VOV.VN - The United States has identified Vietnam as an important pillar as part of its economy, especially after both countries recently elevated ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, said Susan Burns, US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, at the Vietnam - US Trade Forum 2023 on November 21.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam - US Trade Forum 2023 will take place on November 21 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of efforts to step up economic and trade co-operation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the UN has called on the United States to put an immediate end to its embargo against Cuba and remove the Caribbean state from the list of state sponsors of terrorism as part of steps towards normalising relations between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on October 13 launched a US$3.25 million activity, supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), to facilitate digital trade.

VOV.VN - Lieutenant General Daniel Paul Leaf, deputy commander and acting commander of the US Pacific Command, has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam as honorary consul of Vietnam to the United States.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and United States Assistant Secretary of Defence Dr Ely Ratner recently co-hosted the annual Vietnam – US Defence Policy Dialogue in Washington, D.C.

VOV.VN - United States President Joe Biden spoke highly of Vietnam – US relations in his keynote speech at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 19.

VOV.VN - Both houses of the US Congress support stronger cooperation between Vietnam and the US, senators told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during their meeting in Washington DC on September 19.

VOV.VN - Upon arriving in the US on September 17 (local time) for the UN General Assembly general debate and meetings, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in their host country.

The upgrade of the Vietnam – US relations to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is a force for prosperity, cooperation and sustainable development in the region, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E.Knapper said at the press briefing on President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam on September 13.