Biden to visit Vietnam, meet key leaders in September

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The White House said on Monday that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Vietnam on September 10 and meet with senior officials to address a variety of topics, including technology, the economy, regional stability, and climate change. Before departing for Alaska to observe the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Biden will have a meeting with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other important figures in Hanoi, it was reported. While in Hanoi, Biden and Vietnamese officials will discuss deepening the two countries’ ties as well as boosting “a technology-focused and innovation-driven Vietnamese...