HO CHI MINH CITY -- Boeing said it will display drones and helicopters at Vietnam's defense expo, bringing one of the top U.S. exporters to a country looking to reduce its trade imbalance as Donald Trump returns to the presidency.
Arms exhibition is key to Hanoi cutting reliance on old communist friend Russia

Russian-made S125-2TM anti-aircraft missiles on display at a defense expo in 2022: Hanoi is trying to wean itself off Russian supplies as other countries vie to gain market share. (Photo by Kim Dung Tong)
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Boeing said it will display drones and helicopters at Vietnam's defense expo, bringing one of the top U.S. exporters to a country looking to reduce its trade imbalance as Donald Trump returns to the presidency.