... s principal deputy national security adviser, addressed reports that Vietnam was pursuing a deal to buy weapons from Russia, even as Hanoi is seeking stronger relations with the U.S. Finer acknowledged Vietnam's lengthy military relationship with Russia. He said the U.S. continues to work with Vietnam and ...
... than five years as a prisoner of war, mourners placed flowers on a memorial honoring him. As senator, his political leadership was key in normalising relations between Vietnam and the U.S. John Sidney McCain III was born in 1936 on an American naval base, the son of a naval ...
... lecturer who led the first, cautious military-to-military contacts between the U.S. and Vietnam in the mid-1990s. One aspect is how far Vietnam can go in deepening relations with the U.S. without provoking China. The other is placating U.S. demands for progress on democracy and ...
The interruptions to aid come as the U.S. and Vietnam prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the 30th anniversary of the normalization of relations between Washington and Hanoi. It was a slow road back from the war, which lasted some 20 ...
... s the bigger party and can throw around their weight a little bit more," a reference to China. China outwardly lauded the lifting of a U.S. arms embargo, saying it hoped "normal and friendly" relations between the U.S. and Vietnam are conducive to regional stability. A spokeswoman for ...
... Vietnam today to improve its human rights record. She was in Hanoi to mark the 15th anniversary of normalized relations between the U.S. and Vietnam. Clinton welcomed the improved ties, but said the communist government must allow free speech.HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, U.S. Secretary of State: Vietnam, with ...
... volunteer travel service program will be established in Vietnam for the first time in history. The announcement coincided with President Barack Obama’s trip to Vietnam this week and furthers the effort to establish a better relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam. “We’re grateful that the government and ...
... was a colonel in the Vietnamese air force. MIKE CERRE: Tuan T. Ton is a colonel in the United States Army. He moved back to Vietnam as the American defense attache, the U.S. military's chief representative for our new defense agreements with the Vietnamese, to counter China's ...
Number two, North Korea and the United States have relatively good relations with Vietnam. Number three, for the U.S., Vietnam is a model. It's a communist country that has opened up economically, diplomatically, and has become much richer for that. So the U.S. wants North Korea to ...
... asking them to give up their relationship with China. In fact, Vietnam's number one trading partner is China. We -- it's also trading with us. Vietnam sends more exports to the United States than to any other country. And Vietnam is America's eighth-largest trading partner. But no ...
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