Vietnam’s To Lam seeks to ‘re-energise’ Thai ties with trade, Ho Chi Minh’s legacy

Vietnam’s globetrotting leader To Lam began his first trip to Thailand with trade and security talks dominating the agenda, as well as a symbolic visit to the former home of Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modern Vietnam who once lived in the northeast of the kingdom. To Lam, the president and general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party, is seen by many as the country’s most powerful leader since t