The annual Lire en Fête Reading Festival, organized by the French Embassy in China, will pay tribute to detective novels this year from December 4-10 in four major cities including Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Wuhan. The festival includes a roundtable conference on detective literature w...
Aug 31 - France is betting on its three-decade old nuclear energy industry to lead the global nuclear power revival. Here are key facts on the French nuclear energy sector: BRIEF HISTORY * It kicked...
DETROIT, Feb 10 - French auto parts maker Faurecia SA has sued Chrysler LLC for $110 million, saying the struggling U.S. automaker failed to pay engineering costs it owed when vehicle sales plunged. Faurecia claims...
PARIS --The French foreign trade deficit narrowed to EUR4.83 billion in July from a revised EUR5.36 billion in June, as imports decreased over the month, the French customs office said Wednesday. The deficit was smaller...
* Germany, France report surprise GDP gains * Euro zone remains in recession * US retail sales weak, jobless claims rise again * Doubts on U.S. recovery offset fresh European optimism BERLIN/CHICAGO, Aug 13 -...
* Blog-style news sites fill niche that press overlooked * Big names losing print readers follow advertisers online * Brand power on the Web helps established names * Making money online is still an unanswered...
PSA Peugeot Citroen, France's biggest car maker, yesterday reported a net loss for 2008 after analysts predicted a profit and said it will lose money again this year as the auto-sales slump deepens in its home market.
PARIS, Jan 19 - As the outlook for global car markets worsens, France's carmakers are preparing for a summit on Tuesday when the government will reveal aid measures that could see the state buy stakes...
PEUGEOT Citroen and Renault, France's biggest car makers, were asked by the government to avoid plant closures in exchange for subsidies, Le Monde reported yesterday.
The government of Wuhan, Hubei Province has signed a contract with the French firm that owns Futuroscope, a multimedia-themed amusement park in Vienne, France, for the construction of a similar park in Wuhan that will cost around EUR 180 million, sources reported.According to a letter of intent...