HANOI (Reuters) - 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, according to a government statement. After that, Lam will pay an official visit to Cuba, Vietnam's long-term communist partner.

Vietnam’s president and ruling Communist Party chief To Lam is set to meet representatives from several US corporations, including Google and Meta, during a visit to the United States next week, two people briefed about the plans say.

ASEAN Business Council (USABC), which is one of the organisers of the Sept. 23 event, declined to share a list of participants

Manufacturers say that while many factories acted early to minimize damage, roughly 10 percent of buildings in Haiphong are deeply damaged.

Typhoon Yagi, which hit Vietnam earlier this month, exposed the country's lack of preparedness for extreme weather and raised concerns more storms could hit the country this rainy season, experts told VOA.