INQUIRER.net: Obama invites Vietnam president for rare trip

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Obama invites Vietnam president for rare trip Jul 11th 2013, 00:56 WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has invited his Vietnamese counterpart to visit the United States this month, sources said Wednesday, looking to boost cooperation on security and trade despite concerns over the communist state's rights record.   President Truong Tan Sang's visit would be only the second by a Vietnamese head of state to Washington since the former war adversaries normalized relations and comes as both governments see growing common interests.   Two people familiar with the trip plans, who were not allowed to be quoted by name, told AFP that Obama has invited Sang to the White House during the last week of July.   The White House an... Keep on reading: Obama invites Vietnam president for rare trip Media files: Vietnam-sang.jpg (image/jpeg)

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