Party General Secretary To Lam receives Alex Rogers, President of Global Affairs of Qualcomm Inc., Hanoi, June 10, 2025.

At a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Alex Rogers, President of Global Affairs of Qualcomm Inc., the Party chief asked the company to help Vietnamese enterprises integrate more deeply into global value chains.

He affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to developing relations with the US, wishing that bilateral ties will continue to develop intensively, effectively and stably in various fields, especially in economy, trade and investment, science - technology, and innovation.

The Party chief proposed that Rogers and other US businesses operating in Vietnam support efforts to expedite bilateral trade negotiations.

Rogers said that the purpose of his visit is to inaugurate Qualcomm’s new AI R&D Centre in Hanoi - one of the three such facilities located outside the US.

He noted that Vietnam’s AI talent ranks among the top 20 globally, with a large pool of well-trained experts educated both domestically and abroad. This, Rogers said, positions Vietnam as a strong candidate to become a regional centre for AI and semiconductor technologies.

He expressed his confidence that under the strategic vision and leadership of Party General Secretary To Lam and other leaders of Vietnam, the country would successfully achieve its ambitious development goals.