Jet and chip deals agreed during Biden's Hanoi trip

Vietnam gains from U.S. supply chain diversification; critics frown on arms trade

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Two Vietnamese airlines have confirmed major orders for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Hanoi. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by AP and Getty)

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Boeing will sell planes to two Vietnamese airlines, while other U.S. companies and the government plan to spend billions on Vietnam's semiconductor, rare earth minerals and energy sectors that are shifting out of China, the White House said on Monday.

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