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Prime Minister Michel Barnier
last updated:
29 November, 2024
China’s President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a joint statement at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on May 6, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
Diplomacy

Opinion | Amid threats to free trade, China and France must rise above differences

Beijing and Paris can craft a relationship that not only serves national interests but also contributes to a more stable, sustainable world.

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Banking & finance

Estée Lauder, L’Oreal suffer as global brands’ lustre fades in China

China-EU relations

Opinion | As Trump’s trade war gathers steam, China and Europe must cooperate

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Technology

Editorial | Global cooperation needed to ensure safe development of AI

As US fails to sign landmark pact, it remains essential for all nations to take an inclusive, open and ethical approach to artificial intelligence.

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The French president’s special envoy Anne Bouverot (fourth from left) speaks during a plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Crime

French police hunt man who threw grenade into bar, injuring 15

Two of the wounded were still in critical condition on Thursday.

European cinema

These babies aren’t real? Studio’s ultra-lifelike film and TV props

French special-effects workshop Cinebaby’s lifelike silicone baby props have been seen in productions including Netflix’s Emily in Paris.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI keen ‘to work with China’, CEO Sam Altman says, amid DeepSeek’s advances

Altman’s about-face from OpenAI’s tough stance on China reflects how Hangzhou-based start-up DeepSeek upended the global AI industry.

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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman says it is important for the company to collaborate with China. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek founder skips Paris summit as China champions its AI

China’s academics tout the country’s contribution to global AI development, while its hottest start-up avoids the limelight.

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European Union

Transatlantic trade war nears as Trump, EU clash on metals tariffs, digital laws

In Paris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US Vice-President J.D. Vance discuss the ‘challenge of non-market overcapacity’.

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Artificial intelligence

US declines to sign international declaration on artificial intelligence

Statement by more than 60 nations including China aims to erect guardrails to ensure AI is ‘inclusive, transparent, secure and trustworthy’.

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United States Vice-President J.D. Vance and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: AP
DeepSeek

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says DeepSeek does ‘nice work’ with AI chatbot

The CEO of the ChatGPT creator also says he is going to meet the Chinese start-up, thought not at the AI Action Summit in Paris.

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Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. Photo: Reuters
India

France in ‘active talks’ to buy Indian rocket launcher systems

The domestically made Pinaka rocket system with a range of up to 90km was shown to a French delegation in India around three months ago.

Crime

France rocked as girl, 11, stabbed to death in woodland

The girl was found stabbed to death in the Essonne region south of Paris in the night of Friday to Saturday.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Product of China’s potential car mega-merger would eclipse BYD in sales

Company combining Dongfeng and Changan could allocate resources to the most competitive products and technologies, analyst says.

New cars await transport in a distribution center of Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer Changan in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on January 12, 2025. Photo: AFP
Business of climate change

China to allow market forces to set solar, wind power prices

Change from fixed pricing will ‘set a solid foundation for the construction of a unified national electricity market system’, analyst says.

A photo taken on December 28, 2024, shows wind turbines in Dabancheng, also known as ‘China’s Wind Valley’, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow AI summit in Paris

World leaders and tech experts to gather in Paris to discuss AI governance, with a focus on ethical and sustainable AI development.

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Luxury travel

Why luxe ski resort Courchevel in France should be on your bucket list

Ski, spa then shop for Chanel’s Coco Neige collection or exclusive Baguettes from Fendi, Moncler accessories or Moonboots.

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Drugs

To tackle ‘tsunami of cocaine’, France goes hard on drug users, traffickers

‘At the end of the joint, at the end of the coke line, there’s the barrel of the gun that kills,’ Interior Minister Retailleau says.

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More than 1 million people in France used cocaine at least once in 2023. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

UK swindler gets 6-year jail term for injuring 2 French officers in getaway

Robert Hendy-Freegard, subject of a Netflix documentary, also posed as a spy for MI5.

China-EU relations

Lu Shaye, China’s controversial ex-envoy to France, handed new role for Europe

Appointment of experienced diplomat known for abrasive style and high-profile fallouts comes at delicate time for Sino-European relations.

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Food and Drinks

Profile | Rising Hong Kong chef in France who just scored a huge competition win

Jesse Summer Wong, recent winner of a French pâté en croûte contest, plans to open a fine-dining French restaurant with flavours of home.

Hong Kong-born chef Jesse Summer Wong poses with the champion’s trophy plate after winning the Championnat de France de Pâté-Croûte des Écoles Hôtelières & CFA 2024 in Lyon in December. Photo: Courtesy of Jesse Summer Wong
European cinema

‘Vain’ and ‘offensive’: Mexico-set Oscars darling Emilia Perez irks many there

Filmed in France with non-Mexican actors, musical about a drug cartel boss who has a sex change angers Mexicans, including LGBTQ community.

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Karla Sofia Gascon, right, and Zoe Saldana in a scene from Emilia Perez. The film has met with criticism in Mexico for its use of non-Mexican actors, implausible story and being filmed in France. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Markets drop on Trump tariffs, world leaders brace for his next moves

The S&P 500 fell 1.7 per cent at the opening bell, on the heels of the year’s biggest daily losses on a string of Asian and European bourses.

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Hong Kong property

K11’s Adrian Cheng resurfaces in French cultural exchange with Emmanuel Macron

‘Our focus is on the global development of the cultural industry,’ former New World Development CEO says.

European Union

Opinion | Can Europe use Trump’s return to reform its defence capabilities?

The EU must finally adjust to a world in which US support can no longer be taken for granted.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Food and Drinks

Goodbye dry January, hello breakfast wines. What to quaff with a croissant

As January’s annual sobriety challenge draws to its close, sommeliers suggest their pairings for salmon, eggs Benedict and even croissants.

A breakfast set with German sparkling wine served at Cafe Blum in Wiesbaden, Germany. Sommeliers suggest breakfast wine pairings, from riesling to sparkling wines. Photo: Instagram/cafeblumwiesbaden
Sexual harassment and assault

Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband caught up in 1990s murder and rape cases

Dominique Pelicot, jailed for drugging his wife so other men could assault her, is being questioned over a killing and an attempted rape.

Music

John Williams taught video game composer patience. The rest was up to him

For music composer Olivier Deriviere, whose games include Assassin’s Creed IV and South of Midnight, being a gamer gives him an edge.

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