News / World by Press Association 05/04/2018, 10:27 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Students and medical workers in France are facing off against riot police amid a protest over reforms by President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The protest is taking place outside a hospital in the Normandy city of Rouen, where Mr Macron is visiting a unit dedicated to children with autism. Medical workers brandished union flags and banners decrying “Hospital Hell” to express anger over cuts to the public health care system. Local students also joined the protest. Students have been blocking some campuses around France in recent weeks to protest against plans to allow selection at public universities and other changes. The protest comes after two days of crippling strikes on the state railway network. Mr Macron’s efforts to overhaul the French economy are meeting increasing resistance. Sign up to our Daily … [Read more...] about Students and medics face riot police amid protests against France reforms
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Train travel halts in France as railway workers go on strike
Train travel halts in France as railway workers go on strike Travel to and from train stations around Paris, including the bustling Gare du Nord, came to a halt on Apr. 3, 2018 when railway workers began their three-month strike. As a result of workers showcasing their disapproval for President Emmanuel Macron's proposed labor laws, Tuesday's commute was dubbed "Black Tuesday", with stations quickly overcrowding with waiting commuters and no trains available. … [Read more...] about Train travel halts in France as railway workers go on strike
Party chief concludes France, Cuba visits
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA) During his stay in France, Party General Secretary Trong held talks with President Emmanuel Macron; met Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, President of the National Assembly Francois De Rugy; President of the Senate Gérard Larcher; laid wreaths at the statue of late President Ho Chi Minh to commemorate the national hero in Montreuil city and visited Choisy Le Roi City, where negotiations on the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam took place from from May 1968 to March 1973. Also, the Party Chief received leading enterprises in France and met with Vietnamese intelligence in the European country. At the meeting, both sides exchanges measures to set up frameworks and create new momentum to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership, thus opening a new development phase for the two countries. Regional and international issues of mutual concerns, … [Read more...] about Party chief concludes France, Cuba visits
Party chief’s visits expand economic ties with Cuba, France
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, a member of the Party leader’s entourage, said the Vietnam-France relationship is growing in all fields, and bilateral cooperation potential remains high. Vietnam wants France to become a gateway for the country to access the EU, and Vietnam will help link France with the ASEAN. While France is a large economic hub of Europe thanks to its modern infrastructure, science and technology as well as education and training, Vietnam is an attractive market with 90 million people and increasing income and high economic growth, noted the minister. He said that new areas the two sides can supplement each other include transportation, energy, power, processing and manufacturing industry, aviation and maritime transportation, logistics, digital economic transfer, pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals. Vietnam is one of France’s leading partners in ASEAN, while France is one of the biggest investors of Vietnam. The signing and ratification … [Read more...] about Party chief’s visits expand economic ties with Cuba, France
Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong concludes France, Cuba visits
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on April 1, successfully wrapping up their official visit to France from March 25-27 and state visit to Cuba from March 28-30. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong During his stay in France, Party General Secretary Trong held talks with President Emmanuel Macron; met Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, President of the National Assembly Francois De Rugy; President of the Senate Gérard Larcher; laid wreaths at the statue of late President Ho Chi Minh to commemorate the national hero in Montreuil city and visited Choisy Le Roi City, where negotiations on the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam took place from from May 1968 to March 1973. Also, the Party Chief received leading enterprises in France and met with Vietnamese intelligence in the European country. At the meeting, both … [Read more...] about Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong concludes France, Cuba visits