Yellen visits Vietnam, says building strong economic and security ties is a priority for U.S.

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Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits the Selex Motors production plant in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 20.NHAC NGUYEN/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. considers building strong economic and security ties with Vietnam a priority, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday as she met with Vietnamese officials in a visit aimed at fortifying America’s relations across Asia. Yellen arrived in Vietnam after visits to Beijing and to India, where she attended financial meetings of the Group of 20 major industrial economies. “The United States considers Vietnam a key partner in advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific,” Yellen...