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).

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 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.

Analysts say the talks, which touched on topics such as tech cooperation and the South China Sea, highlighted the growing importance of bilateral ties

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).

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.