Vietnam between Moscow and Paris: a fresh phase of improvement diplomacy

Tô Lâm's journey to Russia and France shows that Hanoi is increasingly connecting abroad policy with economical modernisation, technology acquisition and strengthening strategical autonomy. Paris is of peculiar importance – both as 1 of the most crucial European partners in Vietnam and as the site of the first global Space Summit. Secretary-General of the Communist organization of Vietnam and president of the Tô Lâm State began [...]