Vietnam's President To Lam pledged to expand the country's semiconductors and AI industry in meetings with top U.S. corporations in New York, as the Communist-ruled nation seeks more investment from tech firms and other American companies.

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's president and ruling Communist Party chief To Lam is set to meet representatives from several U.S. corporations, including Google and Meta, during a visit to the United States next week, two people briefed about the plans told Reuters.

It would be a ‘missed opportunity’ if a meeting between the Vietnamese president and Joe Biden does not take place, analysts say.

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam was decorated with the Order of Jose Marti, the highest honor of the Cuban Party and State, at a ceremony chaired by Cuba's First Secretary of Party Central Committee and President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez in Havana on Thursday (local time).

Vietnam's president and ruling Communist Party chief To Lam will pay a working visit to the United States next week and participate in the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York,

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Vietnamese President To Lam on the sidelines of UNGA here and discussed ways to enhance the ties between the two countries and add momentum in sectors such as connectivity, trade, and culture.

Biden and Lam, the ruling Communist Party chief making his first visit to the U.S. as president, met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. A senior U.S. official said they discussed how to accelerate a strategic partnership agreed to last year.

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam had a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in New York on Wednesday (local time) as part of his trip for the 79th session of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA).