Vietnam
Bob Pardo, a fighter pilot who, during the Vietnam War, kept a wingman’s damaged plane aloft in a daring feat of aviation that became known as the Pardo Push, died on Dec. 5 in a hospital near his home in College Station, Texas. He was 89. His wife, Kathryn Pardo, said the cause was lung […]
BANGKOK — Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to deepen ties with the Southeast Asian neighbor, weeks after it elevated its diplomatic relations with the United States and Japan. At the meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Xi announced that the countries would work together to create […]
HANOI/KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Electronics worth a year-high $74 million, such as solar panels and microchips mostly from Malaysia and Vietnam, were denied entry in the United States in September or were checked for components from forced labour in China, official data show. Since their introduction in June 2022, tighter U.S. rules on […]
HANOI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The United States is ready to help Vietnam in preparing auctions for rare earths mines, the U.S. State Department chief economist Emily Blanchard on Wednesday. “If Vietnam chooses to ask for assistance in developing an auction, we would be happy to provide assistance to do so,” she said in Hanoi […]
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a luncheon with Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 23 . . .
Hong Kong CNN — President Joe Biden is in Vietnam for a visit intended to deepen economic ties between Washington and Hanoi as part of efforts to reduce America’s reliance on China.
HANOI (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday his visit to Vietnam to showcase stronger ties with Hanoi was not about trying to start a “cold war” with China, but rather was part of a broader effort to provide global stability by building U.S. relationships throughout Asia at a time of tensions with Beijing. “It’s not about containing China,” […]
HANOI/NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The United States and Vietnam plan to elevate their relations as U.S. President Joe Biden visits the country from Sunday, with officials saying the focus of the talks will be semiconductors and critical minerals. The U.S. has been pushing for the upgrade for months as it sees the Southeast […]
Hanoi, Vietnam CNN — President Joe Biden will arrive at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s doorstep on Sunday with a deal in hand to draw yet another one of China’s neighbors closer to the United States. In just the last five months, Biden has hosted the Philippines’ president at the White House for . . .
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. presents the Medal of Honor to former U.S. Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 5, 2023. Taylor was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving then- […]