Blinken pays respects in Vietnam after death of Communist Party leader

A member of Vietnam's armed forces carries a portrait of the late general secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong during his funeral in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Hanoi on July 27 to pay his respects.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Vietnam on Saturday to pay his respects following the death of Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, underlining warmer ties between the countries a half-century since they fought a brutal war.