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Paris climate deal to enter force after EU green light
05-10-2016 10:00
STRASBOURG, France: The landmark Paris climate pact is poised to enter into force globally after the European Parliament joined the world's top polluters in endorsing the deal to slow the planet's dangerous temperature rise.
EU mulls free InterRail passes for 18-year-olds
05-10-2016 08:43
STRASBOURG, France: The EU said on Tuesday (Oct 4) it was exploring the idea of providing all 18-year-old Europeans with InterRail passes allowing them to travel around the continent for free for a month.
Ogier dominates in Corsica to close on title
01-10-2016 10:48
AJACCIO: World championship leader Sebastien Ogier closed in on a fourth consecutive world title by setting the pace in the first four specials at the Rally of France in Corsica on Friday (Sep 30).
Russia under fire at UN as air strikes pound Syria's Aleppo
26-09-2016 15:36
UNITED NATIONS: Britain, France and the United States lashed out at Russia on Sunday (Sep 25) over the worsening carnage in Syria as Syrian and Russian warplanes pounded Aleppo in one of the heaviest bombing raids of the five-year war.
Levy edges Fisher in European Open play-off
26-09-2016 09:17
BAD GRIESBACH IM ROTTAL, Germany: France's Alexander Levy edged Ross Fisher in a tense play-off to secure the European Open title at Bad Griesbach in Germany on Sunday.
Tourists stuck in French Alps cable cars rescued
10-09-2016 10:15
LYON, France: More than 30 tourists who spent a dramatic night stranded in cable cars above the French Alps were brought to the ground Friday (Sep 9) after an 18-hour ordeal, operators said.
50 trapped in cable cars suspended over French Alps
09-09-2016 09:03
GRENOBLE, France: Around 50 people were stuck in cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps late Thursday (Sep 8) after a helicopter rescue operation was suspended as night fell, officials said.
France-Vietnam Business Forum in HCM City
08-09-2016 10:16
More than 200 business leaders attended a France-Vietnam Business Forum on September 7 in Ho Chi Minh City focused on increasing trade and investment between the two nations.
PM Phuc meets with visiting French President
06-09-2016 20:19
The Vietnamese government will exert every effort to continue developing the Viet Nam-France relations in an intensive, practical and effective fashion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
Vietnam, France agree law-abiding principle at sea must be respected
06-09-2016 20:19
Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang and his French counterpart François Hollande on Tuesday affirmed that the law-abiding principle in seas and oceans must be respected following the recent ruling issued by The Hague Arbitral Tribunal last July.
Vietnam carriers buy 40 Airbus planes
06-09-2016 09:00
Vietnam carriers bought 40 airplanes worth US$6.5 billion from France's Airbus on September 6, as President Francois Hollande visited the nation to drum up business ties.
Beyond the baguette: France's food legacy in Vietnam
04-09-2016 19:46
HANOI: It has been more than six decades since the end of French colonial rule in Vietnam, but when President Francois Hollande arrives this week he'll struggle to avoid a quintessential legacy of his country's rule: the baguette.
Vietnamese and French localities promote effective and dynamic co-operation
01-09-2016 15:56
The 10th co-operative conference between Vietnamese and French localities will be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho during September 14-16. This mega event seeks to foster comprehensive friendship and co-operative ties between Vietnam and France. Vo Thanh Thong, Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee cum head of the conference’s Steering Committee, shines further light on the event.
France seeks new chapter in Muslim relations
30-08-2016 10:46
PARIS: France's government sought Monday to open a new chapter in relations with the country's Muslims following a summer scarred by jihadist attacks and a ban on burkinis that ratcheted up communal tensions.
Three held in France in August for planning attacks: Minister
24-08-2016 10:00
PARIS: Seven people with links to terrorist networks, at least three of whom were planning attacks, have been arrested in France this month, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday (Aug 23).
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