HCMC – Vietnam has called on the U.S. to take concrete steps toward recognizing it as a market economy and facilitating access to high-tech equipment, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper on March 13. The discussions focused on key priorities for bilateral cooperation as the two nations commemorate 30 years of the normalization of diplomatic relations. Both sides acknowledged...