Vietnam

The United States has trade agreements or trade arrangements with the European Union, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei assert overlapping territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea.

China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, and that claim overlaps with territorial claims by Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan.

APEC member economies include China, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam.

The AC-130 gunship is an aircraft used by the United States Air Force to provide 'low and slow' close-air support in low-intensity conflicts and has been employed historically in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan to support tasks such as convoy protection and urban operations.

The United States and Vietnam normalized diplomatic relations in 1995.

Since normalizing ties in 1995, the United States and Vietnam have cooperated on clearing unexploded ordnance, recovering remains of missing service members, and cleaning up dioxin contamination at former U.S. air bases.

Vietnam has, in some cases, refused to accept the return of immigrants who left Vietnam for the United States before 1995.

Vietnam has refused to accept returnees who emigrated from Vietnam to the United States before 1995.

Vietnam uses the diplomatic designation "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" as its highest diplomatic status.

Manufacturers of consumer goods commonly rely on factories in countries such as China and Vietnam for assembly and for sourcing materials, which can make reshoring production to the United States impractical or cost-prohibitive for many products.