HANOI (Reuters) -France and Vietnam signed deals on Monday on Airbus planes, defence and other pacts, worth over $10 billion as President Emmanuel Macron visited Hanoi seeking to boost France's ...

France and Vietnam on Monday inked agreements worth over $10B during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the Southeast Asian nation, which is facing one of the highest reciprocal tariff ...

Vietnam is the EU's 17th largest trading partner globally and its largest in Southeast Asia, with trade in goods growing by 13% to reach €67 billion in 2024, according to the European Commission.

Credit: AP/Chalinee Thirasupa France and Vietnam share a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic status, also held with Russia, China, and the U.S.

France has become the eighth nation to be promoted to the top tier of Vietnam’s diplomatic hierarchy, after China, Russia, India, South Korea, the United States, Japan, and Australia.

Vietnam’s recent agreements with the European Union and France committing to human rights reforms have not resulted in improved respect for rights in the country.

France and Vietnam share a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic status, also held with Russia, China, and the U.S.