local produce to reach the world.
The national pride and cross-cultural understanding were promoted at cultural events held recently to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) by the Vietnamese communities in the US and Canada.
Indonesian Minister of Trade Budi Santoso has affirmed his country's readiness to address potential impacts of a trade war between the US and China when Donald Trump assumes the presidency.
A meeting between a delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and representatives of the Los Angeles city administration is an important stepping stone toward cooperation in tourism and film between Vietnam and the US.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, will attend the United Nations Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, hold working sessions in the US and pay a state visit to Cuba from September 21-27.
The ideology of President Ho Chi Minh features profound content that could be summarised in the words of “independence, freedom, and happiness”, said US-based lawyer Trinh Quoc Thien.
During the first five months of this year, Vietnam emerged as the top country in terms of market share for textile and garment exports to the United States, surpassing China. According to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group, Vietnam also recorded the highest export growth among the world’s top three exporters in this category.
By the end of May, Vietnam's major export markets maintained impressive growth, with six markets increasing by 1 billion USD or more compared to the first five months of 2023, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
As trade competition between China and the US continues to intensify, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is rapidly emerging as the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s global manufacturing base and an important export market.
Vietnam is one of the countries that exports the most Christmas decoration products to the US. Among its export products to the US, candles used at Christmas achieved impressive export turnover.
The year 2023 has witnessed important progress in the relationship between Vietnam and the US, with strong and comprehensive development of bilateral ties across all fields, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung.
Vietnam’s early engagement in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) highlights its proactive stance as one of the first countries to join the discussions initiated by the US in May 2022. However, the new mechanism and its relevance to Vietnam are yet to be widely known by the Vietnamese public.
Vietnam and the US should further promote the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a more effective and substantive manner, focusing cooperation in economics - trade - investment, science - technology, innovation, digital transformation, semiconductor chip production, and high quality human resources training, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
The Vietnam visit by President Joe Biden is an historic event and the upgrading of the Vietnam-US relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership is very meaningful, stated US Ambassador to ASEAN Yohannes Abraham.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Silicon Valley and major technology companies of the US and the world there on September 18. This formed part of his trip to attend the high-level week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and bilateral activities in the US.
Nearly 50 representatives from embassies, diplomatic missions, and international organisations in Vietnam paid tribute and wrote in the funeral guest book at the State-level respect-paying and memorial ceremonies for former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on June 27.
ASEAN and the US reaffirmed their commitment to making their comprehensive strategic partnership meaningful, substantive, and mutually beneficial, at the 14th Meeting of the ASEAN-US Joint Cooperation Committee in Jakarta on May 17.
