VOV.VN - France has always held an important position in Vietnam’s external policy and was the first EU country with which Vietnam established a comprehensive strategic partnership, the highest level of diplomatic relations, State President Luong Cuong told French President Emmanuel Macron during talks in Hanoi on May 26.

VOV.VN - Over the past 52 years, the traditional friendship and cooperation that exists between Vietnam and France has grown steadily across various sectors, especially since the two countries upgraded their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2024.

VOV.VN - With the important state visit by President Macron, and on the basis of mutual trust, Vietnam and France are poised to further deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership across a wide range of areas, from politics and economics to scientific research, education, culture, defence, and global issues.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay an official visit to Malaysia and attend the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Malaysia from May 24-28 with a clear message of proactive responsibility and readiness to contribute to the bloc's collective endeavors.

The upgrade of Vietnam–France relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October 2024 has laid a pivotal foundation for advancing stronger, deeper, and more effective ties between the two countries, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.

VOV.VN - Vietnam can fully realise its goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045, provided it stays committed to pursuing two strategic drivers - institutional reform and green development, according to the World Bank (WB).

VOV.VN - The National Innovation Centre (NIC), in collaboration with the Embassy of Vietnam in Singapore, Meta Corporation, and the Southeast Asia Semiconductor Industry Association, organised an investment forum in Singapore on March 20 to promote Vietnam as a destination for innovation and strategic technology.

During a working visit to the US, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held meetings with executives from several major US corporations, including Excelerate Energy, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX, and Google, in Washington D.C. on May 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has so far established a comprehensive strategic partnership with thirteen countries worldwide, namely China, Russia, India, the Republic of Korea (RoK), the United States, Japan, Australia, France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

VOV.VN - Marking 50 years of Vietnam – Mexico diplomacy (May 19, 1975 - 2025), Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Alejandro Negrin has shared in-depth information about the development of bilateral relations, which he said are now facing a great opportunity to be elevated to the level of a Strategic Partnership.