VOV.VN - The Senate of France supports decentralized cooperation between France and Vietnam, considering this a key programme in the Senate’s working agenda, Senate president Gerard Larcher told Vietnamese National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue during talks in Hanoi on December 8.

VOV.VN - Airbus is ready to expand cooperation with Vietnam, including developing the aerospace industry in the country, said Johan Pelissier, head of Asia Pacific for the Airbus Defense and Space division.

President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher has said his upcoming visit to Vietnam demonstrates France’s close relations with the Southeast Asian nation as well as France’s confidence in their bilateral cooperation and friendship.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the significance of Vietnam-Laos special relationship during a reception in Hanoi on December 7 for Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Laos Chansamone Chanyalath.

VOV.VN - Tran Sy Thanh, chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi, hosted a reception on December 6 for visiting Mayor of Gold Coast City in Australia’s Queensland State Tom Tate, who suggested a number of areas with good potential to boost bilateral ties such as education, the environment, and tourism.

VOV.VN - The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) contributes to attracting European businesses and financiers to Vietnam, thereby expanding investment and business ties while creating a wealth of opportunities for local firms to step up co-operation and absorb technology transfer, according to economic experts.

VOV.VN - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang on December 6 held talks with his Mongolian counterpart Brigadier General Saikhanbayar Gursed who is in Hanoi for a visit to Vietnam.

General Phan Van Giang, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister, hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 6 for Divisional General Víctor Rojo Ramos, head of the Political Directorate of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).

Minister of Public Security General To Lam has called on the US-ASEAN Business Council and the US business community to continue to act as a bridge between the two governments, and between enterprises of the two countries, thus helping the two sides study each other's wishes and needs to boost economic-trade and defence-security cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches great importance to and gives high priority to strengthening relations with New Zealand across all channels, National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Adrian Rurawhe, speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand during talks on December 6.