French Minister Delegate for Industry Sebastien Martin (2nd R) and Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology President Tran Hong Thai (2nd L) pose flanked by French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam (L) during a signing ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)