HANOI: Trade, security and human rights will top the agenda when US President Barack Obama visits Vietnam later this month, a State Department official said on Tuesday, adding there was “no decision” yet on lifting an arms embargo to its former wartime foe.

The visit comes as Obama tries to seal his flagship, but all too often distracted, “pivot” to Asia, hoping to bolster Washington’s influence in a region where China’s growing clout has rattled many neighbors.

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