With eye on China, US and Vietnam fast-track relations

BANGKOK – The United States and Vietnam elevated ties to the highest tier in Hanoi’s diplomatic hierarchy during

President Joe Biden’s two-day visit

that ends on Monday.

Mr Biden, having skipped the Asean Summit over the past week, landed in Hanoi on Sunday afternoon after leaving India, where

he attended a Group of 20 summit of leaders

from the world’s top economies. He met Mr Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and is expected to meet Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong on Monday.