The US will back Da Nang in combating transnational crime, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the US Department of State Shelby Smith-Wilson said at a meeting with officials of the city on August 1.

VOV.VN - Major General Vu Trung Kien, Deputy Commander in charge of law at the Vietnam Coast Guard Command has expressed his hope that the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) will augment cooperation with the Vietnam Coast Guard and Border Guard amid complicated developments of drug and human trafficking crimes.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the US continue to open its market for Vietnamese goods such as garments and textiles, footwear and electronics at an October 25 reception in Hanoi for Chief Economist at the US Department of State Emily Blanchard, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on September 1 (Hanoi time) extended his best wishes to the Vietnamese Government and people on the occasion of the country’s 78th National Day (September 2).

Vietnam recognises the more positive assessment made in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang told a regular press briefing on June 22.

Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le on March 8 received Melissa Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the US Department of State, who is on a working visit to the city.

Vietnam should invest in the infrastructure system and human resources in order to enhance its role in the new global supply chain, Whitney Baird, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the US Department of State told Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper.

VOV.VN - The nation joined with the United States to explore ways in which to further step up bilateral energy co-operation during their fourth energy security dialogue in Washington D.C on July 27 and July 28.

Vietnam has been intensifying efforts to bring a stop to human trafficking in recent years, according to Deputy Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has affirmed the nation’s unwavering policy of protecting and promoting the fundamental rights of citizens, including the rights of women.