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Hanoi, May 24: After knocking down one of the last vestiges of Cold War antagonism with a former war enemy, President Barack Obama today took his push for closer ties directly to the Vietnamese people, meeting with activists and entrepreneurs. Amid the geopolitical statecraft, he faces calls to more strongly address what's seen as an abysmal human rights record.
President Barack Obama greets women at the door as he walks from the BAon chao HAE AE ng LiAan restaurant after having dinner with American Chef Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. President Barack Obama greets women at the door as he walks from the BAon chao HAE AE ng LiAan restaurant after having dinner with American Chef Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016.
PRESIDENT QUANG: Your Excellency, President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the leaders of the party state and the people of Vietnam, once again I'd like to warmly welcome President Barack Obama and the high-level delegation of the U.S. government on your official visit to Vietnam. Mr. President and I had a very productive talk on bilateral relations, regional and global issues of common interest.
President Barack Obama is leaving on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia as part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic and security cooperation. He'll spend three days in Vietnam, with stops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, for meetings with top leaders, a speech on US-Vietnam relations, visits to cultural treasures and sessions with civic leaders and entrepreneurs.
Huynh Ngoc Chenh , holding a sign which reads 'Protecting the environment is more important than economic development' sits with protesters during a demonstration demanding cleaner waters in the central regions after mass fish deaths in recent weeks, in Hanoi,... Huynh Ngoc Chenh , holding a sign which reads 'Protecting the environment is more important than economic development' stands with protesters during a demonstration demanding cleaner waters in the central regions after mass fish deaths in recent weeks, in Hanoi, Vietnam... U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2016.
In this May 13, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama speak at the White House in Washington. When President Barack Obama talks up the benefits of new trade deals, he holds out commerce with Vietnam as an example of the potential benefits of globalization.