The cut would represent about a third of Thailand’s outstanding 46-billion USD trade surplus with the US last year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 5 chaired a meeting between standing cabinet members and leaders of ministries, sectors, and localities to promote balanced, sustainable, and mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation with the US, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new tariff policy.

PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam’s recent concrete and practical actions have been highly positive and appropriate, demonstrating its goodwill in fostering balanced and sustainable economic and trade cooperation with the US.

The Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-US Friendship Association in central Da Nang city, and the University of Foreign Language Studies at the University of Da Nang jointly held a ceremony on November 24 to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (1995-2020).

US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink has highlighted the two countries’ cooperation, as the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations (July 12) is just around the corner.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc held phone talks with US Under Secretary of Agriculture Ted McKinney in Washington DC on May 6 with a view to promoting agricultural cooperation between the two countries.

No Vietnamese nationals in the US have so far been reported to contract the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is spreading in major US states and cities.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met the US President’s Special Envoy Robert O’Brien in Bangkok on November 4 on the sidelines of the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Thailand.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 5 cabled messages of condolences to President Donald Trump over recent mass shootings in the US.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue had a working session in Hanoi on March 8 with Charles Freeman, Senior Vice President for Asia at the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC).

The top diplomats of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the US had phone talks on March 1, discussing the results of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un which ended in Hanoi a day earlier without an agreement.

Businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) still hope there will be breakthroughs in inter-Korean cooperation projects in the future despite no agreement being reached on reduced sanctions or denunclearisation at the recent DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit.

Vietnam’s role and position was recognised and highly appreciated by leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States of America (USA), as well as the international community, the spokesperson of Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un said he had an interesting conversation with US President Donald Trump which came before their dinner at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel on February 27.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President Donald Trump witnessed the signing of four cooperation agreements between Vietnam and the US with a total value of about 21 billion USD, in Hanoi on February 27.

Foreign news agencies have been full of anticipation at developments of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam after President Donald Trump arrived in Vietnam on late February 26.

US special agents inspect security at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Feb. 26 prior to President Donald Trump’s arrival for DPRK-USA summit.

Several experts from the Czech Republic have shared their view that the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, slated for February 27-28, will help raise Vietnam’s position in the international arena, especially in the eyes of global powers.

Many businesses in Hanoi have created unique products related to the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un as a way to attract customers.

US President Donald Trump has announced that his upcoming meeting with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un slated for late February will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam.