Run aground; the last boat people are stranded in limbo

Article Abstract:

Proposals from the US helped stall the United Nations' plans for placing all Vietnamese boat people by the end of 1995. Some 37,000 refugees remain in camps around Southeast Asia, many of them resisting repatriation since two US congressmen proposed new legislation that might admit more. In an effort to restart the repatriation process, the US govt has suggested a new plan, called Track II, under which refugees would go back to Vietnam and apply for a new screening process. That, however, could undermine the existing one.

Analysis, Refugees, Vietnamese, Vietnamese refugees

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Unfinished business: MIA issue continues to bedevil ties with U.S

Article Abstract:

US servicemen from the Vietnam War who remain unaccounted for remain the crux of improving relations between the two countries. Many in the US say it is time to give their relationship to a broader basis through normalized relations, and they contend that Vietnam has cooperated fully for some time. Certain groups with a strong emotional and political following dispute that account. Some 1,621 US soldiers, sailors, and airmen remain officially unaccounted for, though all but a handful are known to be dead.

Political aspects, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Missing in action

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Now what? U.S.-Vietnam normalization clears way for new issues

Article Abstract:

On Aug 5, 1995, the US normalized relations with Vietnam but the subsequent course of diplomatic and economic ties remains uncertain. A trade treaty will be the next major step, with work beginning in Hanoi in Sept. The US says its main interests remain human rights and resolving questions about missing soldiers from the war that ended two decades ago. Vietnam is unabashedly interested in economic progress and achieving Most Favored Nation status, and is distinctly nervous about US pro-democracy voices.

Forecasts and trends, International relations

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