US President Joe Biden will pay a visit to Vietnam from September 10-11, revealed spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on August 29.

PM Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and the US enhance connectivity between their economies, step up bilateral trade and accelerate the recovery of their supply chains at a reception for US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Hanoi on July 20.

The Vietnam-US Friendship Cultural Festival kicked off on July 15 at Book Street in Hanoi to mark 28 years of diplomatic relations and 10 years of the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

The US Consulate General hosted a ceremony on June 29 to officially kick off a programme which seeks to promote American food to Vietnamese people with a diverse array of activities and incentives for diners.

The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, two guided missile cruisers USS Antietam - CG 54 and USS Robert Smalls - CG 62, arrived in Da Nang on June 25, marking the third time a US aircraft carrier has visited Vietnam since 2018.

Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday confirmed the nuclear-powered aircraft supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan will arrive at the central city of Da Nang starting later this week.

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.

“For us, for President Biden, for Washington, this is one of the most dynamic and one of the most important relationships we’ve had.  It has had a remarkable trajectory over the last couple of decades,” US State Secretary Blinken told the press.

Vietnam considers the US one of its leading important partners and wishes to promote the comprehensive partnership with the US on the basis of respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on Saturday broke ground on the construction of the new US Embassy in Cau Giay District, Hanoi.

The US Embassy wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to remove the country from the US’s special watch list on religious freedom, Ambassador Marc E. Knapper told Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang during their meeting in Hanoi on April 14.

In Hanoi, Secretary Blinken will meet with senior officials to build on the momentum of US President Joe Biden’s call with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong late last month.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan from April 11-18, according to the US Department of State in a press statement.

Vietnam always considers the US one of the top important partners, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told a delegation of members of the US Congress led by Senator Jeff Merkley during a reception in Hanoi on April 8.

Oregon’s US Senator Jeff Merkley – a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will lead a bicameral congressional delegation to Vietnam and Indonesia that will take place over this week and next, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held high-level phone talks with US President Joe Biden on March 29 night (Vietnam time).

The new economic cooperation framework involving the United States and Vietnam, and the updated version of a trade and investment deal, are set to drive bilateral ties forward.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam received visiting US Trade Representative Katherine Tai in Hanoi on February 13.

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai is due to pay a visit to Vietnam on February 13 – 15, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.

In 1981, when returning to Hanoi, US veterans heard the Vietnamese people say ‘Welcome to Vietnam’. John Terzano said he was moved by the act of kindness and openness.