U.S. Embassy Helps Celebrate Respect for Arts
The U.S. Embassy Hanoi and CAMA Vietnam held a music festival entitled Artwork is Work: ASEAN Music Festival which highlighted the importance intellectual property rights (IPR) protection.
Ambassador's Remarks at the Blue Ribbon Awards
"It is my pleasure to join you to mark the 2013 Vietnamese Disabilities Day and talk about our joint efforts to encourage and support Vietnamese with disabilities. "
USAID Updates Progress on Dioxin Remediation Project
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense co-hosted an April 24 event to update local and international media on the progress of the dioxin remediation project at Da Nang airport.
Vietnam to be Biggest Beneficiary of TPP
Acting USTR Ambassador Marantis on April 24 noted that Vietnam will be the biggest beneficiary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) when finalized, and the U.S. is willing to provide technical assistance to Vietnam so that it can implement the high standards stipulated in TPP.
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Announcing the 2012 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report
The IRF Report describes the status of religious freedom, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies promoting religious freedom.
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Obama Seeks More Funds for Asia-Pacific
President Obama has asked Congress to approve $1.2 billion to support diplomatic and aid operations in countries in East Asia and the Pacific in fiscal year 2014.
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Fulbright Vietnamese Scholars Program 2014-2015
The U.S. Embassy recruits and nominates Vietnamese scholars for placement by the CIES as lecturers and researchers in U.S. universities for terms of three to nine months.
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Movie Screening in Honor of World Intellectual Property Rights Day
On April 23, the U.S. Embassy Hanoi, the Motion Picture Association and Megastar Media Company hosted a movie night to help protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Nearly 130 representatives from the Vietnamese government, art community, diplomatic corps, and students attended the event and watched the screening of Universal Pictures’ “Oblivion” (2013), starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman.
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IPR Photo Contest “Creativity: The Next Generation”
From March 29 to April 15, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi organized an Intellectual Property Rights photo contest called, “Creativity: The Next Generation” to promote creativity and awareness of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) among the Vietnamese youth.
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Diplomacy Starts with a Smile
During April 10-12, Deputy Public Affair Officer Michael Turner and Consular Officer Christoper Schirm visited Nghe An and Thanh Hoa Provinces and met hundreds of high school and university students, government officials and International Exchange Alumni.
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Online Education Featured at Vietnam Youth Day’s IT Festival
On March 26, the Vietnam Youth Day, Embassy Hanoi’s Public Affairs team participated in Vietnam University’s Information Technology fair and introduced online education resources and the American Center services.
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