00:00Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their ties to a comprehensive
00:05strategic partnership as European Council President Antonio Costa
00:10visited Hanoi the upgrade Vietnam's highest diplomatic level
00:15puts the EU on the same footing as the US China and Russia
00:20it comes amid global trade uncertainties driven by US tariff pressure
00:25and president Donald Trump's aggressive trade policy outlook in an apparent
00:30direct jab at the US Costa says the partnership fulfills Brussels goal of
00:35diversifying its trade networks and seek of quote reliable and predictable
00:39part
00:40at the moment when international rules based order
00:45is and the threat from multiple sites we need to start
00:50to stand side by side as reliable and predictable part
00:55it is about developing
00:58it's first of share
01:00prosperity but is this also about the credibility of
01:05international rules
01:07trade between Brussels and Hanoi has reached
01:10close to 56 billion euros in the first 11 months of 2025
01:15the European Union
01:20EU is Vietnam's fourth largest trading partner while Vietnam is the EU's biggest
01:25country in Southeast Asia
01:27officials predict the boosted partnership will further increase
01:30trade
01:31trade and create what Costa called spheres of shared prosperity
01:35recent lange heir apart
01:37documents
01:40refer tonight
01:41to it
01:42pressマen
01:46forward
01:47group
01:50on
01:52the
01:58local
02:00levels
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