21.   In the latest round, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan met with his Vietnamese counterpart, Vu Khoan, Xinhua said.

22.   It has been linked with a growing number of medical ailments in both U.S. war veterans and their Vietnamese counterparts.

23.   Kinkel has written a letter to his Vietnamese counterpart urging implementation of the deportation agreement reached last year.

24.   Khristenko, along with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Manh Cam, co-chaired a joint commission on strengthening trade, economic, scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries.

25.   Kong plans to hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Duc Luong on Tuesday, a Foreign Ministry statement said.

26.   Li shook hands with his Vietnamese counterpart, Vo Van Kiet, and exchanged small talk for a few minutes before retiring to his room at the State Guesthouse.

27.   McNamara will begin meetings with his Vietnamese counterparts to discuss the war Friday.

28.   Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland met briefly Wednesday with her Vietnamese counterpart during a two-day state visit to help boost bilateral ties.

29.   On Friday, McNamara will begin four days of meetings and seminars with his Vietnamese counterparts to look at the Vietnam War in hindsight.

30.   Russia and Vietnam signed an economic cooperation pact Monday following a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin and his Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Van Khai.