US Secretary of State begins visit to Vietnam

HANOI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi on Tuesday for a two-day visit expected to further boost bilateral ties.

Hillary Clinton is to hold talks with her Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh, and to pay courtesy call to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.

Hillary is also to join US businessmen in a meeting held by the US-ASEAN Business Council in Hanoi, and attend the 20th anniversary of the Fulbright Scholarships at the Hanoi University of Foreign Trade.