US President Clinton Makes Historic Visit to Vietnam
President Bill Clinton was the first United States head of state to visit Vietnam since the end of the war between Vietnam and the United States in April 1975 and the first American president to visit Hanoi. His historic four-day visit, which started on November 16, 2000, was also his last scheduled foreign trip as US president. He was warmly welcomed by one and all Vietnamese with huge throngs waiting for hours to catch a glimpse of the leader of Vietnam's former enemy. Mr Clinton's visit was the culmination of his policy of normalising relations with Vietnam.

United States President Clinton's Speech at Vietnam National University
President Bill Clinton was the first United States head of state to visit Vietnam since the end of the war between Vietnam and the United States in April 1975 and the first American president to visit Hanoi. His historic four-day visit, which started on November 16, 2000, was the culmination of his policy of normalising relations with Vietnam. The following is the speech he grave at the Vietnam National University on November 17, 2000.

Official Symbol of Hanoi Announced
An official symbol of the capital city of Hanoi has been approved, announced the Hanoi People's Committee on July 23, 1999.