Hanoi, Sept. 20 -- Bilateral activities that General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are scheduled to conduct in the US, part of their trip to attend the high-level general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81), are expected to provide strategic direction and fresh momentum for Vietnam-US relations. Deeper economic ties According to Vietnam Customs, bilateral trade reached approximately 137.42 billion USD in the first eight months of 2026, up 23.4% year-on-year. The US remains one of Vietnam's most important export markets, accounting for about 32.1% of the latter's total export turnover. US statistics showed...