Vietnam has handed the US a sign and guardhouse from a former Marine Corps camp in Da Nang, in a gesture highlighting reconciliation more than half a century after the war.

A new five-year phase of US-Vietnam health cooperation will build on their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and broader ties in trade, security and innovation, the US Department of State said on Sept. 14.

Vietnam and the US have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) on health cooperation, aimed at promoting collaboration in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

Vietnam has received 110 citizens returned from the United States after they were denied permission to remain in the country, immigration authorities said on Sept. 12.

A box of clean soil from Da Nang Airport carries with it a story of land once contaminated by war, of responsibility toward the past, and of the long effort by Vietnam and the United States to heal the wounds between two nations.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang has urged the US to remove Vietnam from its D1 and D3 export control lists, consider recognizing the country as a market economy, and take an objective and fair approach to trade remedy cases.

Promoting more balanced trade, expanding defense and security cooperation, and strengthening people-to-people ties are three major priorities for US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks.

US Ambassador Jennifer Wicks has pledged close coordination with both countries’ agencies to prepare for upcoming high-level visits and advance Vietnam-US relations.

Compliance with standards, transparent origin, stronger supply chains and expanded two-way trade are becoming key to more balanced, stable and sustainable Vietnam-US trade in the long term.

Vietnam remains resolute in preventing origin fraud and the illegal transshipment of goods, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on August 20.

Target, Walmart and other major US retailers are set to come to Vietnam with extensive product-sourcing lists, opening new opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to secure export orders and join global supply chains.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Gau held talks with the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on August 14.

A Vietnamese defence delegation on August 12 held working sessions at the University of Georgia and a leading US military forensic facility on the search for and identification of martyrs’ remains.

Vietnam and the US are stepping up cooperation in wartime records, technology and resources to accelerate the search for and identification of fallen Vietnamese soldiers’ remains.

The US push to rebuild its semiconductor industry offers Vietnam opportunities to deepen its role in global supply chains, while highlighting gaps in institutional capacity, resources and implementation.

The commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command described Vietnam as a positive force for ASEAN centrality and maritime security in the East Sea during a visit to Vietnam.

The National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS), the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), and Weixin Pay on August 6 announced the expansion of cross-border QR code payment services between Vietnam and China.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception for US Ambassador Jennifer Wicks, who came to pay a courtesy call at the start of her tenure in Vietnam, on August 6.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security’s immigration office announced on August 5 that its task force had coordinated with relevant agencies to receive 47 Vietnamese nationals deported from the US.

During the USS George Washington's visit to Da Nang, US Navy personnel have been immersing themselves in Vietnamese culture through sightseeing and local food.