VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on May 15 asked Vietnamese businesses investing in Laos to make a greater effort to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and grasp post-pandemic opportunities in the new normal offered by the two countries.

Vietnamese and Lao businesses discussed ways to speed up the implementation of large-scale Vietnamese-invested projects in Laos and seek new cooperation projects of strategic importance during a workshop in Vientiane on March 21.

VOV.VN - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his desire to further deepen the France-Vietnam strategic partnership during his reception for Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Paris on November 4.

VOV.VN - Two-way turnover between both nations reached US$24.93 million, of which Vietnam mainly exported coffee, apparel products, footwear, and rubber worth US$22.39 million whilst importing seafood, steel scrap, garment and textile materials, and leather shoes valued at US$2.54 million from Venezuela.