France Signs US$10 Billion Worth of Deals With Vietnam

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French President Emmanuel Macron has signed US$10 billion worth of deals with Vietnam during a visit to the country. Hanoi was Macron's first stop of his three-nation Southeast Asia tour. He will next go to Singapore and Indonesia.

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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron has signed 10 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals with

00:04Vietnam during a visit to Hanoi, the first stop of his tour of Southeast Asia.

00:09The two countries signed 14 deals covering defense, nuclear energy, satellites, vaccines

00:15and the purchase of 20 Airbus planes. The tour aims to boost France's influence in Southeast

00:21Asia as the country grapples with threats of crippling tariffs from the U.S.

00:25The French president will next visit Indonesia and Singapore.

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