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U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, at the Communist Party of Vietnam Headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 10, 2023. Deals unveiled by the White House during the trip include Vietnam Airlines' purchase of 50 Boeing 737 Max jets, in an agreement that it said was worth $7.8 billion, in line with an earlier Reuters report. The White House also announced plans by Microsoft (MSFT.O) to make a "generative AI-based solution tailored for Vietnam and emerging markets." The White House also highlighted the number of chip-related investments by U.S. firms in Vietnam, including plans by Marvell and Synopsys (SNPS.O) to build chip design centres in the country. U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken and Vietnam's investment minister Nguyen Chi Dung chaired the meeting, which was followed by discussions with Biden and Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Persons: Joe Biden, Nguyen Phu Trong, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden's, MoMo, Biden, Vietnam's FPT, Antony Blinken, Nguyen Chi Dung, Pham Minh Chinh, Dung, Phuong Nyugen, Nandita Bose, Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Vietnam's Communist Party General, Communist Party of, REUTERS, Rights, Google, Intel, Marvell, Boeing, Innovation, Investment, Nasdaq, Vietnam Airlines, White, Max, Microsoft, Nvidia, Intel's, Honeywell, State, Vietnam's, Thomson Locations: Communist Party of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam, Rights HANOI, chipmaking, Washington, China, Taiwan, U.S, United States

☆ Vietnam Air inks $7.8 bln deal for Boeing 737 max planes, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An aircraft of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines taxis at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 11 (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that Vietnam Airlines' (HVN.HM) deal to buy 50 737 Max jets from U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N) is worth $7.8 billion. Boeing and Vietnam Airlines did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. The deal between the two companies was announced by the White House on Sunday. Boeing also has a deal with Vietnam Airlines' rival VietJet (VJC.HM) for the sale of 200 of its 737 MAX planes.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden's, Vietnam's FPT, Shubham, Mrigank Dhaniwala Organizations: Vietnam Airlines, REUTERS, planemaker Boeing, Reuters, Vietnam Air, Boeing, White, International Air Transport Association, Microsoft, Nvidia, Thomson Locations: Noi Bai, Hanoi, Vietnam, Bengaluru

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, at the Communist Party of Vietnam Headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 10, 2023. Senior executives from Google (GOOGL.O), Intel (INTC.O), Amkor (AMKR.O), Marvell (MRVL.O), GlobalFoundries (GFS.O) and Boeing (BA.N) are attending the Vietnam-U.S. Newly unveiled deals by the White House include plans by Microsoft (MSFT.O) to make a "generative AI-based solution tailored for Vietnam and emerging markets." The White House also highlighted the number of chip-related investments by U.S. firms in Vietnam, including plans by Marvell and Synopsys (SNPS.O) to build chip design centres in the country. Vietnam Airlines will also purchase 50 Boeing 737 Max jets, the White House said, in an agreement that a source told Reuters was valued at about $7.5 billion.

Persons: Joe Biden, Nguyen Phu Trong, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden's, MoMo, Antony Blinken, Nguyen Chi Dzung, Biden, Pham Minh Chinh, Vietnam's FPT, Phuong Nyugen, Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Vietnam's Communist Party General, Communist Party of, REUTERS, Rights, Google, Intel, Marvell, Boeing, Innovation, Investment, Nasdaq, Vietnam Airlines, State, Vietnam's, White, Microsoft, Nvidia, Intel's, Max, Reuters, Honeywell, Thomson Locations: Communist Party of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam, Rights HANOI, U.S, chipmaking, Washington, China, Taiwan . U.S

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