Paris, April 16 -- A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in France, led by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang, paid a working visit to the Hauts-de-France region from April 13-16, aiming to boost local-level cooperation as Vietnam and France recently upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

At a meeting with Bertrand Gaume, Prefect of the Hauts-de-France region, Thang praised the region's pivotal role in advancing Vietnam-France economic relations. He noted that Hauts-de-France has a long-standing cooperative ties with Vietnam and holds great potential in trade, investment, and economic development.

Gaume affirmed the strong historical foundation of the bilateral ties, reflected in extensive collaboration in the fields o...