US and Vietnam enter new era 美越關系進入新時代

For many years the aftermath of war coloured US-Vietnamese ties

多年來,越戰的陰影影響著美越關系

President Bill Clinton has announced that the United States and Vietnam have signed a wide-ranging trade deal, a quarter of a century after the end of the Vietnam War.

The historic agreement, reached after four years of negotiations, is expected to encourage more US companies to invest in Vietnam, and help speed-up plans for Vietnam to join the World Trade Organisation.

The deal is also a sign that Vietnam's Communist leadership has decided to embrace reform.

克林頓總統宣布美國和越南簽署了一份內容廣泛的貿易協議，這是在越南戰爭結束25年后達成的一份協議。

談判4年后達成的這一歷史性的協議，將鼓勵更多的美國公司在越南投資，并加速越南加入世界貿易組織計劃的實施。

這一協議也表明越南的共產黨政權決定接受改革。