Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Government Guest House in Vietnamese capital Hanoi, on July 10, 2012. Hillary Clinton arrived in Hanoi on July 10 for a two-day visit to Vietnam. (Xinhua/Ho Nhu Y)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi on Tuesday for a two-day visit expected to further boost bilateral ties.

Hillary Clinton is to hold talks with her Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh, and to pay courtesy call to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong.

Hillary is also to join U.S. businessmen in a meeting held by the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council in Hanoi, and attend the 20th anniversary of the Fulbright Scholarships at the Hanoi University of Foreign Trade.