US seeks to work with Vietnam towards a brighter future: Envoy


HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Vietnam is holding an increasingly important position in the region and the world, and the US wants to grasp every opportunity to join Vietnam as it looks to the future, US Ambassador Marc Evans Knapper (pic) said on Wednesday (April 20).

Speaking at his first press conference since assuming the post in Vietnam, Knapper said compared to the time he left Vietnam 15 years ago, the capital city of Hanoi and the country have recorded strong changes and development.

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