HANOI (Reuters) -- France and Vietnam signed a deal on Monday for 20 Airbus planes, among other pacts, as President Emmanuel Macron visited Hanoi seeking to boost France's influence in its former colony, grappling with threats of crippling U.S. tariffs.
International relations
France and Vietnam sign Airbus deals as Macron visits Hanoi
Other pacts cover cooperation on nuclear energy, railways and vaccines
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with To Lam, the general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, in Hanoi on May 26. © Reuters
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