Paris, Nov. 3 -- Businesses in France's Pyrenees-Orientales department, a vibrant agricultural and economic hub in the South, are eyeing stronger economic, trade, and investment links with Vietnam, with many seeing it as one of Asia's attractive markets.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang's recent working trip to the region was to bridge the two business communities, paving the way for deeper ties in agriculture, food processing, winemaking, technology, health care, and vocational training.

During the working sessions with authorities in Pyrenees-Orientales and Perpignan city, as well as officials from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the French Business Confederation (MEDEF), local companies praised Vietnam a...