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VP Harris continues South East Asia tour in Vietnam

The US Vice President has already visited Singapore in an effort to reaffirm trade ties.

US Vice President Kamala Harris is in Vietnam on the second stop of her tour of South East Asia. The trip is largely seen as an effort by the US to reaffirm its economic and trade ties in the region. Correspondent for Nikkei Asia in Ho Chi Minh City, Lien Hoang, tells us how her visit is being received there.

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(Photo: Kamala Harris at talks in Singapore. Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/Getty Images)

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  • Tue 24 Aug 2021 14:32GMT