VOV.VN - France has presented Vietnam with approximately 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, raising the number of French-donated vaccine doses to more than 2 million.

A concessional loan worth EUR70 million (US$81 million) without government guarantee for the expanded Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Project was inked on November 10 between the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group and the French Development Agency (AFD).

Former French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noël Poirier has highlighted the significance of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s freshly-ended visit to France, saying that it attracted French businesses’ special interest.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam held talks with French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin on November 4 in the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to France.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke highly of the important contributions of Vietnamese and French legislatures to the relations between the two countries and cooperation between their localities, at a meeting with French National Assembly President Richard Ferrand on November 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has voiced his hope that France would continue to share their experience and continue to support the nation in training medical staff, transfering vaccine production technology, and adapting to the post-COVID-19 context.

VOV.VN - An official welcome ceremony was held for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation was held at the Invalides Palace, Paris, on November 3 afternoon (local time).

VOV.VN - There will be more room to foster all-round co-operation between Vietnam and France following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s November 3-5 visit to France, believes Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.

French President Emmanuel Macron attaches importance to maintaining and promoting the France-Vietnam relations, said Stephanie Do, President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group the French Parliament.

French President Emmanuel Macron on November 2 affirmed the special position of Vietnam in his country’s policies.