Ashish Kumar Sen

US Trade Representative Froman Confident Congress Will Back TPP A trade deal negotiated by the Obama administration and eleven other Pacific Rim countries, while not perfect, will eventually win bipartisan support from members of Congress, US Trade Representative Michael Froman said at the Atlantic Council on Oct. 27.

TPP: Putting the United States in the Driver’s Seat  The United States and eleven other Pacific Rim countries on October 5 reached an agreement on the largest-ever regional trade accord in history.

Le Quoc Quan conviction upheld by Vietnam court A court in Vietnam has upheld the conviction of a popular human rights lawyer and dissident on tax evasion charges, drawing a swift rebuke from the Obama administration .

Obama talks rights, trade with Vietnamese leader President Obama said he had a “very candid conversation” on human rights Thursday with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the White House , and the leader of the Southeast Asian nation said the two “still have differences on the issue.”

Vietnamese president’s White House visit alarms human rights advocates President Obama is under pressure from members of Congress , human rights groups and union leaders to demand an end to the suppression of human rights in Vietnam when he meets with the leader of the Southeast Asian nation at the White House on Thursday.