Biden meets Vietnam leader to counter Hanoi's ties with China and Russia

US President Joe Biden meets with Vietnamese President To Lam on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2024. - Photo: AFP

NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden met Vietnam's president To Lam for talks on Wednesday (Sept 25), aiming to deepen relations with the Southeast Asian country and manufacturing hub and counter its ties with China and Russia.

Biden and Lam, the ruling Communist Party chief making his first visit to the US as president, met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.