Equipment, chemicals, and DNA testing procedures transferred by the United States to the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) have significantly increased the DNA extraction rate from the remains of war martyrs, from 22% to 70%. This new technology enables kinship comparison across four to five generations, marking a crucial breakthrough in bilateral cooperation on war legacy reconciliation between Vietnam and the United States.

"The Vietnamese delegation has delivered a clear message affirming Vietnam’s consistent stance and policy, which places people at the center, both as the goal and the driving force of development." This was the affirmation of Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh in an interview with the press following Vietnam’s fourth dialogue with the Human Rights Committee on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

An exhibition tracing 30 years of Vietnam–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).

The Ca Mau Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations and WWF Vietnam recently co-organized a workshop to consult stakeholders about the next phase of the Mangrove Forest Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods project in Ca Mau province.