Macron’s Southeast Asia visit begins
France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 25, 2025 to kick off his Southeast Asia tour with a key focus on energy. "I am coming here to strengthen our ties in key areas - defence, innovation, the energy transition, and cultural exchanges," Macron wrote on X after his arrival on Sunday. (AFP IMAGE)
Macron attends welcome ceremony in Hanoi
Vietnam's President Luong Cuong, center right, and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, May 26, 2025. This marks Macron’s first formal visit to the nation, also the first by a French president in nearly a decade. (Photo via AP)
Macron hopes to highlight France’s civil nuclear ambitions
Macron is hoping to showcase France’s expertise in civil nuclear power in Vietnam and then later in Indonesia, which are keen to embrace this form of energy, although other countries including Russia are also in the running for deals. (Photo via AP)
Macron speaks at Presidential Palace in Hanoi
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong at the Presidential Palace on Monday. He will meet key energy players on Tuesday. (Photo via AP)
Cuong meets Macron amid EU-Asia trade push
Vietnam's President Luong Cuong attends a meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the Presidential Palace. Macron's visit comes as France and the European Union aim to strengthen their commercial ties with Asia to offset uncertainty over the U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff measures. (Photo via AP)
Macron, Cuong seal Airbus deal in Hanoi
France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, makes a press statement with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong. Both nations have signed a deal on Monday for 20 Airbus planes among other deals. (Photo via AP)
France, Vietnam seal major trade and tech deals
France and Vietnam set to sign dozen of deals including plane purchases, cooperation on nuclear energy, railways, Airbus earth-observation satellites and Sanofi vaccines (AP image)