The fourth aircraft landed at 9:30 a.m. and the fifth 10 a.m.

They were all parked at the hangars to unload for a couple hours.

The sixth C-17 is set to arrive at 4 p.m.

Two Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft are seen at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Sept. 3, 2023.

On Sep. 1, three C-17s carrying U.S. presidential vehicles and other equipment arrived in Hanoi.

The C-17 Globemaster III is a heavyweight military aircraft developed by Berkeley-based aerospace manufacturing firm McDonnell Douglas at the end of the 1980s for strategic and tactical transportation, capable of carrying weapons and soldiers to any location in the world.

Each C-17 is 53 meters long.

U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Vietnam on Sept. 10 and 11 upon the invitation of General Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang confirmed the visit schedule in a statement on Tuesday, saying that: "We believe visits by leaders of the two countries will deepen Vietnam and U.S.'s relations, helping the relations grow stably, substantially and in the long term in all fields, contributing to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world."

The visit will be the first by President Biden since assuming office in early 2021, and will happen as the countries celebrate 10 years of Comprehensive Partnership.

Bac Giang destinations welcome visitors on National Day

BAC GIANG – Several resorts and tourist attractions in Bac Giang province have been booked during the upcoming 4-day National Day holiday (September 1 – 4).  

President hails significance of Singaporean PM's visit

President Vo Van Thuong has hailed the significance of the ongoing Vietnam visit by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, saying that it creates a new driving force to lift bilateral ties to a greater height.

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong begins Vietnam visit

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Hanoi on Sunday afternoon, starting his three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

Party chief visits Huu Nghi International Border Gate

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on August 25 visited and planted a tree at the Huu Nghi (Friendship) International Border Gate as part of his working trip to the northern mountainous province of Lang Son.

PM Pham Minh Chinh receives visiting Australian Foreign Minister

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on August 22.

Source: VnExpress