US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an aircraft as he arrives for an official visit to Vietnam at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi, on April 14, 2023. - AFP
HANOI (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Vietnam Friday (April 14) looking to expand diplomatic ties with Hanoi, days after a flare-up in tensions with China over Taiwan.
Blinken -- who is passing through Hanoi on his way to a Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers meeting in Japan -- will meet top Vietnamese leaders on Saturday to pave the way for a potential diplomatic upgrade with the country.
