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Vietnamese caught while being trafficked to UK

by Asia Times staff January 24, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Renault-Nissan merger ‘not on the table’: French minister

by Asia Times staff January 21, 2019February 18, 2020

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn plans to vigorously defend himself in court, his son says. Photo:. Reuters/Philippe Wojazer

France, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Ghosn refuses to sign confession: son

by Agence France-Presse January 6, 2019February 18, 2020

British warship HMS Montrose is now making its way across the Pacific Ocean on its way to New Zealand. Photo: AFP/STR

Bahrain, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

UK’s hopes of Indo-Pacific strike group with France premature

by Emanuele Scimia January 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Kurdish fighters attend the funeral of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter in the town of Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 21. Observers say the planned withdrawal of American forces from Syria will put Kurdish fighters in Turkey's crosshairs. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey warns against France staying in Syria to support Kurds

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish militia

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Police officer searches an anti-Macron demonstrator in Paris over the weekend. Photo: AFP

Macron to address nation amid calls to act on demonstrations

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The Chanel store in Hong Kong. Photo: iStock.

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Chanel to stop using exotic animal skins

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2018February 18, 2020

"Yellow vest" demonstrators in Paris on Saturday. Photo: AFP

French president surveys Paris riot damage, calls for talks

by Asia Times staff December 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Senior French civil servant Benoit Quennedey in Paris last year. Intelligence agencies have arrested him on suspicion he passed confidential information to North Korea. Photo: AFP

European Union, France, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

French bureaucrat accused of spying for North Korea

by Sebastian Falletti November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

بلدة جيبوتي الأفريقية صعدت ك"كازابلانكا" معاصرة تضج بالمؤلمرلت الجيوبوليتيكية. صورة أرشيفية لهمفري بوجارت في الفيلم الكلاسيكي الذي صدر في 1942. صورة: YouTube

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Djibouti: the Casablanca of a new Cold War

by Bertil Lintner November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered when he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Photo: AFP

European Union, France, Germany, World

Khashoggi murder: French sanctions against 18 Saudis

by Asia Times staff November 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The Port of Newhaven in Sussex. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, France, Middle East, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Vietnamese caught trying to enter UK in refrigerated truck

by Asia Times staff November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A woman walks past campaign posters for Marine Le Pen (L) and Emmanuel Macro. Photo: Reuters/Pascal Rossignol

European Union, France, Germany, World

Le Pen’s Euroskeptic party overtakes Macron in EU parliament poll

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping's speech is streamed across the media center during the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Photo: AFP / Johannes Eisele

Beijing, China, European Union, Shanghai, World

President Xi vows again to open up China and ease promise fatigue

by Asia Times staff November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump delivers a threat-filled address at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Yet science fiction envisages an even bleaker future. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson

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Putting America first: same strategy, different spelling

by Alexander Casella October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered when he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Summit in Istanbul as ramifications of the Khashoggi debacle roll on

by Pepe Escobar October 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Wild pigs can be dangerous, but experts agree that they are intelligent. Photo: iStock

Two hunters injured by wild boar in France

by Asia Times staff October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Kaga helicopter carrier enters Osaka Port in Osaka on May 19, 2018. Japanese ships will soon be able to dock at Indian ports. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

Australia, China, France, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

India, Japan joining forces to keep Indian Ocean calm

by Bertil Lintner October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Meng Hongwei, Interpol's missing president. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, France, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Interpol’s Chinese chief resigns

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

From left, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson after a meeting in Brussels, on May 15, 2018. Photo: AFP

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EU finally stands up to US ‘bullying’ over Iran sanctions

by Pepe Escobar September 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Rue de Rennes, Paris, on May 7, 1968: protests by Sorbonne students. Photo: Marc Garanger / Aurimages

AT Finance, France, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The fight for better university education is global

by Vijay Prashad September 20, 2018

Will 'automatic' tribunals that uses predictive justice fundamentally question the future of justice? Photo; iStock

European Union, France, World

If predictive justice is coming, legal geeks must multiply

by Nathalie Devillier September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has become increasingly authoritarian. Photo: AFP/Frederick Florin

European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Growing nationalism could give Trump an edge over EU

by Raheem Kassam September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatar-owned PSG released a statement announcing the crypto deal on Tuesday and, while it did not reveal the length of the agreement or how much money they will make from it, a source told AFP they expected it to be worth 'several million euros.' Photo: AFP

Middle East, World

Paris football giants to kick off their own crypto-currency

by Richard Cook September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A family of wild boars sniffing around for food. Photo by iStock.

European Union, World

French farmers urge to control wild boar numbers

by Asia Times staff September 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Pointe aux Oies in France where the smugglers picked up their cargo. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Brits jailed for trying to smuggle Vietnamese from France

by Asia Times staff September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Brexit talks . Image: iStock

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Sustaining Europe’s security trio

by Volker Perthes September 4, 2018

France's Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) Mistral participated in the 2017 Jeanne d’Arc naval task group that sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Photo: Courtesy Embassy of France, Australia

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, World

China isn’t our target, says French Pacific naval commander

by Emanuele Scimia August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Three banknotes in front of sheet of paper with a graph on it symbolizing economic relationships. Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The truth behind India’s jump in global economy rankings

by Vivek Kaul July 25, 2018