Relations with France are good, but French fluency has declined since independence 80 years ago, as more students choose to study Chinese or English.

Relations with France are good, but French fluency has declined since independence 80 years ago, as more students choose to study Chinese or English.

HANOI: Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades, and chattering Francophone schoolchildren are lingering reminders of the French presence that once dominated Vietnam. But…