Top leader departs for visits to Russia, France, attendance at Int’l Space Summit
Vietnam News 11:37 07/09/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on Monday for a state visit to Russia, an official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit in Paris, from Monday to Saturday.
Top Vietnamese leader To Lam’s upcoming Russia, France visits to carry strategic significance
Vietnam News 09:52 06/09/2026Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s upcoming visits to Russia and France will carry major significance for Vietnam’s bilateral relations with the two countries and its engagement in multilateral affairs, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang told the media ahead of the trips.
French-born defender officially granted Vietnamese citizenship, eligible for national team
Vietnam News 15:02 21/08/2026French-born center-back Adou Minh has officially become a Vietnamese citizen, opening the door for him to represent the national team in the future.
France measures more than 7,300 excess deaths – and counting – during historic heatwaves
World 12:52 20/08/2026More than 7,300 excess deaths have been recorded in France over the historically hot summer as Europe grapples with worsening heatwaves, wildfires and droughts, public health authorities said Wednesday. France has suffered a record-breaking 52 days of heatwaves since mid-June, an AFP analysis found.
Vietnamese goods face tougher hurdles in France despite EVFTA tariff benefits
Economy 21:29 18/08/2026Vietnamese exporters are facing increasingly stringent requirements on technical standards, environmental protection, traceability, and legal compliance to effectively tap the French and wider EU markets, despite tariff benefits created by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
Europe's would-be water bombers in race to tackle future wildfires
World 15:38 07/08/2026TOULOUSE, France - Deep inside the carcass of a disused turboprop aircraft, engineer Jonathan Beck squeezes between rows of tanks as he demonstrates how his French startup plans to challenge ageing Canadair water-bombers in combatting European wildfires.
French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest
World 13:04 01/08/2026Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy and France, who are harvesting their grapes unusually early, the hot weather offers pros as well as cons.
'Fire calling the shots': France's blaze pushes crews to the brink
World 12:56 27/07/2026Plumes of smoke rose above a vast sea of pine trees outside Bordeaux as firefighters in gleaming helmets rushed to douse emerging flames before they could spread.
Suburbs around Bordeaux evacuated as wildfires rage
World 15:24 25/07/2026BORDEAUX, FRANCE -- Thousands of people were evacuated from suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday as wildfires in areas around the city in southwest France showed no signs of abating.
Thousands flee wildfires in France, Spain
World 18:41 24/07/2026Luggage-laden residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept France and Spain, triggering states of emergencies and calls for EU help.
Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe's erratic weather persists
World 10:37 22/07/2026Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to contain Spain's largest wildfire of the year, while two firefighters were killed battling a fire in southwestern France, as an extreme heatwave continued to fuel dangerous conditions across Europe, bringing drought and forecasts of severe hailstorms.
France's Mbappe becomes World Cup's all-time top scorer
World 12:57 19/07/2026MIAMI - France striker Kylian Mbappe became the World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 22 goals when he netted twice in Les Bleus' 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place game on Saturday.
