Vietnamese-French culinary fusion among highlights at 4th Banh Mi Festival
Ho Chi Minh City 11:41 25/04/2026The Best Baguette & Best Croissant competition and the French Market experience space have become new attractions at the ongoing 4th Vietnamese Banh Mi Festival in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, enhancing visitor engagement and strengthening Vietnam-France cultural ties.
Photo exhibition celebrates Ho Chi Minh City-Lyon sisterhood
Ho Chi Minh City 17:16 23/04/2026A photo exhibition marking the 53rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Vietnam (1973-2026) opened on Wednesday, showcasing urban life connections between the sister cities of Lyon and Ho Chi Minh City through 14 outdoor photographs.
The butler did it: Elysee worker sentenced for stealing presidential porcelain
World 16:20 17/04/2026A Paris court on Thursday handed a former silverware keeper at France's presidential palace a two-year sentence for stealing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of luxury items between 2023 and 2025.
227 indicted in racket that used flight attendants to smuggle drugs from France to Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:57 04/04/2026The Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy has issued an indictment charging 227 defendants in connection with a drug trafficking ring that smuggled more than 11 kilograms of synthetic drugs hidden inside toothpaste tubes carried by Vietnamese flight attendants from France to Vietnam in 2023.
Vietnamese woman grandmaster triumphs at prestigious French chess tournament
Vietnam News 11:50 02/03/2026Vietnamese Woman Grandmaster Luong Phuong Hanh, 43, has clinched the women’s title at the 42nd edition of the Cappelle-la-Grande Open, one of France’s most respected international chess tournaments.
Three skiers killed in avalanche in France's Val d'Isere resort
World 13:18 14/02/2026PARIS - Three skiers died after being swept away in an avalanche in the upmarket French Alpine ski resort of Val d'Isere on Friday, Cedric Bonnevie, who is in charge of the resort's pistes, told reporters.
France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media
World 11:03 27/01/2026PARIS - France's National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks.
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.
