The aircraft carrying the vice president landed at Noi Bai International Airport at about 9.45pm, beginning the US Vice President's visit to Vietam at the invitation of Vietnam's Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan.
This is the first trip to Vietnam by a US vice president.
According to Vnplus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported trade between Vietnam and the US hit a record of US$90.8 billion last year, and they are working hard to raise the figure to $100 billion this year.
Over the past five years, Vietnam’s export revenue to the US surged 230 percent, while its import value was up more than 175 percent.
The US has become Vietnam’s biggest buyer and the Southeast Asian nation has emerged as the 10th largest trade partner of the US.
