US has no plan to suspend import of Vietnamese garment-textiles: ambassador
The US Government has no plan to suspend the import of Vietnamese garments-textiles, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc.
Facebook may face multibillion-dollar US fine over privacy lapses – report
The US government and Facebook are negotiating a settlement over the company’s privacy lapses that could require the online social network to pay a multibillion-dollar fine, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Trump signs bill to end shutdown and temporarily reopen government
Donald Trump has signed legislation to temporarily end the longest-ever partial shutdown of the US government, which has left hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay for more than a month.
US Government grants Vietnam Customs a USD 200,000 X-ray scanner
PSNews – A representative of the US Government on September 24 handed over Vietnam Customs an X-ray scanner machine valued at 200,000 USD. The support is part of the Export Control and Related Border Security program.
Government Shuts Down As Congress Fails To Pass Funding Measure
The federal government is now in a partial shutdown after Congress failed to pass a stopgap measure to keep funding going ahead of a midnight deadline.
Vietnam eyes enhanced relations with US: ambassador
Vietnam will continue cooperating with the new US government, towards strengthening the comprehensive partnership in a practical, long-term and sustainable manner, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh.
Vietnam Scholars Win Four U.S. Scientific Research Awards
On 13th Sep, 2016, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam earned another four awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), a U.S. Government (USG) program to fund scientific research in developing countries, bringing the total number of PEER awards won by Vietnamese scientists to 12.