Many technology billionaires have chosen Vietnam as a destination for personal trips, or trips as leaders of large corporations to learn about the market or find investment opportunities.
Review the times technology billionaires visited Vietnam
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited and worked in Vietnam on April 15 and 16. The surprise appearance of CEO Tim Cook in Vietnam has attracted a lot of attention from domestic and international media.
This is not the first time a leader of the world's leading technology corporation has visited Vietnam. Many other technology billionaires have set foot in Vietnam on both personal and business trips.
Bill Gates - Founder of Microsoft
Bill Gates is one of the technology billionaires who has visited Vietnam the most times.
The first time Bill Gates came to Vietnam was in April 2006, as Chairman of Microsoft. During this visit, he met with Vietnamese leaders and attended a number of activities to promote information technology development in Vietnam. Bill Gates also visited Bac Ninh province and had the experience of chewing betel and listening to mandarin singing.
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Bill Gates tried chewing betel when he first came to Vietnam.
One year later, in April 2007, Bill Gates returned to Vietnam as co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates charity foundation. Mrs. Melinda Gates, ex-wife of Bill Gates, was also present on this trip. Bill Gates and his wife have had activities supporting health and education programs in Vietnam.
Most recently, in early March, Bill Gates and his girlfriend Paula Kalupa landed on a private plane at Da Nang airport and had a 5-day trip to Da Nang and Hoi An. This was a personal trip, so Bill Gates hid the entire schedule and did not have any meetings with local authorities or the media.
Steve Ballmer - CEO of Microsoft
Steve Ballmer is the second CEO at Microsoft, who replaced Bill Gates in Microsoft's power chair in 2000 and held this position until he retired in 2014.
During his time as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer visited Vietnam twice, but all were quick trips for work purposes.
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CEO Steve Ballmer in a talk with Hanoi University of Science and Technology students in May 2010 (Photo: H.Mai).
The first time Steve Ballmer came to Vietnam was in May 2007. During this trip, Microsoft CEO met former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and signed a series of agreements to promote cooperation between Microsoft and government agencies and a number of large corporations in Vietnam to support Vietnam's development. IT and communications development...
In May 2010, Steve Ballmer once again returned to Vietnam for a trip lasting just one day. In this return, Steve Ballmer promoted new Microsoft products to Vietnamese businesses. In addition, Microsoft CEO also had a talk with more than 1,000 students at Hanoi Polytechnic University about the future of the IT industry.
Mark Zuckerberg - CEO of social network Facebook
At the end of December 2011, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with his girlfriend Priscilla Chan (now his wife), suddenly landed on a private plane at Noi Bai airport, Hanoi. This is a private trip between Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan and a group of friends, so the schedule is kept secret.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg experienced buffalo riding when visiting Sapa.
In Vietnam, Mark Zuckerberg visited Hoa Lo Prison relics, President Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, Sword Lake... then Zuckerberg had a trip and welcomed Christmas on a yacht in Ha Long Bay.
Mark Zuckerberg and his group of friends then rented a private helicopter to travel to Sapa. Here, the founder of Facebook had local experiences such as riding a buffalo, going on a suspension bridge across a stream...
Because Mark Zuckerberg's trip was personal and private, the Facebook founder did not have any meetings or working sessions with local authorities or the media.
Sundar Pichai - CEO of Google Corporation
On December 22, 2015, CEO Sundar Pichai had a trip to Vietnam. This is the first time a senior Google leader has visited Vietnam.
During his trip to Vietnam, Sundar Pichai met with former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and presidents of major technology corporations to announce Google's initiatives to support Vietnamese businesses and promote the development of digital economy.
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Sundar Pichai sat drinking iced tea on the sidewalk with Nguyen Ha Dong during his visit to Vietnam.
In addition, he also met with the startup community in Vietnam to give advice to young people who want to start a business in the technology field. At this meeting, Mr. Pichai advised startups to find ways to conquer the domestic market
