Vietnam's President To Lam pledged to boost the domestic tech economy, as he met top U.S. firms in New York, including Meta, which pledged to expand investments in the Communist-ruled country with a population of 100 million.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam urged Apple, Meta, and Supermicro to expand investment in Vietnam

During the communist party chief’s five-day visit to New York, Vietnamese and U.S. firms have signed a number of economic agreements.

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.

Vietnam's President and Communist Party Chief, To Lam, will meet representatives from Google and Meta during his U.S. visit. His trip, unannounced publicly, includes attending a U.N. assembly and a business forum with American corporations.

Meta's Facebook has in the 100-million-people country one of its largest user bases worldwide, and Google makes its smartphones there through suppliers and plans a large data centre, according to a Re

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.