U.S. - Vietnam Nuclear Agreement The United States and Vietnam have signed an agreement that will provide the foundation for the development of peaceful nuclear power in Vietnam. The United States and Vietnam have signed an agreement that will provide the foundation for the development of peaceful nuclear power in Vietnam. "This is an important moment in our bilateral relations," said U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak. "This memorandum of understanding is a key step in furtherance of our common non-proliferation goals, and a significant building block in the development of Vietnam's peaceful, civilian nuclear power program."
Building on several years of ongoing cooperation, the new agreement addresses nuclear safety, security, and non-proliferation issues. It is also a stepping stone towards a legally binding government-to-government Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Agreement, which would allow even broader and deeper nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Vietnam and would facilitate the participation of U.S. companies in the Vietnamese nuclear sector. "Vietnam," Ambassador Michalak said, "has ambitious plans to develop nuclear power to meet its rapidly growing energy needs." And U.S. companies, he said, "can provide the most efficient technology, the most advanced equipment, and the most comprehensive engineering services available."
Vietnam's demand for power is expected to grow by sixteen percent a year until 2015, according to government projections. And the country's booming economy has made it difficult for supply to keep up with demand. Last November, Vietnam's national assembly approved construction of two nuclear power plants. The U.S. believes that Vietnam has demonstrated its commitment to the responsible expansion of nuclear power by developing the infrastructure needed to oversee the deployment of its new power plants over the coming decades.
President Barack Obama has signaled his commitment to nuclear security by announcing a new international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years and by convening a Nuclear Security Summit in April. At President Obama's invitation, a Vietnamese delegation, led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, will join the summit. In that spirit, said Ambassador Michalak, the U.S. hopes that "Vietnam builds on its achievements and implements all relevant international non-proliferation agreements, so that it can become a model for countries seeking to develop civilian nuclear power." http://www1.voanews.com/policy/editorials/asia/US---Vietnam-Nuclear-Agreement-90308872.html
Vietnam is smart, not same as Laos PDR don't want to except anything from USA. Toooooo Baddddddddd
Laos PDR wants every thing from USA, but they didn't give us nothing only Bombies in the North and Central provinces.
Tooooooo Worseeeeeeeeee
You should be proud of that, USA and the other counties around the world are donating money to clear all unexploded bombs to Laos PDR every years since 1980 until present time, that's about 4 to 5 millions Dollars per years. Those money are helping many of Laotian having job and helping some corruption Lao governments enjoy to share piece of pie and put those money in their own pockets.
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຫັນ Topic ນີ້ກໍດີໃຈທີ່ມີການເຊັນສັນຍາກ່ຽວກັບນິວເຄຣັຍ. ແຕ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍຕອບ Comment ຂອງທ່ານຂ້າງເທິງທີ່ຂຽນເປັນພາສາ English ທີ່ຈິງແລ້ວທ່ານຄົນນີ້ອາດມີຄວາມຮູ້,ມີການສຶກສາສູງແຕ່ຂາດຄວາມມີ ເຫດຜົນແລະຂໍ້ມູນຄວາມຈິງ. ກ່ອນທ່ານຈະ Post comment ຕ່າງໆລົງໃນ Web ນີ້ທ່ານຈະຕ້ອງມີຂໍ້ມູນຊັດເຈນຫຼື ຢ່າງນ້ອຍກໍໃຫ້ມັນໃກ້ຄຽງແຕ່ຖ້າບໍ່ຮູ້ດີທີ່ສຸດຄືບໍ່ຕ້ອງ Comment ແບບມົ້ວໆ ແລະໃສ່ຮ້າຍປ້າຍສີຄົນອື່ນໂດຍຂາດຂໍ້ມູນທີ່ມາຢັ້ງຢືນ. ທີ່ຈິງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ໄດ້ປະຕິເສດວ່າບໍ່ມີການ Corruption ໃນວົງ ການຂອງລັດຖະບານ. ມັນບໍ່ສະເພາະແຕ່ຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວ ມັນກໍເກີດຂຶ້ນກັບທຸກໆປະເທດຕ່າງແຕ່ການ Corruption ທີ່ມີ ຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງກັນ. ແລະອີກຢ່າງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ໄດ້ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າລັດຖະບານບໍ່ຍອມຮັບການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຈາກລັດຖະບານ USA ລັດຖະບານເພີ່ນຮັບທຸກໆການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອທີ່ມີຄວາມຈິງໃຈຂອງທຸກໆປະເທດໃນໂລກໂດຍຢືນຢູ່ໃນເຫດຜົນທີ່ແທ້ຈິງ. ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັບການເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດທີ່ບໍ່ທັນແຕກໃນລາວ. ລັດຖະບານລາວພຽງແຕ່ເບິງແຍງແລະຕິດຕາມທາງດ້ານມະຫາພາກ ເທົ່ານັ້ນບໍ່ໄດ້ມາກຳເງິນແມ່ນແຕ່ 1$. ເງິນທີ່ທຸກໆປະເທດບໍລິຈາກມາເພື່ອເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດແມ່ນຜ່ານອົງກອນ UNDP, EU ແລະ ບັນດາ INGO ທີ່ເຮັດວຽກກ່ຽວກັບມະນຸດສະທຳໃນລາວ. ຄົນໃຕ້ ກໍແມ່ນຜູ້ຫນຶ່ງທີ່ລິເລີ່ມການເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດໃນ ສປປລາວຊຶ່ງເລີ່ມແຕ່ປີ 1994 ຊຶ່ງເປັນປີທຳອິດທີ່ເລີ່ມເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດໃນປະເທດລາວບໍ່ແມ່ນເລີ່ມແຕ່ປີ 1980ຄືທ່ານວ່າ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຢາກຂໍເຕືອນວ່າກ່ອນຈະ Post Comment ຕ່າງລົງໃນ Web ນີ້ໃຫ້ທ່ານຊອກຂໍ້ມູນຄັກແດ່ຈິ່ງຄ່ອຍເວົ້າ ເພາະຫຼາຍຮ້ອຍຄົນເຂົ້າມາອ່ານໃນ Web ນີ້ເຂົາຊິວ່າທ່ານເປັນຄົນມີຫົວສຳລັບໄວ້ໃຫ້ຜົມເກີດຊື່ໆ ຈຳໄວ້.
Many countries in the world, included USA, are donating money for clearing unexploded bombs in Laos since 1980 is true. You, khon tai, said they started to work on this project in 1994, what happen to all the money they donated to Loas PDR for 14 years? I would like to ask you what's your position when you were worked for this project? I don't think you worked for them as their Financing Officer, if you were I am still not believing to your comments above.