France asks airlines to cancel 15% of flights at Paris main airports after snowfalls
World 12:36 06/01/2026PARIS -- France's civil aviation authority on Monday asked airlines to cancel 15% of flights until later in the evening at Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports following heavy snowfalls in the French capital Paris.
France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years
World 10:19 31/12/2025The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives.
French lawmakers pass emergency rollover budget law
World 10:24 24/12/2025PARIS - French lawmakers passed emergency legislation on Tuesday to keep the state running in January until a proper 2026 budget can be approved by the deeply divided parliament.
Rich art: French pastry chefs auction chocolate sculptures
World 11:13 02/12/2025Chocolate artworks by some of France's most famous pastry chefs sold at auction Monday for more than 100,000 euros in a charity event that had bidders smacking their lips.
Bird flu poses risk of pandemic worse than COVID, France's Institut Pasteur says
World 09:26 28/11/2025PARIS - The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
Louvre museum to add 100 external cameras by 2026 after heist exposed security flaws
World 11:22 20/11/2025PARIS -- France's Louvre Museum will install 100 external cameras by the end of 2026 as part of measures to tighten security after last month's spectacular heist, its director said on Wednesday.
France's Louvre Museum closes gallery due to structural weakness
World 17:13 18/11/2025PARIS -- France's Louvre Museum on Monday closed a gallery hosting Greek vases and office spaces as its structures designed in the 1930s are in a dire state, the world's most visited museum said, less than a month after a daring heist exposed its vulnerabilities.
Ho Chi Minh City invites France to join railway, financial center projects
Ho Chi Minh City 13:56 14/11/2025Ho Chi Minh City is seeking stronger French investment in its planned international financial center and upcoming railway projects, chairman Nguyen Van Duoc said during a meeting with French Consul General Etienne Ranaivoson on Wednesday.
France arrests five new suspects over Louvre heist: prosecutor
World 20:07 30/10/2025French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.
French zoo workers say their goodbyes as two pandas head to retirement in China
World 17:25 25/10/2025PARIS -- Giant pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, star attractions at France's Beauval Zoo, will head to retirement in China next month, leaving behind twins born during a 13-year stay intended to strengthen diplomatic ties.
Nearly one-third of Vietnam’s population benefits from AFD-supported projects
Vietnam News 09:26 23/10/2025Over the past 30 years, the French Development Agency (AFD) has invested more than US$3.8 billion in 120 projects across sectors such as energy, transportation, water supply, vocational training, and agriculture, improving the quality of life for nearly one-third of Vietnam’s population, said Julien Seillan, director of AFD Vietnam.
France's renowned Pompidou Centre shuts for 5-year refit
World 14:49 22/09/2025Paris's Pompidou Centre, which houses one of the world's most significant modern art collections in one of the most celebrated modern buildings on the planet, is to shut to visitors on Monday for a major five-year overhaul estimated to cost almost half a billion euros.
