Vietnam, France sign numerous cooperation agreements, MoUs

Immediately after talks held between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and French Prime Minister Jean Castex on the evening of November 3 (local time), both sides witnessed the signing ceremony of various co-operation agreements between the two nations' agencies and businesses.

Vietjet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Alexandre Ziegler, Senior Executive Vice President, International and Public Affairs of Safran sign a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement.

Vietjet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Alexandre Ziegler, Senior Executive Vice President, International and Public Affairs of Safran sign a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement.

Along with documents signed by both country’s competent agencies, the two sides signed a host of memorandum of understanding (MoUs) regarding economic and trade co-operation. This includes a MoU between Vietnamese airlines, including Vietjet Air and Bamboo and Safran - the world's leading high-tech group of France, along with a MoU on co-operation in the fields of satellites, smart cities, digital identity and cyber security between Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group and Thales Group.

Also on this occasion, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also handed over a decision on investment regulations regarding Son My 1 power project.

According to a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement based on both sides’ existing cooperation in aircraft engine and engine services through CFM International worth approximately US$10 billion, Vietjet and Safran will continue to expand their co-operation to a long-term strategic level, with a major focus on manufacturing aircraft seats, cabin furniture, providing technical management and training services, whilst applying high technology in aircraft production.

Furthermore, Safran will also provide services and training schemes for Vietjet's technical team, along with assisting the airline in establishing Vietjet's training, and repairing, maintenance and overhaul (MRO) complex in Vietnam.

Most notably, Vietjet and Safran Electronics & Defense will ramp up co-operation and provide Vietjet with a comprehensive and effective flight data analysis in the near future.

Bamboo Airways and Safran sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation

Bamboo Airways and Safran sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation

Furthermore, Safran will also provide services and training schemes for Vietjet's technical team, along with assisting the airline in establishing Vietjet's training, and repairing, maintenance and overhaul (MRO) complex in Vietnam.

Most notably, Vietjet and Safran Electronics & Defense will ramp up co-operation and provide Vietjet with a comprehensive and effective flight data analysis in the near future.

Moreover, Bamboo Airways and Safran signed a MoU relating to the selection of engines and aircraft equipment for Bamboo Airways' order of 50 A321NEO and 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The total value of agreements under the MoU is estimated to be EUR 2 billion.

Additionally, Bamboo Airways also signed an agreement with CFM International, a joint venture of GE and Safran, an agreement to select LEAP-1A engines and aircraft equipment for Airbus A321NEO and Boeing 787-9 worth approximately EUR1.73 billion. They also inked other agreements regarding the purchase of aircraft equipment.

VOV

Other News

Prime Minister chairs Government's regular meeting for May

Prime Minister chairs Government's regular meeting for May

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasised the need to further improve institutions and policy frameworks, develop digital infrastructure and data resources, and create the necessary conditions for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to become new drivers of economic growth.

Official hails progress in Vietnam – RoK defence cooperation

Official hails progress in Vietnam – RoK defence cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang said that alongside the robust growth of relations between the two countries, defence cooperation has continued to develop extensively and intensively, becoming increasingly practical and effective.

Vietnam's First Lady visits disadvantaged children in Philippines

Vietnam's First Lady visits disadvantaged children in Philippines

Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, expressed her emotion at seeing the children’s optimism despite difficult circumstances, noting that both Vietnam and the Philippines place children at the centre of their development policies, from education, health care to child protection.

Top leader of Vietnam pays state visit to Philippines

Top leader of Vietnam pays state visit to Philippines

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse are paying state visit to the Philippines from May 31 to June 1 at the invitation of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse.

Top Vietnamese leader meets Singaporean Parliament Speaker

Top Vietnamese leader meets Singaporean Parliament Speaker

The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in emerging and high-potential fields, including digital transformation, green economy, clean energy transition, new technologies, innovation, smart finance, supply chain resilience, financial centre development and food security.

Top Vietnamese leader visits technology, rail test facilities in Singapore

Top Vietnamese leader visits technology, rail test facilities in Singapore

At the A*STAR Model Factory, one of Singapore’s flagship research and application facilities for smart industry, innovation and digital transformation in production, General Secretary and President Lam expressed his impression of Singapore’s approach in creating conditions for enterprises to directly test technologies before making large-scale investments.