Phoc expressed his pleasure at the recent positive development of Vietnam–France relations across various fields, noting that France became the first EU country to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership framework with Vietnam during Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s official visit to France in October 2024.
French businesses reiterated their commitment to supporting Vietnam's green growth and ambitious goal of achieving carbon net-zero emissions by 2050 at the recently organised Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE) 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet has suggested the two countries enhance ties in medical research, saying health care is among outstanding pillars of bilateral cooperation.
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Binh Duong southern province Nguyen Van Danh on April 26 presided over a virtual webinar which aims to promote investment from France.
French businesses are looking to promote their technology and products in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), aiming to raising France’s competitiveness in a region until now dominated by goods from Japan, the Republic of Korea and China.
As Vietnam and France hold huge potential for economic, trade and investment cooperation, businesses of the two nations should enhance partnerships by capitalising on their advantages, thus serving development needs in each country, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and French National Assembly (NA) President Francois de Rugy attended a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and France at the NA’s headquarters in Paris on March 26 afternoon (local time).
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-raking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on March 25 morning for an official visit to France.
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City Tran Vinh Tuyen hosted a reception on March 7 for a French business delegation to discuss investment opportunities in urban transport in the city.
A roundtable discussing investing in and exporting to Vietnam was held by the enterprise club of the Association of Enterprises in the Ile-de-France region (MEDEF Ile-de-France) on May 4.
Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho introduced the local potential and advantages to French companies and called for their investment, especially in agriculture, during a meeting on April 10.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called on France to help Vietnamese localities make the best use of their advantages and build specific cooperation programmes.
Vietnam and France will consider establishing a strategic defence dialogue mechanism in an effort to enhance their mutual understanding and trust, and promote their defence ties.
Representatives from the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and French businesses pledged to facilitate Vietnamese enterprises’ operations in France during a workshop on September 14 in Paris.
