HANOI: Vietnam and the European Union pledged to deepen economic and security cooperation on Thursday (Jan 29), upgrading their diplomatic relationship to hedge against an increasingly unpredictable United States. Vietnam and the EU must "stand side by side as reliable and predictable partners" at a moment when the "international rules-based order is under threat", European Council President Antonio Costa said during a visit to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. President Luong Cuong, speaking at a