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France stumbles through an autumn of woe
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 05/11/2025
» France has faced a tumultuous autumn. The usual strikes, government shuffles, and sensational events -- from a high-profile daylight heist at the world-famous Louvre Museum to the imprisonment of a former president -- have characterised a disquieting period.
EU could win trade war with US
News, Joachim Klement, Published on 12/08/2025
» The US-EU trade deal has been heavily criticised as a capitulation by the bloc. But if you dive into the agreement details, the European Union is likely not only to suffer less than the US but may even see its economy benefit from the new global tariff regime.
Obscene rich list
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2021
» Re: "Thailand's richest 2021 list", (BP, July 9).
Drain the Thai swamp
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/12/2020
» Re: "PM ruling must end flak", (Editorial, Dec 2).
Subsidies can help
News, Postbag, Published on 12/11/2019
» The Health Ministry is correct in banning the three poisonous chemical fertilisers that farmers use to boost their yields.
Macron's star has fallen to Earth
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 27/11/2018
» The French presidential cycle goes something like this: euphoria, then disappointment -- and then disillusionment, as the pace of reform slows down and popular unrest builds up. The violent clashes at this weekend's protests show just how accelerated the decline can be once opposition takes root.
Is 'change agent' Macron rebooting the economy?
News, Leigh Thomas, Published on 04/05/2018
» French President Emmanuel Macron swept into office last May on a pledge to create jobs and improve the lives of workers by rebooting the country's economy. A year on, annual economic growth has picked up -- closing the gap with Germany and pulling away from other major European powers such as Britain and Italy.
Macron offers Trump a third way in Syria
News, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Published on 26/04/2018
» France and the US may have worked together to strike the Syrian regime's chemical weapons infrastructure on April 13. but the two countries have had different objectives.