france key partner of festival hue 2016

France- key partner of Festival Hue 2016

France remains to be the main partner of the Festival Hue 2016 that is to transpire in the ancient royal city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, from April 29-May 4 next year.
germany to take 31000 refugees france 24000 under eu plan european source

Germany to take 31,000 refugees, France 24,000 under EU plan: European source

Europe has been spurred into action by public outrage over pictures of the body of Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi, who drowned with his brother and mother.
france closes arafats death probe without charges

France closes Arafat's death probe without charges

French judges investigating claims that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was murdered have closed the case without bringing any charges, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
after uber and airbnb meal sharing sites under fire in france

After Uber and Airbnb, meal-sharing sites under fire in France

The websites, where hosts offer to cook a meal at their homes for a price of their choosing, are increasingly popular among travelling food-lovers who want to meet locals on top of the usual tourist visits, particularly in gourmet havens like France.
france britain to set up crisis centre as migrant pressure rises

France, Britain to set up crisis centre as migrant pressure rises

Under a deal signed by Home Minister Theresa May and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve, British teams will help bust smuggling gangs and reduce nightly attempts by desperate migrants and refugees to break into the Channel Tunnel.
france to conduct mh370 searches off reunion until monday

France to conduct MH370 searches off Reunion until Monday

France will conduct air and sea searches off its Indian Ocean territory of Reunion until the start of next week for debris from missing flight MH370, the island's top official said on Wednesday.
updates on visa exemption

Updates on visa exemption

The Vietnamese Government has unilaterally decided that holders of passports from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain and France will be waived off Vietnamese visas from the 1st July, 2015 to 30th June, 2016.
plane debris to be probed in france as mh370 enigma swirls

Plane debris to be probed in France as MH370 enigma swirls

Local government officials on La Reunion said France's civil aviation investigating authority BEA has been asked to coordinate an international probe into the origin of the debris.
france seeks beef exports to vietnam after ban removal

France seeks beef exports to Vietnam after ban removal

A French secretary of state was in Vietnam early this week to discuss the re-export of beef to the Southeast Asian country with local agriculture leaders, two months after a decades-long import ban on the product was removed.
bardet wins tour 18th stage froome keeps yellow

Bardet wins Tour 18th stage, Froome keeps yellow

Romain Bardet helped salvage some host pride with victory on the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
hollande calls for stronger eurozone led by vanguard nations

Hollande calls for stronger Eurozone led by 'vanguard' nations

France wants a stronger, more harmonised Eurozone led by "a vanguard of countries", French President Francois Hollande said in an interview published.
murray downs tsonga to keep britain in semi final hunt

Murray downs Tsonga to keep Britain in semi-final hunt

Andy Murray kept Great Britain in the hunt for their first Davis Cup semi-final place in 34 years as he defeated France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to level the last eight tie at 1-1.
terrorist attack on french military foiled minister

'Terrorist' attack on French military foiled: Minister

France has foiled a plan to attack the country's military, the interior minister said on Wednesday, as a source close to the investigation said the suspects had been planning a beheading.
greek compromise proposed after tsipras hollande and merkel talks

Greek 'compromise' proposed after Tsipras, Hollande and Merkel talks

The leaders of Greece, France, Germany and the EU have agreed on a "compromise" proposal on a bailout deal which will now be presented to the 19 members of the eurozone.
french anti uber protests turn violent

French anti-Uber protests turn violent

Protests against ride-booking app Uber turned violent on Thursday in France as cabbies torched cars, blocked roads and attacked a vehicle carrying American rocker Courtney Love.