Trade & investment key to Vietnam - US relations

At the invitation of US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a Vietnamese delegation attending the ASEAN-US Special Summit in Washington D.C. and then make a working visit to the United States and the United Nations from May 11 to 17. Ahead of the visit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son answered questions from the Associated Press on the relationship between Vietnam and the US. Trade and investment are important and potential drivers of Vietnam-US relations into the future, he answered. The US is Vietnam’s second-largest trading partner, while Vietnam is the ninth-largest trading partner of the US and an important destination for US investors.