HO CHI MINH CITY -- To Lam, Vietnam's president and communist party chief, made a rare visit to the U.S., meeting President Joe Biden in late September and marking what could be the next phase of relations between the former enemies.
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Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, Washington and Hanoi have become crucial partners, politically and economically. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
HO CHI MINH CITY -- To Lam, Vietnam's president and communist party chief, made a rare visit to the U.S., meeting President Joe Biden in late September and marking what could be the next phase of relations between the former enemies.