VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the Da Nang municipal People’s Committee Tran Nam Hung and Mayor of Le Havre in northwestern France Édouard Philippe on October 7 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish cooperation and friendship ties between the two port cities of Vietnam and France.

Daniel Müller, a representative of the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV), has described Vietnam and Germany – the European Union’s largest economy – as ideal and complementary partners in trade and investment.

A forum titled “Unlocking the Innovation Potential between France and Vietnam, Lessons from Nobel Laureate Serge Haroche” took place in Hanoi on October 3 as part of National Innovation Day 2025.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has completed its notification on rules of origin under the WTO framework, marking a step forward in trade transparency and international cooperation.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on October 3 chaired a meeting in Hanoi with ministries, agencies, localities and enterprises to review progress in Vietnam-Laos cooperation projects.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan have pledged to bolster cooperation in science and technology, prioritizing semiconductors under JST’s NEXUS program, sending 60 PhD researchers for joint studies and pursuing long-term, co-funded projects as Vietnam ramps up its new AI and infrastructure strategy.

A Vietnamese delegation headed by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang paid a working visit to Verdun in France's Meuse from September 30 to October 1 at the invitation of Mayor Samuel Hazard.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) convened their fourth bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

During his working visit to Mongolia from September 30 to October 3, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong has held talks and meetings with leaders of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of the country, during which the two sides agreed to expand bilateral cooperation across fields.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Vietnamese city of Da Nang recently paid a working visit to Chemnitz, Germany, with the aim of promoting cooperation between the two cities.