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Vietnam leader interested in Biden economic framework, but needs to study details

Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends a meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Government office in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 25, 2021. Manan Vatsyayana/Pool via REUTERS

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Wednesday that Hanoi was interested in helping the United States realize the aims of its proposed economic framework for the Indo-Pacific, but needed time to study the details.

Chinh, in Washington for a two-day summit between President Joe Biden and Southeast Asian leaders starting on Thursday, said he had had discussions on Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) with U.S. officials earlier on Wednesday.

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