Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in first visit to Vietnam

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

HANOI, Vietnam -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region he has tried to place at the center of his foreign policy legacy.

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