The trips went beyond routine diplomatic exchanges, reinforcing traditional strategic cooperation while opening new avenues for cooperation in technology, energy and outer space, he said, adding that the visits portrayed a confident and steadfast Việt Nam, proactively building strong technological and diplomatic foundations to enter a new era of the nation's rise.
More than four decades after fierce fighting left hundreds of soldiers missing in the former Vị Xuyên battlefield, a special mission continues. Day after day, soldiers climb steep slopes, search collapsed caves, and sift through layers of earth and rock in a race against time to bring the fallen home.
Regarding trade cooperation, the two sides are likely to achieve their target of US$25 billion in bilateral trade this year, a basis for higher targets of $30 billion or even $50 billion in the future.
Antoine Pouillieute, former French Ambassador to Việt Nam from 2001 to 2004, said that while there are many partnerships between Southeast Asia and the EU, few countries share the historical ties, closeness, mutual understanding and respect that characterise Việt Nam-France relations.
Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Việt Nam National Commission for UNESCO Ngô Lê Văn spoke to the media following the adoption by the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly of the initiative to establish the “International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development”.
The new framework paves the way for cooperation at all levels, from the central governments to regions, provinces and cities, but its potential has yet to be fully realised.
Việt Nam's growing development and achievements in diplomacy, economy and culture are creating a strong and lasting attraction among French people, constituting a genuine form of soft power.
BRICS' this year theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability' closely aligns with Việt Nam's development priorities. This provides scope for Việt Nam to share its experience and promote practical initiatives in areas of common interest, including digital transformation, science and technology, innovation, human resource development, the green economy, clean energy, enhanced connectivity and sustainable supply chains.
As Việt Nam's top leader prepares to travel to Paris for the Space Summit and an official visit, departing French Ambassador Olivier Brochet reflects on the friendships, projects and shared history binding the two nations.
In an article published by Eurasia Review on Tuesday, Professor Reena Marwah of the University of Delhi, who is also Secretary-General of the Association of Asia Scholars, said Việt Nam’s strategic geography and sustained economic dynamism make it a substantive addition to BRICS.
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2024 has generated strong enthusiasm but also placed greater requirements on both sides to translate the new framework into practical results. With the new vision in place, the priority is now to build the substance of the partnership through concrete cooperation.
In an interview with Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Khánh Chi, Vice principal of Lạc Long Quân Vietnamese School in Poland, Đỗ Bích Thảo, said what is the most crucial step is for the State to create a "connectivity infrastructure" that is reliable and efficient enough for Vietnamese intellectuals and experts worldwide to identify the specific challenges that Việt Nam needs to solve.
As global agriculture shifts towards data-driven production, automation and artificial intelligence (AI), Russia's advances in digital farming are opening up new opportunities for cooperation with Việt Nam.
Former French Ambassador to Việt Nam Claude Blanchemaison said the two countries should continue to tap new drivers and pursue increasingly concrete and ambitious cooperation programmes, thereby making the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership more effective.
Việt Nam has consistently pursued an open policy of cooperation with countries around the world based on areas of mutual interest. In the current geopolitical context, Tô Lâm's visit to France comes at an opportune time to inject fresh momentum into bilateral ties and enhance the role of Việt Nam–France cooperation in the foreign policies of both countries.
Bilateral defence ties remain largely symbolic and are still far from operational cooperation. Although the comprehensive strategic partnership aims to expand collaboration into defence industry, progress has yet to match the potential.
The two legislatures are expected to sign cooperation documents during the visit, creating a framework for greater exchanges of experience in lawmaking, supervision and making decisions on major national issues.
A new data-related law is being drafted by the Ministry of Public Security and is scheduled for passage during the National Assembly's upcoming session in October.
