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 President To Lam's visit to the US next week is seen as a pivotal chance for Hanoi to show its diplomatic clout but analysts say it would be a "missed opportunity" if he is unable to meet with President Joe Biden,

This will be the first multilateral working trip of Party General Secretary and State President Lam in his new positions

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,

General Secretary and President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, will lead a high-level delegation to the US to attend UN conferences and visit Cuba at the invitation of Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez on Sept.

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