Donald Trump to visit Vietnam for APEC SummitUS President Donald Trump will visit Vietnam in November to attend the APEC Summit as part of a regional tour, the White House has confirmed, amid growing uncertainty over Washington’s commitment to Southeast Asia. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and President Donald Trump at a meeting in White House on May 31, 2017. This will be the first time Mr. Trump has traveled to Asia since taking office. The confirmation came after Mr. Trump appeared non-committal about his planned visits to Vietnam and the Philippines two weeks ago. Plans for Mr. Trump’s trip to also entail an official State-level visit to Vietnam are under discussion.

Source: VietNamNet News September 30, 2017 13:18 UTC