Telegram chief Pavel Durov arrested at French airport: officials
August 26, 2024 | 17:03
French police arrested Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov on Saturday at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to the popular messaging app, officials said.
Nestle steps up monitoring of French mineral water
April 09, 2024 | 15:42
Nestle said Friday that it has stepped up monitoring after warnings by French regulators about the quality of its bottled mineral water brands including Perrier and Vittel.
French regulator hits Google with 250 mn euro fine
March 20, 2024 | 15:43
French regulators said Wednesday they were fining Google 250 million euros ($272 million) for breaching an agreement on terms for paying media companies for reproducing their content online.
French, Canadian teams compete at Da Nang Fireworks festival
June 12, 2023 | 16:22
Teams from France and Canada on June 10 evening competed at the ongoing Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2023, conquering thousands of viewers with performances under the theme “ Love without Distance”.
Vietnamese and French businesses seek to boost cooperation
April 17, 2023 | 10:18
Businesses from localities of Vietnam and France gathered at a forum in Hanoi on April 15 to discuss cooperation possibilities.
Amazon gets 90,000-euro-per-day fine over contracts
April 14, 2022 | 13:36
French authorities on Wednesday slapped a 90,000-euro-per-day ($98,000) fine on Amazon until it removes abusive clauses in its contracts with businesses using its platform to sell their goods.
Leonardo back at PSG replacing Henrique as sporting director
June 15, 2019 | 11:28
Former Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo returned to the club in the same position replacing Antero Henrique, the French champions announced on Friday (Jun 13).
French soldiers arrive in Sweden to fight wildfires
July 23, 2018 | 16:32
Dozens of French soldiers specialised in firefighting arrived in Sweden early Monday to tackle blazes raging across the country during an extreme heatwave.
French rail strike cost operator SNCF US$920 million: Report
July 21, 2018 | 09:53
An unsuccessful strike by rail workers this year against President Emmanuel Macron's reform plan for the heavily indebted state operator SNCF cost the company 790 million euros (US$920 million), according to an internal document seen by AFP.
France to seek €190m of public broadcasting cuts
July 20, 2018 | 09:41
The French government said on Thursday (Jul 19) that it would demand €190 million of spending cuts at its public broadcasting operations by 2022 as part of President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to improve state finances.
Vietnam, French artists exhibit work at city museum
June 04, 2018 | 10:59
The second International Artistic Encounters, a joint exhibition featuring 11 Vietnamese and French artists, opened yesterday at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.
French govt seeks end to rail strike with 35 bn euro debt pledge
May 26, 2018 | 09:02
The French government said on Friday (May 25) that it planned to take on €35 billion in debt from the state railway SNCF, improving the chances of an end to nearly two months of strikes.
Top Paris restaurant probed over 'anti-Arab discrimination'
May 19, 2018 | 08:54
French authorities launched an investigation Friday into accusations that a top Parisian restaurant, favoured by celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, systematically sought to decline reservations from Arab, African or veil-wearing customers.
1 million euros raised for striking French rail workers
May 04, 2018 | 21:03
A fund set up to compensate striking French rail workers for their wage losses passed the 1-million-euro (US$1.2-million) mark on Friday (May 4), a month after they began disrupting train services over the government's planned overhaul of the railways.
PM okays French firm’s plan to expand Tan Son Nhat airport
April 17, 2018 | 16:08
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with the proposal of the French consultant company ADP-I to build a new passenger terminal south of Tan Son Nhat aiport in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the airport expansion plan.
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