Just as US forces struggle with the desperate evacuation from Afghanistan, Vice-President Kamala Harris embarks on a trip to Vietnam, site of perhaps an even more infamous American military debacle.
The South-East Asia trip, also taking in Singapore and a virtual meeting with Asean regional representatives, was planned long before a Taliban victory last weekend triggered the US scramble from Afghanistan.
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