- Title: U.S. president arrives in Ho Chi Minh City
- Date: 24th May 2016
- Summary: HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM (MAY 24, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PLANE CARRYING U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TAXIING ON TARMAC AT TAN SON NHAT AIRPORT U.S. NATIONAL FLAG ON TAIL OF PLANE CONVOY ARRIVING IN FRONT OF PLANE U.S. PRESIDENT SEAL ON SIDE OF PLANE OBAMA LEAVING PLANE, WAVING AND JOGGING DOWN STEPS / OBAMA BEING GREETED BY HO CHI MINH OFFICIALS VARIOUS OF OBAMA STANDING BEHIND CAR OBAMA WAVING VARIOUS OF CONVOY LEAVING
- Embargoed: 8th June 2016 11:31
- Keywords: Obama Vietnam Ho Chi Minh arrival USA United States Barack Obama
- Location: HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
- City: HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
- Country: Vietnam
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0014J620CN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Vietnam's commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday (May 24) during his first visit to the Southeast Asian country that was formerly an enemy.
During his visit, which comes after a stop in Hanoi, he is expected to emphasise the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim countries, which would remove tariffs within a 12-nation bloc worth a combined $28 trillion of gross domestic product.
Vietnam's manufacturing and export-led economy is seen as the biggest TPP beneficiary. Annual U.S.-Vietnam trade has swelled from $450 million when ties were normalised to $45 billion last year, and Washington is a big buyer of Vietnam's televisions, smartphones, clothing and seafood.
Obama is also scheduled to meet young entrepreneurs at one of the co-working spaces that hosts Vietnam's budget tech startups, which have been receiving attention from angel investors and Silicon Valley funds.
Ho Chi Minh City was called Saigon until North Vietnamese tanks rolled into the city in April 1975 to bring U.S.-backed South Vietnam under communist rule. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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