Tag: France

PARIS — The French government detailed on Thursday its 100-billion-euro ($118.3-billion) stimulus plan to erase the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis over two years, lining up billions of euros in public investments, subsidies and tax cuts.

Over the past 3 months, millions of people have taken to the streets to protest against racism, while bars and restaurants have reopened around...

PARIS — The Louvre museum in Paris will reopen on July 6, it said on Friday, as France’s historical and cultural sites emerge gradually from the coronavirus lockdown.

CHANTILLY, France — Group of Seven finance chiefs cast a cloud over prospects for Facebook’s Libra digital coin on Wednesday, insisting tough regulatory problems would have to be worked out first.

WHILE French wine is already a category well within itself, an understanding of the regions from which the various types are produced can give the drinker a deeper insight into the wine. Within every bottle, after all, is not just fermented grape juice, but the history of the land and its people.

WHEN YOU eat too much, you’re called a glutton. When you eat too much French food, however, you’re a gourmand.

FOR ITS 24^th year, the French Film Festival will have a slate of 15 films which “explore the depths of human relationships and the importance of family.”

WITHIN EVERY bottle of wine is a summary of time and space in which a wine was made: from every drop of sunlight and rain, to the air and the soil from which the vines absorb life.

REIMS, FRANCE — In the hilly region of Champagne in eastern France, winegrowers are bringing in grapes early this year for a harvest they expect to be one of the best in a decade.

Paris, France -- A man stabbed his mother and sister to death and seriously injured another person in a town near Paris on Thursday...

SETE, FRANCE — A glass of blue, sir? It is a question that may dismay purist wine makers in France, where wine is a way of life rather than simply a drink, but in the southern town of Sete consumers cannot get enough.

While the 19-year-old is the poster boy for France's new crop of talent, the make-up of the squad suggests they have the youth and...

As France basks in World Cup victory, we take a look at how much its talented players are worth.

France’s World Cup victory gave the country a much-needed morale boost after a decade of moroseness brought on by terrorist attacks and a lackluster...

DUBROVSKOYE, RUSSIA — Russian businessman Oleg Sirota thinks he knows why the French soccer team got off to a winning start at the World Cup: he is supplying their hotel with cheese and yoghurt from his dairy.

LILLE, France — When Daniel Essa fled Syria in 2014, he faced an uncertain future as a refugee in France, where he knew few people and less French. Now he is selling his own brand of luxury sneakers to the wealthy of Paris and Hollywood.

Berlin, Germany -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a long-awaited answer to French President Emmanuel Macron's call for ambitious European Union reforms Sunday, offering...

PARIS — Half-man, half-beast, the tall African statues dominate a busy gallery in Paris’s Quai Branly museum. But few of the visitors are aware...

ELNE, France — Over decades, the small museum of Elne in southern France built up a collection of works by local painter Etienne Terrus,...

A CELEBRATION of the Malbec wine varietal led guests on April 19 to pick their poison: red meat, or red wine. Slabs of Argentine roast...

PARIS — For the first time in history, hamburger sales in France have soared higher than the classic baguette jambon-beurre sandwich as French diners...

ENJOYING a few baguette slices, then a plate of boeuf bourguignon, followed by a plateau de fromage and crêpes suzette, accompanied with occasional sips...

REIMS, FRANCE — A bubble it is not: the organic movement is only slowly taking root in France’s Champagne region, although its proponents believe...

ABU DHABI — The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum to bear the Louvre name outside France, presents around 600 pieces in a modern,...

PARIS — Two books about the Nazis took France’s biggest literary prizes on Monday, with Eric Vuillard’s story of how German industry and finance...

THE PHILIPPINES is set to sign a new official development assistance (ODA) loan agreement from France to support local government fiscal reforms. “The Philippines will...

RENNES, FRANCE – Gone are the days of the butter mountains when the EU had to step in to mop up surpluses. A newfound...

LOS ANGELES – Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of hit movie La La Land, has another musical in the works, this time a multilingual...

FRANCE ON Wednesday rejected claims by Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte that people were guilty until proven innocent in its legal system, as it...

Text and photos by Cathy Rose A. Garcia Summer is a great time to visit Paris. After all, the days are filled with sunshine, and...

ONCE every two years, Paris becomes the center of the world’s aerospace industry. The International Paris Air Show, held at the Le Bourget airfield north...

PARIS -- French actress Jeanne Moreau, who lit up the screen in Jules et Jim and starred in some of the most critically acclaimed...

PARIS -- France’s Emmanuel Macron continued to reach for the stars Wednesday, hosting R&B icon Rihanna for what she called “incredible” talks at the...

FRANCE has invited the Philippines to be its partner in developing a legal framework that would promote environmental justice, intended to protect those who...

CHAMBORD, FRANCE -- The chateau of Chambord, the biggest in France’s Loire Valley, will see its French formal garden restored thanks to a €3.5...

PARIS, FRANCE -- France’s health minister visited the country’s first “shooting gallery” for hard drug addicts on Tuesday as opposition politicians denounced the experiment...

PARIS -- It has already been dubbed an “adult Disneyland” and “the amusement park of our dreams” by US college students. But the Cite du...

By Zsarlene B. Chua WHILE FRANCE welcomes millions of tourists each year, many visit this center of culture as part of a more all-encompasing European...