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.
French 'anarchist cell' faces trial over 2008 rail sabotage claim
March 14, 2018 | 09:35
Ten years after their arrests in a politically charged case that prompted accusations of police overreach, eight members of an alleged "anarchist cell" will go on trial in France on Tuesday over claims of sabotaging high-speed train lines.
France-Vietnam Business Forum to be launched
March 23, 2013 | 08:43
A business forum to be joined by French and Vietnamese businesses, France-Vietnam Business Forum 2013, will be launched over April 7-11 in Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
11 French transport businesses seek opportunity in Vietnam 1
October 25, 2012 | 20:30
A delegation of representatives of 11 French urban transportation companies is to pay a visit to Vietnam to participate in an urban transportation seminar in Hanoi on October 30th.
French telcos look to get online in Vietnam
September 25, 2012 | 17:00
During September 26 and 27, a delegation of four French telecom and broadband companies will seek opportunities in Vietnam’s information technology companies.
Basque ETA separatists demand 'direct talks' with France
March 09, 2012 | 09:00
The Basque separatist group ETA urged France to open direct talks on a definitive end to its conflict with the French and Spanish states, in a statement released to AFP on Friday.
Peugeot, GM discuss 'strategic partnership'
February 23, 2012 | 09:15
Leading French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is in talks with US giant and world number one General Motors on forming a "strategic partnership," French Labour Minister Xavier Bertrand said Wednesday.
LG’s largest capacity French-door refrigerators
January 11, 2012 | 12:00
LG Electronics (LG) showcased the largest capacity french-door refrigerator - measuring 31 cubic feet in storage space at this month’s 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, according to a company statement in early January 2012.
European markets falter as banks stay in spotlight
August 13, 2011 | 08:44
European stocks were on a knife edge on Thursday with banks under renewed pressure on growing concern that the eurozone debt crisis is far from over, dealers said.
French ship builders to explore Vietnam's market
June 19, 2011 | 12:00
A delegation of seven French companies came Vietnam today to take part in a four-day business trip for exploring the shipbuilding market in this country.
Firms urged to boost presence in French market
January 26, 2011 | 17:00
Vietnamese businesses should further sharpen their competitiveness to enhance their presence in France, the commercial counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in France Pham Xuan Yen said.
French firms in for the long haul trade links
November 28, 2010 | 16:41
The week-long French Week in Vietnam 2010, from November 23 to 27, ended last week illustrating the massive business potential between Vietnam and France.
Leading French brandnames showcased at French Week
November 23, 2010 | 16:55
French Week in Vietnam 2010, running from November 23 to 27, is being organised by the French Embassy in Vietnam, the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV), UBIFRANCE, the French Agency for Development (AFD) and the French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCE).
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