Ho Chi Minh City, Nov. 1 -- US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750) docked at Saigon Gateway Port in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1, beginning a five-day visit to the southern metropolis aimed at strengthening ties with the Vietnam Coast Guard and the country's maritime law enforcement agencies. Attending the welcoming ceremony were Colonel Nguyen Duc Hieu, Deputy Commander for Legal Affairs of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command; and representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Military Region 7 Command, Naval Region 2, Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command and several functional units under the Ministry of National Defence. US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks, Acting US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Arati Sh...