Vietnam, US sign cooperation agreements worth over 37 billion USD
(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese and US partners signed and exchanged contracts and cooperation agreements in key areas, with the total value of the exchanged documents reaching 37.2 billion USD.
 Party General Secretary To Lam attends the signing and handover ceremony of contracts and cooperation agreements between Vietnam and the United States. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA |
Attending the event on Wednesday evening in Washington D.C. were General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and senior officials from both countries.
 Party General Secretary To Lam witnesses the ceremony of awarding the license to provide telecom services with network infrastructure (fixed satellite telecom network) from the Ministry of Science and Technology to Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA |
The signed and exchanged documents include major agreements in science and technology, digital transformation, aviation, and healthcare. Specifically, the Ministry of Science and Technology granted a license to provide telecommunications services with network infrastructure (fixed satellite telecommunications networks) to Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd.
 Party General Secretary To Lam witnesses the signing ceremony of the contract for the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft between Vietnam Airlines and Boeing Corporation. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA |
Vietnam Airlines and Boeing signed a contract for the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The two sides are continuing to develop their long-term partnership through Vietnam Airlines’ first order of Boeing’s narrow-body aircraft. This order will support the airline’s efficient and sustainable growth strategy and enhance domestic and regional connectivity.
Sun Phu Quoc Airways also signed a contract to purchase 40 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing. In addition, Vietjet inked an agreement with Pratt & Whitney (a subsidiary of RTX Corporation) for the purchase of engines and maintenance services for 44 A321NEO and A321XLR aircraft powered by GTF engines. The carrier also signed a financing agreement with Griffin Global Asset Management for six Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
 Party General Secretary To Lam witnesses the signing ceremony of the contract for the purchase of the Mevion S250-FIT proton therapy system between Tam Anh General Hospital and Mevion Medical Systems. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA |
In the healthcare sector, Tam Anh General Hospital and Mevion Medical Systems signed a contract to purchase the Mevion S250-FIT proton therapy system, the most advanced proton therapy system for cancer in the US, making Vietnam the first country in Asia to possess this state-of-the-art equipment.