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UN urges for more efforts to battle wildlife trafficking in Vietnam

​The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday called on Vietnam to do more to end wildlife trafficking.

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Vietnam Prime Minister returns to Hanoi following Japan visit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on May 29, concluding his visit to Japan at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.

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As ties deepen, elite U.S., Vietnam forces eye possible opening

Special operations forces from the United States and Vietnam are signaling a readiness to start forging ties should their governments choose to do so, in what would be a major step in relations between militaries that were at war 4-1/2 decades ago.

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Vietnamese students dream of being bridges between Vietnam and China

​"I will try to study the Chinese language well so I can become a bridge linking the peoples of Vietnam and China together," said Vu Thi Bao Nguyet, the top prize winner of the 15th Chinese Bridge, the annual Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in northern Vietnam on Wednesday.

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Continuing to develop the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in a sustainable and substantive manner

US President Barack Obama has arrived in Vietnam for a three-day official visit commencing on May 23 at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang. This is the first visit to Vietnam by President B. Obama, contributing to further consolidating and developing the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership.

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U.S. president says U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership at early stage

​United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership is still in early stage, urging further cooperation between the two sides.

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World media highlight U.S.’s full removal of weapon embargo to Vietnam

Major press agencies around the world on May 23 carried stories about US President Barack Obama’s announcement of fully lifting the embargo on the sale of lethal weapons to Vietnam on the occasion of his ongoing visit to the Southeast Asian country.

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Vietnam, U.S. adopt joint statement on advancing comprehensive partnership

​Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday adopted a joint statement on advancing bilateral comprehensive partnership.

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U.S. lifts arms embargo on Vietnam

President of the United States Barack Obama on Monday announced the United States is lifting a decades-long arms embargo on Vietnam.

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Obama announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo

US President Barack Obama said on Monday (May 23) that the United States is lifting an arms embargo on Vietnam.

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U.S. lifts arms embargo on Vietnam

​President of the United States Barack Obama on Monday announced to lift a decades-long arms embargo on Vietnam.

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Obama in Vietnam: Arms and trade deal on agenda as trip begins

The trip comes amid warming ties between the countries as the US seeks to build relations with Pacific allies.

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Time for Washington to self-question its Asia-Pacific policy

In the countdown to a farewell to the White House and prior to perhaps his last visit to Asia as a sitting U.S. president, Barack Obama should reflect upon his policies that failed to contribute to regional peace and stability.

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Vietnam keen on Japanese investment in auto manufacturing

Vietnam wants Japanese firms to invest in its automobile manufacturing, with a focus on spare parts and support industry, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung told Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Japan Fukui Hiroyuki during a reception in Hanoi on May 19.

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Vietnam's president urges WB to promote its co-ordination role

Vietnam's Pesident Tran Dai Quang has called on the World Bank (WB) to carry forward its co-ordination role and mobilise more financial support to help Vietnam deal with challenges hindering its integration and socio-economic development, especially those in climate change response, renewable energy development, health care and education.

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President Obama to visit pagoda in Vietnam's HCM City

​U.S. President Barack Obama will visit a century-old pagoda in the downtown of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on May 24, local media reported Friday.

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Obama's visit to Vietnam more about prying, less about partnership

Both Vietnamese and U.S. officials have hailed U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit to Vietnam as a historic one, but it will be more symbolic than substantive, creating no breakthrough in bilateral ties, observers have said.