The Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations, the US Mission to Viet Nam, and the Can Tho People’s Committee jointly held the Viet Nam–US Friendship Festival in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 13.

An exhibition tracing 30 years of Viet Nam–US diplomatic ties (July 12) opened in Hanoi on July 10 to mark the 78th anniversary of Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).

A major step has just been made in Viet Nam–US trade relations, as Vietnamese businesses signed 20 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to import agricultural products from the US, with a total estimated value of up to 3 billion USD.

In addition, many Vietnamese firms established initial connections with Ohio partners to promote imports of raw timber, fruit, and meat products.

A ceremony was held in Le Thuy district of the central province of Quang Binh on January 12 to inaugurate the Son Thuy kindergarten and the medical station of Hoa Thuy commune, which were built at a cost of 700,000 USD in total provided by the US.